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There are 9 item(s) tagged with the keyword "Every Woman Every Child".

1. A Rwanda Where No Woman Dies at Birth: The Rwandan government has long committed to reduce maternal mortality in order to achieve United Nation's Millennium Development Goal 5. The MDG5 target is to halve maternal and child deaths by 2015.; Read More; Tags: MDG5, EWECprogress, Every Woman Every Child, Action of the Month, Rwanda, National Alliances

2. Advocating for Recruitment and Retention of Additional Health Workers in Uganda: In Uganda, 16 women die every day due to pregnancy or childbirth related complications. Almost 99 percent of these deaths are preventable! Only 42 percent of births are assisted by a skilled health provider and 63 percent of women in rural areas give birth at home.; Read More; Tags: MDG5, EWECprogress, Every Woman Every Child, Action of the Month, Uganda, National Alliances

3. National Safe Motherhood Alliance (NSMA) of Yemen: A Year in Review: The National Safe Motherhood Alliance (NSMA) of Yemen partnered with several government institutions and non-governmental organizations in 2011 to achieve its goals of social mobilization, media outreach and exposure, youth activities and capacity building.; Read More; Tags: Action of the Month, Yemen, Accountability, advocacy, Every Woman Every Child, EWECprogress, National Alliances; By National Safe Motherhood Alliance Yemen

4. WRA India Visits WRA Indonesia on Alert Villages Learning Trip: Read More; Tags: Indonesia, National Alliances, India, Capacity Building, Every Woman Every Child, EWECprogress; By Bridget McHenry

5. Use of Skilled Birth Attendants in Nepal: This posting comes from Yuba Raj Baral, a PhD student at London Metropolitan University. He is researching maternal and newborn health issues in Nepal. Research is a necessary in order to hold governments accountable in their commitments to Every Woman, Every Child because it provides evidence of the on-going problems, where a government’s commitments have fallen short of expectations and where more assistance is necessary to reducing maternal mortality.; Read More; Tags: Accountability, Action of the Month, advocacy, Every Woman Every Child, EWECprogress, healthworkers, Nepal; By Yuba Raj Bharal

6. Merck Commits $500 Million to Improve Maternal Health Around the World: Read More; Tags: Accountability, Action of the Month, Every Woman Every Child, EWECprogress, healthworkers

7. The Traffina Foundation: Identifying Harmful Cultural Practices in Nigeria: This posting comes from Ibe Chinomnso Traffina, a midwife and the founder of the Traffina Foundation for Community Health in Nigeria. Her description of the foundation’s work to prevent maternal mortality in her community is a reminder of the need for local responsibility and potential for local solutions. A great deal of progress can be made when individuals use knowledge of their own community’s problems and resources to create solutions.; Read More; Tags: Accountability, Action of the Month, advocacy, Every Woman Every Child, EWECprogress, Nigeria