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Topic:Maternal & Child Health
Life should not equal death but in developing countries thousands of mothers die as a result of childbirth. While many countries have made great progress towards reducing the rate of maternal mortality, over 500,000 women die of pregnancy related deaths each year, ninety percent of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and less than one percent in more developed regions (WHO, 2005). Most of these deaths can be prevented.
Access to quality health services, emergency obstetric care, family planning, financial barriers, and cultural attitudes are just some of the challenges associated with maternal health. GHI is committed to improving maternal health outcomes by increasing knowledge, understanding, and communication among a range of stakeholders to help facilitate creative interventions that may be integrated into policies and programs worldwide.
Maternal Health Facts: - An estimated 530,000 women die each year as a result of childbirth and pregnancy complications
- For every one mother who dies from obstetric care 30 more suffer from infection, complications, and other conditions that jeopardize their health
- Maternal mortality can be reduced with skilled care at birth and increased access to quality medical facilities
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Events
Book Discussion: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Thursday, September 10 2009, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Nicholas Kristof, Author and Columnist, The New York Times;
Sheryl WuDunn, Author and Investment Adviser; Aparajita Gogoi, National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood-India; Country Director, Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA); Jérémie Zoungrana, National Adviser, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood-Burkina Faso and Rwanda; Country Director, JHPIEGO-Rwanda; and Manager, Safe Birth Africa Initiative, ACCESS
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Global Health Spending: Why Maternal Health Is Not a Political Priority
Wednesday, March 04 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Jeremy Shiffman, Associate Professor of Public Administration, The Campbell Public Affairs Institute Maxwell School, Syracuse University; Ann M. Starrs, President, Family Care International
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U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges in the 111th Congress: The Developing World
Friday, January 30 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Cynthia Arnson, director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; former Congressman Howard Wolpe, director, Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Gib Clarke, coordinator, Global Health Initiative, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Dynamics Of Sexual Violence In The Eastern Democratic Republic Of Congo:
Perpetrators, Community Response, and Policy Implications
Thursday, January 15 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Michael VanRooyen, Co-Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Jocelyn Kelly, Gender-Based Violence Research Coordinator, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Mary Ellsberg, Vice President of Health and Development, International Center for Research on Women
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Scaling Up Midwives and Traditional Birth Attendants To Reduce Maternal Mortality:
Recommendations For Policymakers & Program Managers
Wednesday, December 17 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Jason B. Smith, Director of Research Utilization, Family Health International
Theresa Shaver, Director, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Global Secretariat
Margaret Kruk, Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan School of Public Health
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Gib Clarke,
Coordinator
Calyn M. Ostrowski,
Program Assistant
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Global Health Initiative
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: globalhealth@wilsoncenter.org
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