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. […]
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. […]
The first major meeting of experts since launch of the Sustainable Development Goals highlights need for quality, equity and integration of health services for women and newborns. […]
Did you know that the majority of maternal and newborn deaths happen after childbirth? And nearly all occur in developing countries? […]
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? […]
Uterotonic drug gives health care workers one more tool in their arsenal to fight excessive bleeding after birth, the leading cause of maternal death. […]
USAID’s Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program supported an analysis on the measurement of maternal and newborn quality of care, resulting in a groundbreaking tool for facility-based quality assessment. A MHTF blog explains. […]
An eLearning program is expanding learning opportunities for students in more than 80 health institutions across the country. […]
This Father’s Day, we ask men everywhere to help the women in their lives make informed choices about seeking care. View our related photo essay. […]
