You are Cordially Invited to Attend a Special Event Celebrating Progress in the Fight Against HIV/AIDSThis program will acknowledge decades of work towards prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services.   Monday, August 8, 2011 5pm-7:30pm (with reception)   Location: Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) 1776 Massachusetts Ave Suite 300
Global agencies express their commitment to tackling maternal mortality.
Please join MCHIP and the Immunization/Family Planning Integration Working Group in early July for a global online discussion forum highlighting new and emerging field experiences, lessons learned, and opportunities for immunization and family planning integrated service delivery.
17 June 2011 Midwives from over 111 countries will gather today at the International Confederation of Midwives Triennial Congress in Durban, South Africa. They will call for governments worldwide to take the necessary steps to end to needless deaths of women in pregnancy and childbirth.
New partnership will improve handwashing practices among birth attendants and family members.
Significant issues must be addressed in the science, distribution, and financing of vaccines.
GAVI Alliance poised to immunise more than 250 million children in developing countries by 2015.
HANDWASHING WITH SOAP TO SAVE NEWBORN LIVES A Global Development Alliance Launch Event
As we move further into the 21st century, water security has become increasingly important and attracted growing international attention. More than 1 in 6 people in the world live without access to an adequate amount of clean, potable water, approximately 894 million people in total. Water is intricately linked to health, from hydration to preventing the spread of illnesses through unclean water to irrigating crops to provide adequate food supplies.
On May 5th, in celebration of the International Day of the Midwife and just days before Mother’s Day, people from around the world will come together wherever they are and walk for moms and the midwives who keep them and their babies healthy.