Monday, Aug 16, 2010
Among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries, Malawi faces a number of health challenges. With one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world and an ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis, this agricultural country is struggling despite recent gains in economic growth.  
Monday, Aug 16, 2010
Proud Mother and Baby in Rumphi, Malawi - photo courtesy of Jhpiego
Monday, Aug 02, 2010
USAID Partners with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Laerdal Medical AS and others to help reduce infant mortality in the developing world FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2010 Press Office: 202-712-4320 Public Information: 202-712-4810 www.usaid.gov
Thursday, Jul 29, 2010
By Nana Hanson-Hall and Ann LoLordo Dr. Kevin Pranikoff has always thought of retirement as the time when he would be able to travel on a humanitarian mission to Africa or Latin America without worrying about the patients or practice he left at home. He’s not retired yet, but when the urologist from Buffalo had the chance to volunteer on an HIV prevention effort in Swaziland, Pranikoff couldn’t say no.
Thursday, Jul 29, 2010
 This year’s conference, which is themed “Integrating Business Solutions for Expanding Access,” distinguishes itself as the premier business development forum to address the role of the U.S. and African private sectors in strengthening health systems in Africa through commercial ventures, public-private partnerships and other investment vehicles. The conference will provide opportunities to network with leaders from the African and U.S.
Saturday, Jun 19, 2010
Front Lines' article on role of men  Reducing maternal deaths by 75 percent throughout the world by 2015 will take the involvement of men in countries where it matters most, health experts say.  
Sunday, Jun 06, 2010
Maidy Luhanga weighed not more than a 2-pound bag of sugar when she arrived in this world: she could fit in the palm of a hand. Born six weeks premature on March 11, 2009, Maidy was lucky that her HIV-positive mother who lives in a remote village in northern Malawi gave birth in Rumphi District Hospital in the rural town of the same name. Baby Maidy was immediately whisked to a unit specializing in Kangaroo Mother Care, a program designed to use a mother’s body warmth and skin-to-skin contact to nurture and sustain low-birth weight babies.
Sunday, Jun 06, 2010
Home Maya Ale was living in a scenic village on the banks of the Seti River in central Nepal, about 20 miles from the city of Pokhara and the nearest hospital. Like many women in rural Nepal, she had limited access to health care. While pregnant with her second child, Home Maya suffered a seizure—a telltale sign of eclampsia.