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How economic empowerment is changing women’s futures – and the world

For millions of women, lack of economic independence can mean more than a life of poverty – it can be a matter of life or death. […]

Reaching the Youngest Mothers to Save Lives

Thirteen million adolescents will give birth this year. And their challenges will only begin with delivery. […]

A Liberian Woman Follows Her Dream to Make Childbirth Safer

Trained midwives in Liberia – often the primary provider of maternal care in the country – are saving mothers’ lives. […]

Better Together: Revitalizing Family Planning & Nutrition Services

To bend the curve toward positive improvements in health outcomes, it is vitally important to address barriers and support women to exclusively breastfeed for the first six months. […]

5 things we’ve learned from a bottom-up approach to health system strengthening

A key first step was ensuring everyone understood the term “health system” in a broad sense — and what each of them could do to improve health outcomes in their communities. […]

Every Newborn Action Plan 2017 Report: Celebrating Every Birth & Ending Preventable Deaths

This week, a joint WHO and UNICEF publication details the country leadership and actions taken toward meeting our ENAP milestones throughout 2016. […]

A Pre-Discharge Checklist for Improving Facility-Based Postnatal Care for Mothers and Newborns

Too many mothers and newborns die in the week following childbirth. A pre-discharge checklist can make a big difference. […]

A dream realized: Rwandan community health worker champions child health

Monique Nirere had a lifelong passion for health care, but only recently, at age 40, was able to help improve the health of her rural Rwandan village by becoming a community health worker. […]

Entering the “Elimination Phase,” Nepal Steps Forward to End Malaria

In the fight against malaria, Nepal has accomplished what many other countries in the developing world can only aspire to — reducing by more than half the number of confirmed cases of the often fatal disease in just 6 years. […]