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Reflections from the Global Maternal Health Conference 2010

September 29th, 2010

by Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, Maternal Health Task Force

Several weeks ago, the Global Maternal Health 2010 conference was held in Delhi co-sponsored by the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth, and the Public Health Foundation of India. Nearly 700 experts in maternal health and allied fields came together to take stock of the progress to date in eradicating preventable maternal death and disability, and to share lessons learned and program planning.

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Posted in Global Development, Global Health, Maternal Health, NTDs, policy, Politics, poverty, Public Health

Wrapping Up UN Week, But Not Shutting Up

September 24th, 2010

Photo Credit: Wayan Vota

It’s been an interesting week here in New York during UN Week. While the pace and spread of information has been frenzied, we can’t deny that the use of social media has opened up the conversation about international development, global health, and philanthropy to a much larger audience of caring, concerned citizens all across the globe. The words “social good” have certainly entered into my rhetoric after this week. (follow @socialgood on Twitter).

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Posted in Global Development, Global Health, NTDs, policy, Politics, poverty, Public Health, U.S Government, UN Week Digital Media Lounge, Uncategorized

Tags: advocacy Africa Children deworming education Global Health Global Health Initiative millennium development summit NTDs Obama partnership Water and Sanitation

USAID Admin Raj Shah Makes an Appearance at UN Week Digital Media Lounge!

September 23rd, 2010

It’s day 3 here at the UN Week Digital Media Lounge, and we got a nice surprise this morning. USAID Administrator Dr. Raj Shah stopped by for a quick discussion moderated by Sen. Tim Wirth, President, UN Foundation.

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Posted in Africa, Global Development, Global Health, NTDs, Obama Administration, policy, Politics, poverty, Public Health, U.S Government, UN Week Digital Media Lounge

Tags: advocacy Africa Children Dr. Raj Shag Global Health Initiative media Millennium Development Goals NTDs Obama partnership policy USAID women

Delivering for Women and Children:Maternal/Child Health and MDGs

September 22nd, 2010

It’s been another whirlwind day here at the UN Week Digital Media Lounge.

The theme for today was definitely all about Women and Children.

This new Girl Effect video is the best way to start off this blog post:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e8xgF0JtVg

I watched a live stream of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon from the UN Week Digital Media Lounge unveiling a $40 billion pledge from foundations, non-profits, governments and businesses that will go towards the MDG goals of improving the health of women and children.

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Posted in Africa, Global Development, Global Health, NTDs, Obama Administration, policy, Politics, poverty, Public Health, U.S Government, UN Week Digital Media Lounge, Vaccine Diplomacy, Water and Sanitation