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Almost A Year After Eliminating Polio, India Declared Free Of Maternal And Neonatal Tetanus

NEW DELHI- In yet another major achievement, India has been declared free of maternal and neonatal tetanus. Calling it a “significant public health milestone”, ...

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When Alphabet Fails, Technology Succeeds

We had a tough time telling the family of a high risk pregnant woman to take special care of her and register for delivery at the district hospital. Despite repeated cautio...

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India Faces Reminders of Failing Maternal Safety

Pregnant with her first child, 17-year-old Guna did not know she was anemic. Nor was she aware of the complications this could cause because no government female health wor...

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A Promise To The Missing Moms

When Comfort Fayiah went into labor in Monrovia, Liberia, at the height of the Ebola crisis, her family could not find a health centre where she could deliver. Many centres...

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India bets on mobiles in battle on maternal, child deaths

NEW DELHI, March 17 (Reuters) - India is betting on cheap mobile phones to cut some of the world's highest rates of maternal and child deaths, as it rolls out a campaign of...

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Emergency Care Essential to Stop Maternal Deaths

I was a gynecologist in Bo, Sierra Leone, when Mariama arrived on a motorcycle in front of our clinic. She was heavily pregnant and pale, sandwiched between her mother and ...

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Women, Newborns and Health: Today’s Evidence, Tomorrow’s Post-2015 Agenda

2014 was an inspiring year for those fighting for women’s rights and better access to health and education, with global campaigns such as #HeForShe launched by Goodwi...

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We are the last generation that can fight climate change. We have a duty to act

After a year of global turmoil, the UN and international community must work harder than ever for a sustainable future This year the UN marks its 70th anniversary. Sadly, t...

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A new-look health mission in the New Year?

Handheld Android devices, with capability for performing several point of care diagnostics and in-built decision support systems, can greatly empower Auxiliary Nurse Midwiv...

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India’s Lethal Birth Control

There’s no secret to reducing population growth: Women who are informed about and given access to contraception choices have fewer children. Yet India persists in a c...

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