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Commemorating World Humanitarian Day
Today we celebrate World Humanitarian Day, honoring the men and women who devote their lives to the challenging and dangerous work of providing humanitarian aid. Every day,...
Mama: Together for Safe Births in Crises
One thousand women and girls die every day from pregnancy-related causes—that’s about one every 90 seconds. And the overwhelming majority of the countries with the highest rates of maternal mortality are conflict-affected. Yet, the numerous cam...
Notes from the Field: Taking Family Planning Door to Door in Muddy South Sudan
Although it was warm and sunny the day I arrived in Malakal, South Sudan, I soon found out why the rainy season is notorious here. I was in the newly independent country in August to help assess our pilot project on community-based distribution of...
Notes from the Field: Expanding Family Planning Options in Southern Sudan
Peer educators in Malakal, Sudan, informing local communities on...
Notes from the Field: Improving Women’s Health in Haiti
As you drive away from the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital city, tarp-covered shelters spread out in all directions. Across the country, these flimsy settlements are still home to some 600,000 Haitians displaced by the January 2010...
Notes from the Field: Simple Solution Saves Mothers’ Lives in Rural Tanzania
Photo Blog: Taking Family Planning Door to Door in Muddy South Sudan
Mihoko Tanabe, Program Officer, Reproductive Health Program, recently visited South Sudan to...
Six Months Later: Reproductive Health Needs Are Still Critical in Haiti
Thailand: Midwives saving lives
This blog post was written by Peter Biro for our affilliate organization, The International Rescue Committee.
Undocumented Women Forced To Give Birth While Shackled And In Police Custody
Michelle Brané, Director, Detention and Asylum, is quoted in Cristina Costantini's Huffington Post article, "Undocumented Women ...
Wake Up Call: Women Trapped by Domestic Violence, Prevented from Receiving Pre-Natal Care in Cote d'Ivoire
"'What is the problem? The goats and the sheep give birth without any assistance, why not my wife?'" This is a quote from a man in one village on Ivory Coast who refused his pregnant wife...
