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- New tool to analyse maternal deaths
- Maternal deaths in India can now be audited with a new tool developed by UNICEF. Known as the Maternal and Perinatal Death Inquiry and Response (MAPEDIR), the ...
- Many Indian women still dying giving birth
- With thousands of women dying across the country each year due to pregnancy related problems, maternal mortality in India is still a cause of worry, says a new ...
- Saving the lives of Afghan mothers and newborns
- UNICEF-supported maternity waiting home programme in Afghanistan aims to save the lives of mothers and newborn babies by bringing skilled prenatal and ...
- Maternal mortality on the rise in India
- Human Rights Watch’s new report reveals that breakdown of healthcare system in India is taking its toll on pregnant women. Despite national commitment, ...
- Scientists prove cancer transmission in the womb
- First case of cancer cells crossing the placental barrier has been confirmed after a baby was born to a woman with leukaemia. Failure of the infant's immune ...
- Afghanistan trains thousands of new midwives
- Afghanistan's capacity to address the issue of infant and maternal mortality has taken a remarkable turn for the better in the past few years. Decades of war ...
- Pop star raises awareness on women's health in Nepal
- A British pop star is currently in Nepal to promote maternal healthcare and women’s rights. Geri Halliwell, a former member of the famous music band ‘Spice ...
- Campaign for safe motherhood in India
- Almost a quarter of the world’s maternal deaths occur in India and some states have alarmingly high rates, reveals a new report released this week in the ...
- Yemen may abolish child marriage soon
- A brave act by a 10-year-old girl, Nojoud Ali, who defied child marriage, has changed the course of history in Yemen. A common practice since ages, almost half ...
- TV series educates on women's rights
- A tele-serial made by UNICEF is promoting rights-based empowerment of women in India. Reaching more than 50 million viewers on national television, the ...
- Sierra Leone: Maternal deaths a 'human rights emergency'
- Amnesty International’s new report reveals that Sierra Leone has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world. As world leaders meet in New York to ...
- Online chat to highlight maternal health issues
- The UN Millennium Campaign and Women’s eNews will raise awareness of the number one killer of young women in developing countries, despite promises by world ...
- Maternal mortality still high in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan has the world’s second highest maternal mortality rate despite improvements in female health, United Nations officials said yesterday. Experts used ...
- Nepal succeeds in improving maternal health
- Nepal has succeeded in significantly reducing maternal deaths in the country in last few years, bringing it closer to achieving this particular MDG. Experts ...
- India: Midwives should be empowered not phased out
- Activists and experts in India feel that unless the country aims at maximising the number of births attended by skilled health personnel, it is not possible to ...
- Pakistan to promote birth spacing among women
- Unplanned pregnancies are leaving women vulnerable to diseases and untimely death in Pakistan. Efforts are now being made by the governing bodies to make ...
- Maternal mortality rate appalling in Bhutan
- A new report released on maternal and child health in Bhutan reveals that many women die due to pregnancy related complications. The report recommends creating ...
- Preventing maternal mortality in India
- No Tally of the Anguish, a Human Rights Watch report documents the state of pregnant women in northern India and the failure of institutions to ...
- Attitudes must change if India is to reduce maternal mortality rates
- A recent report found that women in developing nations were 300 times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than those in developed countries. ...
- Afghanistan and Pakistan move slow on family planning
- Promoting family planning is an uneasy task for health officials in conservative areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Experts are of the view that lack of ...
- Poor women and healthcare in South Asia
- World Bank releases a report: Sparing Lives: Better reproductive health for poor women in South Asia. It highlights the enormous challenges faced ...
- High-risk pregnancies among women in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan women in conflict zones face severe pregnancy related disabilities and deaths due to inadequate access to basic family planning services. NGOs are ...
- Maternal and neonatal death still high in India
- India has to do much more to improve maternal and child healthcare for its citizens. A report released by UNICEF last week says 78,000 women die from pregnancy ...
- Madagascar unlikely to achieve MDG on maternal mortality
- A survey has revealed that eight women die every day in Madagascar due to lack of access to proper medical care in birth-related complications. A new drug has ...
- Maternal mortality: 'A silent genocide'
- Maternal deaths in India continue unabated due to dismal state of public healthcare, lack of awareness, and non-access to affordable nutritional food. National ...
- Poor facilities causing maternal deaths in Afghanistan
- In Badakshan province in north-eastern Afghanistan, survival of women while giving birth depends merely on a chance. Lack of awareness, poverty and poor ...
- Safe abortion can reduce mortality rate in Indonesia
- Indonesia’s archaic abortion law forces many women to terminate pregnancy through illegal means, contributing to the highest mortality rate in the region. ...
