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Cross-posted from the MSH at Women Deliver 2013 conference blog and WomenDeliver.org. Join us in person or virtually at Women Deliver’s 3rd Global Conference for more discussions on how women lead on Tuesday, May 28, at the MSH booth: #277/283/284, on Twitter @MSHHealthImpact using hashtags #WOMENLEAD and #WD2013, and on MSH’s Facebook page. Strong Women [...]
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With less than 1000 days until the Millennium Development Goals expire, the process for setting post-2015 goals continues to ramp up. We take this opportunity to reflect on the current state of community health systems in low- and middle-income countries and consider how the post-2015 agenda could reshape them—perhaps dramatically. Community health systems today [...]
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To me, malaria is a very personal disease. I first came face to face with malaria during the war of my time: Vietnam. I was plucked out of residency after my first year, with only an internship under my belt, and sent as a Navy Medical Officer to war. Medical school and residency prepared me [...]
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Over on the Humanosphere blog, global health blogger Tom Murphy reported recently on changes at the Global Health Council (GHC), a membership-based coalition of global health practitioners, researchers and organizations. After closing its doors last April, the GHC has reemerged with a more sustainable approach—and a new name: Global Health Coalition. Management Sciences for Health [...]
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Cross-posted from the SIAPS website. “Respectful maternal care was said to be more than just a means to an end, and can be framed as several issues: human rights, quality of care, equity and public health,” Jocalyn Clark, senior editor of PLoS Medicine, noted about the final day of the 2013 Global Maternal Health Conference (GMHC). The [...]
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Management Sciences for Health (MSH) staff presenting at the Global Maternal Health Conference in Arusha, Tanzania, January 15-17, 2013. (Photo credits: C. Lander & J. Briggs / MSH) Related Second Global Maternal Health Conference: Will it Set Itself Apart? Off to an Excellent Start Join MSH at the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013
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The second Global Maternal Health Conference began yesterday in Arusha, Tanzania, as an intentional dialogue between scientists, researchers, implementers, advocates, policymakers, and media. More than 700 people (from about 2000 abstracts) were selected to attend and share knowledge on how to improve the quality of care and eliminate maternal deaths. This is my first [...]
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We have seen some remarkable gains in global health in 2012. Yet millions of women, children, and men still die from preventable causes. As we pause and reflect on 2012 and look ahead to the new year, I invite you to read and share some of our favorite blog posts from the year. Saving women’s lives: [...]
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Global health leaders, advocates, experts and practitioner gathered to increase awareness following this year’s London Summit on Family Planning and to seek ways to carry forward the promises made during the event.
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On December 3, 2012, the international community commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities. About 15 per cent of the global population — more than one billion people — live with some form of disability. About half are women living with disabilities, many of whom suffer disability-specific gender-based violence. Here are some ways you can continue to commemorate [...]
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