As one of the Agency’s 24 priority countries for ending preventable child and maternal deaths, Rwanda receives support through programs in health, economic development, education, and governance. […]
![Women and their children wait to see a doctor in the outpatients unit in Nemba Hospital, Nemba, Rwanda.](https://mcsprogram.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Kate-Holt_Rwanda-1024x683.jpg)
As one of the Agency’s 24 priority countries for ending preventable child and maternal deaths, Rwanda receives support through programs in health, economic development, education, and governance. […]
This World Prematurity Day, we’re focusing on the need to harmonize maternal and newborn care services to end preventable preterm births. […]
The result of decades of Agency experience and input from more than 60 field and academic experts, the Framework makes a compelling case for focusing on the community to improve health outcomes. […]
The Every Preemie program invites you to celebrate the partnerships and initiatives targeting preterm birth and hear how we are working to end the number one killer of children under five. […]
Mistreatment of women in childbirth manifests in many ways—as verbal abuse, neglect, humiliation or discrimination—and represents a breakdown in the accountability of a health system. […]
Despite a significant drop in newborn deaths in the LAC region, tremendous inequities remain. We examine what’s needed to meet the needs of neglected communities still lacking access to high-quality care. […]
Did you know that the majority of maternal and newborn deaths happen after childbirth? And nearly all occur in developing countries? […]
As the Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference sets to begin, we examine the theme of integration in the context of preventing and treating malaria. […]
Raising the status of women and girls makes a more stable world — and these investments are modest in relation to the dramatic returns they yield. […]
As these 15-year objectives are pending adoption by the United Nations this month, we are already asking: What countries are most likely to achieve them? […]