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Every minute somewhere in the world a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth. In my country Kenya, 22 women die each day from pregnancy related complications - 80% of these deaths are preventable.
At AMREF where I work, we have choosen today - International Womens Day - to remember and honor all the women who die during childbirth. It is shameful that maternal death stands as the greatest inequity of the 21st century. Globally, the commitment to reduce maternal mortality by 75% - a target of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 - remains grossly off track. From the UKs Million Mums Campaign to the Free Healthcare for Pregnant Women in Kenya to doc**entary film about safe motherhood in Burkina Faso, to the development of a Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health Bill in Nepal, many individuals and organisations are working to reverse this trend.
The Global White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) for Safe Motherhood promotes increased public awareness of the need to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for all women and newborns in the developing, as well as, developed countries. WRAs global ambassador in Naomi Campbell whose is famous (or infamous) for her penchant for violence. But today I honor Naomi Campbell for using her beauty, glamour and voice to speak for the voiceless and help put maternal health on the global stage.
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Comment by Barbara Silas on March 8, 2010 at 7:14am
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Thanks for the link, Shakwei.
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Comment by Jenn on March 11, 2010 at 5:33pm
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Hi Shakwei, thanks so much for your post, it was really insightful.
Since it sounds like you're interested in women's health, I wondered if you might want to join a group of us. We want to find a way to use Evoke to make a tangible change (take on a project, support new ideas, etc) for reproductive or maternal health. We're just getting started and would love it if you wanted to share your ideas and insights as well! http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/womens-health-forum-affinity :)
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Comment by John D. Boyden on March 17, 2010 at 5:38pm
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*applause* Nicely done +1 local insight
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Comment by Riko Kamachi on March 30, 2010 at 4:02pm
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What a great cause. The statistics are very worrying, though even one needless death is too many. Thank you for this post! :)
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