Maternal & Child Health
Member Spotlight: White Ribbon Alliance’s Brave Voices, Bold Actions Podcast
Telling the story of respectful maternity care through the Brave Voices, Bold Actions podcast By Diana Copeland, Executive Producer and Host of Brave Voices, Bold Actions: Women’s Health, Rights & You, and Senior Communications Officer at White Ribbon Alliance Women and girls are clear: they want respectful, dignified reproductive and maternal healthcare. It was the…
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Engender Health
Remaining Vigilant about SRHR during the COVID-19 Pandemic As I write this, governments, health systems, healthcare professionals, communities, institutions, and individuals are working to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Such crises often exacerbate systemic challenges, such as gender inequality and the lack of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Throughout the COVID-19 response and recovery,…
Read MoreDispatch from the field: how a mobile app in East Africa empowers women while saving lives
On International Women’s Day, Sunday March 8th, it’s essential to recognize the lifesaving work of community health workers (CHWs)—the vast majority of whom are women—who bring primary health care to their neighbors’ doorsteps in countries where access is challenging. This is a day that makes me reflect on the two parts of my identity that…
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