Maternal Health Campaign
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Every day, nearly 1,000 women and girls suffer and die during pregnancy and childbirth—more than 350,000 deaths per year. That’s one mother dying every 90 seconds! Yet, this global tragedy remains persistently under-reported, undervalued and widely misunderstood. |
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Global News
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We can win the fight for maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa "There is a scarcity of medical personnel in Tanzania.... the ratio of nurses to patients is 1:23,000 while the ratio in the United States is 1:300."
A mother dies in childbirth every 90 seconds on this planet 20/20's Diane Sawyer brings the story from Afghanistan
"The question is — are we willing to make those lives a priority?" ...
Giving Birth a Nightmare in Zambia's rural Petauke “Whenever I fall pregnant. I fear for myself thinking I might die any time when giving birth because I do not know what the future holds for me since...The quiet scandal of 10 million deathsA global coalition of governments and organisations has launched a new campaign, entitled "Deliver Now", to drastically improve pre- and post-natal healthcare...
“I am a Nurse, I am a Leader” American Nurses Association (ANA) launched the first annual video contest during 2011 Nurses Week. ANA encouraged nurses and nursing students to produce an original...- 1
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21st Century Nightingales
- Working in the war in Darfur: a nurse's story
- Latino high school students prepare for nursing careers
- 'Grannies' Empowering Grannies!
- Serving the Underserved in Laos
- Nursing and Midwifery: offsetting negative influences of globalization
- Living Out the Spirit of Florence Nightingale
- Fulfilling the Dream of Water for our Homeland
- Utilizing Nursing to Develop International Partnerships
Photo of the Week
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UN Millennium
Development Goals
This week's photo highlights one of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) As UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has keenly observed, all of these Goals are related to the health of humanity, directly or indirectly. To increase wider awareness and appreciation for these Goals, a new photo is featured here each week. Some photos show problems, others share solutions. See & read more >>
