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• WRA Mourns the Loss of Mercy Ibraye-George
  A Simple Mistake that Cost a Life - by Tonte Ibraye, National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Nigeria
• Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the Global Maternal Health Conference in India
  Betsy McCallon describes the final plenary of the conference and reflects on her meetings with WRA members and maternal health champions
• WRA Announces Winners of America’s Next Inspiration: 50 Young Champions for Women Contest
  Following a nationwide contest in the United States, WRA has selected fifty exceptional young women to attend the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise (WIE) Symposium on September 20 in New York City
• Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the Global Maternal Health Conference in India
  Read Betsy McCallon's second blog from the conference, in which she describes a meeting to integrate maternal, newborn and child health issues into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; and sessions on community interventions, violence and pregnancy, and the Maternal Health Task Force/Ashoka Young Champions
• Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the Global Maternal Health Conference in India
  Betsy McCallon describes recent maternal health developments in India and the beginning of the Global Maternal Health Conference, hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force and the Public Health Foundation of India
• Read WRA's August 2010 Newsletter
  Highlights include campaigning G8 leaders, new advocacy materials Stories of Mothers Saved and the Atlas of Birth, and photos and news from the WRA Global Secretariat, members and seven national alliances
• Deccan Herald: "Maternal Mortality is Preventable in 70 per cent of Cases"
  WRA Global Champion and Princess of Jordan Sarah Zeid details her experiences with WRA India and optimism that the group will help reduce maternal mortality in the country
• Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
  Read Tamara Windau's final blog entry from Indonesia in which she reflects on her seven week trip working with WRA national alliance Aliansi Pita Putih Indonesia
• CNN: Born Into the Chaos of Katrina, A Midwife's Life-giving Journey
  WRA member nurse-midwife Robbie Prepas is featured in CNN five-year anniversary story of Hurricane Katrina heroes
• The Times of India: "Over 70,000 Women Die in India Every Year During Childbirth"
  WRA Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan talks about maternal mortality in India and why she is involved with the White Ribbon Alliance
• WRA-Uganda Participates in the Annual General Conference of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Uganda
  Read the report and view photos from WRA-Uganda members Elman Nsinda and Tracy Walakira
• WRA Champions Blog from India about Meeting with Partners and Officials, a Public Hearing in Orissa State, and India's Launch of Stories of Mothers Saved
  WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver, and WRA India National Coordinator Dr. Aparajita Gogoi share their experiences of WRA advocating for healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth for all women in India
• The Hindu: Ensuring Safe Motherhood for All
  Stories of Mothers Saved was launched in New Delhi, with WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan as the guest of honor
• Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
  Read Tamara Windau's sixth blog entry from Indonesia about Indonesia's Independence Day and WRA national alliance Aliansi Pita Putih Indonesia's partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• OneWorld South Asia: 'Stories of Mothers Saved' launched in India
  WRA India launched the multimedia campaign ‘Stories of Mothers Saved' in New Delhi, with special guest WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid
• Press Trust of India: Maternal Health Film Showcases Stories of Mothers
  Stories of women from different parts of India were presented at the launch of Stories of Mothers Saved in New Delhi, organized by WRA India with special guest WRA Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan
• Speaking Truth to Power to Save Africa's Women and Children
  WRA News: Global Update August 2010
• The Statesman: Healthcare Services, All is Not Well in Dhenkanal
  WRA in Dhenkanal organizes a public hearing for women to air grievances about discrepancies, negligence of service and bribery in maternal healthcare
• The Times of India: Pains of Bearing a Child
  WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver and Global Patron Princess Sarah Zeid join public hearings for women to speak to leaders about maternal healthcare, organized by WRA India
• The New Indian Express: How Safe is Motherhood Here?
  Women raised their concerns regarding maternal healthcare at a public hearing in Dhenkanal, India, organized by WRA India and attended by a delegation of WRA champions and leaders, including WRA Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan
• Orissa Diary: Princess of Jordan Ms. Sarah Zeid Meets Orissa CM Naven Patnaik, Praises Efforts in Health Services
  WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan praised the government of Orissa State for taking steps to improve maternal and child health during a meeting between WRA India and the Chief Minister of Orissa
• AllVoices: WRA Team Meets Orissa Governor
  Leaders from the WRA Global Secretariat and WRA India, as well as WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, met with the Governor and Chief Minister of Orissa state in India to discuss maternal health
• The Pioneer: 92% Tribals Unaware of Health Schemes in State, Global Office-bearers of WRA Meet Governor
  WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah of Jordan, President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver, National Coordinator Aparajita Gogoi, and members of WRA India met with Governor MC Bhandare to discuss maternal mortality, childbirth, institutional delivery, availability of blood and other health sector issues in India
• Express News Service: Jordan Princess Discusses Safe Motherhood Issue with Naveen
  The Governor and Chief Minister of Orissa State, India met with WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan and leadership from the WRA Global Secretariat and WRA India to discuss how to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for all women
• Express News Service: Jordan Princess to Join Safe Motherhood Campaign in Dhenkanal
  WRA India plans a public hearing in Dhenkanal district for women to speak about their reactions to health care facilities and services they are provided, with guest Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, who is a WRA Global Champion
• WRA Global Secretariat Seeks Part Time Controller for Washington, DC Office
  This position is responsible for accounting operations to include the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk and enhance the accuracy of reported financial results
• Tonte Ibraye, National Coordinator of the emerging WRA National Alliance in Nigeria, blogs about a stakeholders meeting in Imo State, Nigeria
  WRA members describe problems pregnant women face in Imo State, Nigeria and make plans to advocate for more skilled birth attendants and free maternal, newborn and child health services
• Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
  Read Tamara Windau's fifth blog entry from Indonesia about Ramadan, planning the Annual General Meeting, and training for skilled birth attendants
• WRA National Alliances in Africa Respond to African Union Summit Communiqué 2010
  WRA National Alliances in Burkina Faso, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda explain how they will hold their leaders accountable for changing AU Summit pledges into action
• Internships Available with the White Ribbon Alliance Global Secretariat in Washington, DC and London, UK
  WRA seeks interns for French translation and project assistance to help ensure safe pregnancy and childbirth for all mothers
• WRA Announces Winners of National Alliance Young Women Advocates Competition
  Seven young women advocates from India, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen will be honored at the WIE (Women: Inspiration & Empowerment) Symposium in New York City
• Huffington Post: WIE Need You
  Arianna Huffington, Sarah Brown and Donna Karan say why they are co-hosting Women: Inspiration & Enterprise Symposium as call to join the fight to save women’s lives around the world
• Convoy to Kampala Film Now Available
  In honor of the 100th year of International Women's Day in March, the Convoy to Kampala, Uganda used music, art, dance, drama and film to raise awareness and capture the many voices calling for healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth for all women
• Journalist Godfrey Ubaka Chronicles the Efforts of the Removing Barriers to Quality Healthcare Recipient in Nigeria, International Centre for Women Empowerment and Child Development (ICWECD)
  ICWECD is taking a multi-pronged approach to address sexual and reproductive health as part of WRA's initiative in Removing Barriers to Quality Healthcare
• Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
  Read Tamara Windau's fourth blog entry from Indonesia about attending a conference with leaders from WRA national alliance APPI
• Message from Global Patron Sarah Brown; Maternal Mortality Campaign Update
  Sarah Brown and Maternal Mortality Campaign provide an update on recent progress in maternal and newborn health
• Indian Express: Ill-equipped Hospitals, Lack of Medical Staff Take Heavy Toll
  WRA India led a trip to Hindol sub-divisional hospital, revealing the effects of the lack of prenatal care, basic amenities and health workers with midwifery skills
• America's Next Inspiration: 50 Young Champions for Women
  Fifty young women between the ages of 18-25 will win free admission to the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise (W.I.E.) Symposium in New York City September 20, alongside some of the most powerful women in politics, philanthropy, media, fashion and the arts
• Thanks to Million Mums from the White Ribbon Alliance
  WRA reflects on a successful campaign in the United Kingdom
• The Telegraph: Sarah Brown to show New York that women are 'unstoppable'
  Sarah Brown has agreed to be chairperson for the high-powered Women: Inspiration & Enterprise symposium in benefit of WRA next month alongside Donna Karan, the fashion designer, and Arianna Huffington, the influential political blogger
• Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau blogs from Indonesia
  Read Tamara Windau's third blog entry about her visit with WRA's national alliance in Indonesia, APPI
• AU Promises Prescribe Action: Achieving Maternal and Child Health in Africa
  WRA Deputy Director Betsy McCallon and Director of the Maternal Mortality Campaign Jo Cox blog on the outcomes of the African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda
• BBC News Features Charlie Wittmack as He Launches the World Triathlon Swimming the Thames
  Charlie Wittmack has completed 146 miles of the 12,000 mile World Triathlon, in which he will cross thirteen countries, raising awareness for the WRA and safe motherhood all along the way
• The Toronto Star: Where So Many Children Die Bearing Children
  Rosie DiManno interviews Congo’s Safe Maternity Director and WRA member Marie Jeanne Mpembe about Muskoka Initiative
• African Union: Actions on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Development in Africa by 2015
  Read the declaration on maternal, newborn and child health from the Fifteenth Ordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State
• AU Summit: Less Rhetoric and More Action Needed to Save Women and Children's Lives
  Fair Play for Africa, FEMNET, Oxfam, Save the Children and WRA respond to the AU Summit's final declaration
• Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
  Read Tamara Windau's second blog entry about the activities of WRA's national alliance in Indonesia, APPI
• WRA-Uganda Joins the East African Caravan on Maternal Health
  Read the report and view photos from WRA-Uganda member Nsinda Elman
• Participation and Outcomes from the African Union-Civil Society Organization Pre Summit Meeting
  Read the second blog on the Pre Summit Meeting by Rose Mlay, National Coordinator for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Tanzania (WRATZ)
• Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the XVIII International AIDS Conference
  Read Betsy McCallon's second blog from the conference, in which she describes a panel featuring WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver and highlights the efforts of RESULTS, an organization that works to create the public and political will to end poverty.
• Daily News: How Husbands Could Reduce Maternal Deaths
  Arumeru District Commissioner Ms. Mercy Silla welcomes the East African Maternal Health Caravan to Tanzania and announces her decision to join WRATZ
• Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the XVIII International AIDS Conference
  Betsy McCallon describes energized activism, ideas for innovative financing, and a push for more health workers from the world's premier HIV/AIDS conference
• Eminent Africans Urge AU Leaders to Reach Millennium Goals to Save Women and Newborns
  Ahead of the African Union Summit, eminent Africans including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, model and actress Liya Kebede, running star Haile Gebrselassie, and musicians Angélique Kidjo, Baaba Maal and Yvonne Chaka Chaka have written an open letter to AU leaders calling for urgent action to reduce maternal and child deaths
• Daily News: From a Zouk Diva to Safe Motherhood Advocate
  Read the profile of WRA Global Ambassador Stara Thomas, who has been working with WRA in Tanzania for five years and recently performed as part of the East African Caravan for Maternal Health
• Tanzania Daily News: Need to Check Traditional Midwives' Role
  Abdulwakil Saiboko of Tanzania’s Daily News interviews Dr. Meshack Massi, WRA Member and Regional Medical Officer in Mwanza during stop there by the East African Caravan for Maternal Health
• WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown Sends Letter to African Union Heads of State
  Sarah Brown asks African leaders to commit to concrete actions to further reduce maternal deaths at the African Union Summit this month and the United Nations General Assembly in September
• WRA Member Organization Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative Hosts Cocktail and Fashion Show Fundraiser
  FWRSMI Fundraiser "Keeping Each and Every Pearl Safe" in Suva attracts 400 guests, including Fiji's First Lady and patron of FWRSMI Adi Koila Nailatikau and two internationally-renowned designers
• Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau blogs from Indonesia
  Tamara Windau describes the work of WRA's national alliance in Indonesia, APPI.
• Statement of Civil Society Organizations Delivered to the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
  African Civil Society coalition calls on African governments to meet the MDG targets for maternal, newborn and child health; strengthen health systems for universal care; increase domestic resources for health; implement family planning, especially for youths; and integrate health solutions
• African Union-Civil Society Organization Pre Summit Meeting
  Read the blog by Rose Mlay, National Coordinator for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Tanzania (WRATZ)
• Canada's 'new beginnings' must become France's 'job done' under their 2011 Presidency
  Read the blog by Julien Potet of Oxfam France and WRA's Jo Cox of the Maternal Mortality Campaign in English and French
• WRA Joins Global Call to African Leaders to Act Now to Save the Lives of Mothers, Newborns and Children
  WRA joins groups demanding urgent progress on maternal, newborn and child health in advance of this year's African Union Summit
• Fiji Times: Keep It Safe for Mothers
  WRA member organization FWRSMI advocates for mothers and newborns in Fiji; will hold fundraiser event this Saturday
• Liya Kebede in the Huffington Post: Why Protests Aren't What We Should Remember About the G8
  Among news of protests and arrests at the G8 summit, something important was overlooked - critical progress towards saving mothers' lives
• The Guardian: Stara Thomas Makes Pregnant Women Dance
  WRA Global Ambassador Stara Thomas sings safe motherhood song "Play Your Part" and educates Tanzanian women about maternal health during the East African Caravan on Maternal Health
• WRA Releases Atlas of Birth Urging African Leaders to Invest in Health Workers to Save Lives of Women and Children
  Resource includes percentage of births without trained personnel, lifetime risk of maternal mortality, and government expenditure on health by African country
• Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Ms. Thokozani Khupe Champions Maternal Health
  Ms. Thokozani Khupe makes commitment to eradicate user fees for women in childbirth
• Rallying Across the Globe to Press G8 Leaders to Make Good on Pledges
  WRA News: Global Update July 2010
• Tanzania Welcomes the East African Caravan on Maternal Health
  Sheila Mulli of the East African Caravan on Maternal Health blogs about WRA Global Ambassador Stara Thomas' performance and speech and other events in Tanzania
• WRA-Uganda Youth Members Meet Delegation from WRA Burkina Faso
  Read the report and view photos from WRA-Uganda member Elman Nsinda
• East African Caravan on Maternal Health: From Womb to Tomb 3rd July - 16th July 2010
  Follow the East African Caravan on Maternal Health by reading the Caravan blog in the lead up to the African Union Summit
• The G8 2010: A Small Step Forward for Women, but Where Was the Giant Leap?
  Read Jo Cox's blog in response to the G8 Muskoka Initiative
• WRA in Tanzania Releases Message to African Union Summit at Press Conference
  Call to action to African leaders includes national acceleration plans for maternal, newborn and child mortality; increased health funding to meet the Abuja target; access to services for the poor; and additional health workers
• WRA-Uganda Hosts Pre-African Youth Forum
  Event held in advance of the African Youth Forum aims to gather young people's opinions about maternal health solutions
• Pulitzer Center Interviews WRA-Burkina Faso's Francois Zoungrana about Stories of Mothers Saved
  Francois Zoungrana was among WRA members who collected stories of women who survived childbirth in 60 communities across nearly 30 countries
• UK Prime Minister David Cameron References Maternal Mortality in Statement on G8 and G20 Summits
  In the statement, Cameron says: "As the White Ribbon Alliance points out if you save the mother you save the family; and if you save the family you build a stronger society and a better economy."
• WRA Hosts Mum's Tattoo Parlour at the United Kingdom's Famed Glastonbury Festival
  Celebrities and festivalgoers get mother-themed temporary tattoos and sign up to support to maternal health
• CPAC-TV Chief Political Reporter Peter Dusin Interviews WRA Canadian Representative Maureen McTeer about Hope and Disappointment of Canadian Leadership to Maternal and Newborn Health Initiative
  Click to watch the interview on CPAC-TV's website
• With G8 negotiations ongoing in Ontario: what role will the U.S. play?
  Having a shared framework for results is critically important but in addition the U.S. must not back away from committing the resources necessary to save lives and improve health systems.
• Stories of Mothers Saved Makes Official Debut
  Stories of Mothers Saved was launched at the Women Deliver Conference held in Washington, DC
• Letters sent to Canadian High Commissioners in India, Uganda and Tanzania ask Canada to lead G8 in maternal health; First Lady of Uganda and former First Lady of Tanzania among signatories
  Requests Canada lead G8 to double assistance for maternal health, including comprehensive family planning services and to fill the global gap of 3.5 million health workers
• 2009 White Ribbon Alliance Annual Report Now Available
  WRA's 2009 Annual Report documents progress in inspiring new commitments, mobilizing members and champions globally, holding governments and others accountable, and attracting new and continuing donors - to ensure that pregnancy and childbirth are safe for all women and newborns
• Will the New UK Government Deliver at This Year's G8?
  Read Jo Cox and Brigid McConville's blog as the G8 Summit commences
• Lisa Bowen, WRA Program Advisor, Blogs from Nigeria
  Lisa Bowen describes WRA Nigeria's success and plans, after one year of alliance building
• Tanzania: Alliance Calls for Maternal Education in Schools
• UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Meets Maternal Health Advocate Christy Turlington
• Marie Claire: Celebrities urge world leaders to save women and newborns
• Letter to G8 Leaders: 15 Million Health Workers Globally Call for Doubling of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Funding
  International organizations of midwives, nurses, pediatricians, and gynecologists and obstetricians join WRA in asking G8 leaders for resources to fill the health worker gap
• Luncheon for Spouses of G20 Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Canada
  They Join Maureen McTeer in Appeal to G8 and G20 Leaders to Invest in Maternal Health
• Celebrities Urge G8 Leaders to Reach Millennium Goals to Save Women and Newborns
• Glamour: Naomi And Scarlett Support Global Health Campaign
  Naomi Campbell and Scarlett Johannson are amongst a number of celebrities who have signed an open letter to G8 leaders, calling for them to make a serious commitment to promoting the health of mothers and children around the world
• Internationally acclaimed Canadian singer Celine Dion lends her support to White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood appeal to G8 leaders
• UNFPA Dispatch - Multimedia Exhibit Opens: Stories of Mothers Saved (and Lost)
  The multimedia exhibit, which premiered at the Women Deliver conference, presents stories of women from around the world who have survived childbirth under often harrowing conditions.
• CBC Radio interviews WRA's Maureen McTeer about the Canadian government's maternal health initiative
• Stories of Mothers Saved Event Tonight at Women Deliver
• Stories of Mothers Saved exhibition opens: Read the final blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  Today, Stories of Mothers Saved makes its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is the last posting in our countdown to Women Deliver.
• Christy Turlington in Huffington Post: Every Mother Counts
• Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Julia White's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  In three days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Julia White's account of her participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
• The Atlas of Birth to Be Launched at Women Deliver Conference in Washington, DC
  Calls for Political Leadership and Resources to Extend Lifesaving Care to All Women
• Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Lekha Nair's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  In four days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Lekha Nair's account of her participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
• WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown Sends Message to Women Deliver
• Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Hermengild Mayunga's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  In five days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Hermengild Mayunga's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
• Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Francois Zoungrana's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  In six days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Francois Zoungrana's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
• Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Ahsan Mehboob's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  In seven days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Ahsan Mehboob's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
• Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience - Read Jameel Aldrbashi's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  In 10 days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Jameel Aldrbashi's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
• Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience - Read Smita Maniar's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
  In 11 days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Smita Maniar's account of her participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
• WRA and Advocates Call on UK Leaders to Work Toward Doubling G8 Aid for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
• WRA Global Secretariat Awards Small Grants for Removing Barriers to Quality Healthcare
  Congratulations to Organizations in Fiji, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Nigeria!
• Celebrating Moms and Uniting Leaders
  WRA News: Global Update May 2010
• Message to the G8: Put Up the Money and Save the Mothers
  Maureen McTeer in the Globe and Mail: "With just more than one month to the G8/G20 summits, the stakes for women around the world could not be higher as maternal health takes centre stage in foreign policy and global development."
• Lady Sheinwald, Wife of British Ambassador to the United States Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Hosts a Tea in Honor of WRA Supporters
• WRA President Theresa Shaver joins Rep. Lois Capps to highlight introduction of Global MOMS Act
• Theresa Shaver and Helene Gayle: Mother’s Day - A Countdown to Make Mother’s Day Every Day
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Ambassador Mark Green: The Struggle to Protect Maternal Health Abroad
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Liya Kebede: Mother’s Day Mission - Help Reduce Maternal Mortality in the Developing World
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• New Vision, Uganda: Campaign to Reduce Mothers' Deaths Starts, by Conan Businge and Juliet Waswa
  First Lady and WRA Patron Janet Museveni joins Africa Union Commissioner Bience Gawanas to launch Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternity, Newborn and Child Mortality in Uganda.
• Angela Courtin: Using Social Networking to Support Moms Worldwide
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Maureen McTeer talks about G8 Maternal Health Initiative on CTV National News
  Maureen McTeer, wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark speaks out on CTV National News about Canada's leadership to G8 on Harper's Maternal Health Initiative prior to testifying as WRA representative to the Standing Committee on Status of Women.
• WRA, Bangladesh Produces International Day of the Midwife Supplement
  WRA, Bangladesh publishes supplement in daily newspapers The Prothom Alo and The Daily Star to convey information about midwives, Bangladesh's national strategy and programs, and midwifery activities in the country
• Mike McCurry and Dana Perino: On Mother’s Day - Let’s Be United for Motherhood
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Diane von Furstenberg: A Tribute to Motherhood - Love is Life
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Dr. Rajiv Shah: Healthy Mothers Nurture Hope
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Mark Dybul: Mothers Have Delivered For Us – Now Let’s Deliver For Them
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Mary Matalin: Sisterhood of Mothers
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Ann Veneman & Donna Shalala: Invest Smart, Invest in Moms
  Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
• Read WRA's April 2010 Newsletter
• "Maternal health: a plan of action" by Maureen McTeer in The Halifax Chronicle Herald
  Maureen McTeer, wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark, calls upon governments to save women's lives and lays out starting points for an Action Plan on Maternal Health at the G8 Summit in Canada this June.
• Tokyo: Top Model Walks for White Ribbon
  WRA member in Japan JOICFP holds fashion show and other events to prevent maternal mortality in Zambia
• Mother's Day Every Day April 2010 Update - The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns
  With Mother's Day just around the corner, join in Mother's Day Every Day (MDED) actions! Click the link for information and ideas to help build our movement among your friends and colleagues.
• Gates and MacArthur Foundation Grants Support White Ribbon Alliance
  White Ribbon Alliance receives generous grants to reduce maternal mortality
• Mother's Day Every Day Advisors send bi-partisan message of support for robust funding of maternal and child health programs
• WRA Welcomes Lancet Study: Calls for Accelerated Action to Extend Lifesaving Care to All Women
  Calls for Accelerated Action to Extend Lifesaving Care to All Women
• Seminar Focuses on Child Marriage in Yemen
• Pakistan Deputy Speaker of NA Speaks on Maternal Health at Fatima Jinnah University Rawalpindi
• Media: The Times of India: A well-fed daughter is a healthy mum
• Pakistan Media: International the News: Kundi for better healthcare facilities for mother and child
• Advocates Continue to Call on All to 'Play Your Part' during March
  WRA News: Global Update April 2010
• Time to say NO to maternal deaths
  Tanzanian First Lady Salma Kikwete joins WRATZ at White Ribbon Day
• Controversy heightens over Yemen child marriage law
  Nafissa al-Jaifi, head of the Supreme Council of Women and Children and chair of the National Safe Motherhood Alliance, is among leaders calling for a bill to raise the age of marriage
• WRASM-Malawi Chair and JHPEIGO Chief of Party quoted about quality of care issues in Malawi health centers
  Tambudzi Rashidi, Chair of the White Ribbon Allaince for Safe Motherhood - Malawi's Board of Trustees and Chief of Party for JHPIEGO in Malawi is quoted in this expose about the challenges many Malawian women face in seeking safe delivery services.
• White Ribbon Alliance in Nigeria calls on Federal Government to "Redouble Efforts"
  Though significant reduction has been noticed in the high rates of maternal mortality across the country, the White Ribbon Alliance, a nongovernmental organization has urged the federal government not to relent in its efforts of ensuring that no woman dies from child birth.
• Ugandan Pop Star Bobi Wine Educates Youth on Safe Motherhood
• National Health Education Day - Yemen
• Celebrating March for Mothers with Calls to Ensure All Women Everywhere Lifesaving Care
  WRA News: Global Update March 2010
• Betsy McCallon blogs from White Ribbon Day celebrations in Tanzania
• Zoe's fight for Third World Mums
  Radio presenter Zoe Ball is backing the 'A Minute For Mothers' campaign, organised by the White Ribbon Alliance, Save The Children and other charities, to help pregnant women. Read more in The Sun (UK).
• Now, more than ever, we must push for women's rights
• Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign
  In a release from her official website, Annie Lennox is supporting the Minute for Mothers campaign, an initiative set up by a coalition of leading charities including Save the Children, White Ribbon Alliance, Oxfam, Amnesty International and Mumsnet, which is joining forces with politicians and celebrities this week to hold a minute for mothers across the world. Read more on Look to the Stars.
• First Lady Janet Museveni encourages youth to join safe motherhood efforts
• One-minute silence for mothers across the world
  As Mother's Day approaches this weekend, leading charities including Save the Children, Oxfam and the White Ribbon Alliance are coming together with politicians and celebrities to stage a one-minute silence on Friday 12th March for mothers across the world. Read more in Marie Claire (UK).
• I have raised K25 million for safe motherhood in Malawi - Joyce Banda
  Read in the Nyasa Times about Malawi Vice President, Joyce Banda, who has managed to raise K25 million from the private sector to help in safe motherhood so that the country remains on track to achieving one of the UN Millennium Development Goals of reducing maternal mortality.
• 500,000 mothers are still dying in childbirth
  Click on the link to read Jo Steele's article in The Metro (UK)
• International Women's Day call for labour deaths action
  Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, according to a coalition of campaign groups. Read more in Jane Dreaper's article in BBC News.
• MPs to Celebrate Women's Day in Gicumbi
  Click on the link to read Edwin Musoni's article in The New Times highlighting how the Forum for Women Parliamentarians and the WRA-Rwanda will mark International Women's Day in the Gicumbi District
• Tess Daly and Sarah Brown bond over motherhood
  BBC presenter Tess Daly, Prime Minister's wife and WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown and singer Annie Lennox were among the celebrity guests attending the WRA's International Women's Day Dinner Party in London. Find out more in The London Evening Standard!
• Celebrities attend safe motherhood event
  Celebrities including WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown and the singer Annie Lennox rubbed shoulders last night at an event promoting safe motherhood. Learn more on The Telegraph (UK).
• India launches new drive against pregnancy deaths
  Click to read Geeta Pandey's article in BBC News covering WRA-India's campaign "Play Your Part"
• First Ladies and Fashion Icons Rally for Healthy Pregnancy and Safe Childbirth
  WRA News: Global Update March 2010
• White Ribbon Alliance Unites Uganda's Most Powerful Voices to Celebrate 100th Year of International Women's Day
• Yoga Magazine (UK) celebrates International Women's Day with the WRA
  Click on the link to learn more!
• Sunday Times: Ida Raises Concerns Over Mortality Rates
  Madam Ida Odinga, wife of Kenya's Prime Minister, urged members of the media to educate the public on measures to reduce maternal mortality at a briefing organized in part by WRA-Kenya
• Press Coverage IWD Media Breakfast - Kenya Times
• Madam Ida Odinga Champions Safe Motherhood at WRA Kenya International Womens Day Event
• Mothers Day Every Day February 2010 Update - The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns
• DIANE von FURSTENBERG SUPPORTS THE WHITE RIBBON ALLIANCE FOR MOTHER'S DAY 2010
• Vivienne Westwood and Naomi Campbell join forces for Fashion for Relief Haiti
  Read Hilary Alexander's article in The Telegraph UK about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell and the veteran designer Vivienne Westwood
• The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Launches Global Dinner Party Celebrating the 100th Year of International Women's Day at ELLE Style Awards
• Thanks £1million! Kate Moss and Geri Halliwell help Naomi Campbell raise funds for Haiti
  Learn more about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show in London in Emily Sheridan's article on the Daily Mail UK
• Fashion for Relief: Kate Moss returns to the catwalk alongside Geri Halliwell, David Walliams and Nicola Roberts for Haiti charity show
  Click to read more of WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief in Victoria Ward's article in the Mirror UK
• Vogue UK: Fashion For Relief London
  Read about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show in Julia Neel's article in Vogue UK
• WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's speaks with CNN in "Fashion Week shows off for Haiti"
• Tributes to Lee Alexander McQueen at New York Fashion Week Charity Gala: Stars take to the catwalk in Alexander McQueen creations in memory of the late designer, and in aid of Haiti
  Click on the link to read Hilary Alexander's article in The Telegraph UK about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief Haiti
• Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, speaks about 'Half the Sky' and Fashion For Relief Haiti on Fox News
  
• Stepping Up Partnerships and Raising Voices for Mothers and Babies
  WRA News: Global Update February 2010
• JOIN US ON THE BRIDGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 8TH MARCH 2010
• The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Presents the Global Dinner Party Guide by Yasmin Mills Celebrating the 100th Year of International Women's Day
• Follow Jo Cox, Director of the Maternal Mortality Campaign, on Facebook as she blogs from Davos
• WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell and Global Patron Sarah Brown Reach Out to Women and Children of Haiti
• WRA Responds to Haiti Tragedy
• "Redefining 'Impossible' When It Comes to Maternal Mortality" by Mothers Day Every Day Advisory Committee Member Liya Kebede in The Huffington Post
• Yemen needs to reduce maternal mortality rate
  The National Safe Motherhood Alliance (NSMA) in Yemen, of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, conducted a training course on issues regarding motherhood.
• A message from Global Patron Sarah Brown
• Celebrating Progress and Unifying Strategies to Save Lives
  WRA News
• Sarah Brown: midwives crucial to stopping women dying in childbirth
  Sarah Brown, the Global Patron of the WRA and Prime Minister's wife of the UK, has called for more to be done to stop women dying in childbirth around the world.
• Supermodel Naomi Campbell helps Somerset duo
  BBC News features WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's first African Fashion for Relief and her visit to Temeke Hospital with WRA National Coordinator Rose Mlay of Tanzania and WRA Global Director Brigid McConville of the UK.
• "Improve child, maternal care" in The Guardian, Tanzania
• Naomi Campbell in Dar for cause
  Famous British model and White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Ambassador Naomi Campbell walks between models, during a fashion show in Dar es Salaam on Thursday night to raise funds to help Tanzanian mothers deliver safely.
• WRA Patron Sarah Brown delivers keynote speech to open WRA Annual Membership Meeting
• Birth and death: Time to unleash the power of women
  WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver: "Now more than ever, we need to truly make the effort to ensure that women everywhere have these rights."
• Former Prime Minister Joe Clark visits Korle Bu Hospital following delivery of $1 Million Worth of Donated Medical Equipment and Supplies from Canada
  This project benefits a maternity ward of one of Ghana's hospitals and stems from Former First Lady Maureen McTeer's work with the White Ribbon Alliance.
• First Lady of Rwanda called upon stakeholders to mobilize, sensitise and motivate Rwandans towards reduction of maternal deaths and take innovative actions against the problem
• Commitment to improving maternal, newborn, child health and family planning in Pakistan
• Mothers Day Every Day July 2010 Update: The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns

members

The WRA has thousands of members spanning 148 countries. Click here to learn more about our members' efforts to raise awareness and reduce maternal mortality.

There are 15 WRA National Alliances in African and Asian nations. Click here to learn more about their country-specific campaigns advocating for safe motherhood.

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press inquiries

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