September 2012 - Global Moms Challenge

How Women in Tanzania, Nepal and India are Unlocking Their Own Potential

Rose Mlay was a midwife in Tanzania. While doing some research online, she came across an organization called the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, a grassroots advocacy and accountability organization to help mothers survive pregnancy and childbirth. Rose has since spent her life advocating for improved maternal care for women, becoming a national figure.

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Meet Dahbaya: Our Report From International Medical Corps in South Sudan

We sat down to talk with Margaret Aguirre, Director of Global Communications for International Medical Corps on her recent trip to South Sudan and the role of community health workers there.

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Are the World’s Efforts Working?

UNICEF released the 2012 Progress Report on Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed last week filled with encouraging progress and promises yet to keep for the world’s children.

Across the world, the number of deaths among children under 5 has been on a continuous decline for over two decades, dropping from nearly 12 million in 1990 to an estimated 6.9 million in 2011.

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