Maternal, newborn and child health

Global Summit on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health joined more than 200 policymakers, academics, regional and country representatives, as well as representatives from multilateral organizations, development banks, the private sector and donor groups in participating in the first-ever global summit on civil registration and vital statistics.

Sixth Conference of AU Ministers of Health

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

The Sixth Conference of African Union Ministers of Health culminated in continued high-level commitment to women’s and children’s health. Held under the theme "the impact of non-communicable diseases and neglected tropical illnesses on Africa’s socio-economic development,” the conference resulted in the approval of a second maternal, newborn, and child health status report, as requested by AU Heads of State and Government in Kampala in 2010.

Call for nominations: Ten vacancies on GAVI CSO Constituency Steering Committee

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

Roughly 22 million children in developing countries do not receive life-saving vaccines that parents in wealthy nations take for granted. PMNCH member GAVI Alliance works to redress this inequity.

Global newborn action

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

15-18 APRIL 2013 | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Participants from more than 50 countries came together to focus on accelerating the scale-up of high-impact interventions to address the three leading causes of newborn mortality: prematurity, intrapartum-related complications and infections.

Call for applications: Join a FP2020 Working Group

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

Family Planning 2020 is seeking applications from individuals interested in participating in a FP2020 Working Group or a FP2020 Consultative Network to the Working Groups. All FP2020 Working Groups will consist of two co-leads and a core membership of 10 to 20 individuals representing a wide range of stakeholders and expertise.

Parents take to the stage to speak out on newborn survival

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

Parents take to the stage to speak out on newborn survival

UNICEF: Stunting in children can be defeated

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

15 APRIL 2013 | DUBLIN – A new UNICEF report offers evidence that real progress is being made in the fight against stunted growth – the hidden face of poverty for 165 million children under the age of five. The report shows that accelerated progress is both possible and necessary.

EuWHO youth initiative for global health equity

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

04 APRIL 2013 - EuWHO: WHO Simulation Youth Initiative has approved a resolution calling for the right to education, and increased empowerment and equity as keys to improving the health of all—especially that of girls and women.

Call for Abstracts – International Conference on Family Planning, 2013

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:29:00 GMT

Call for Abstracts – International Conference on Family Planning, 2013

East African Community launches Open Health Initiative

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:29:00 GMT

27-29 MARCH 2013 | KIGALI, RWANDA — The East African Community is seeking to deliver improved reproductive, maternal and child health with a new $5-million program to boost progress in the five EAC partner states: the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda.