Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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Answering the Call For More Nigerian Midwives
“The world needs more midwives now more than ever,” said the Honorable Minister of Health of Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate. On May 6, Pate was joined by stakeholders and international development partners [...] to celebrate the 2013 International Day of Midwives. Read More »
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Are Health Workers Delivering For Women? And Are We Delivering For Health Workers?
In 2010, an estimated 287,000 women died from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Of these deaths, 85% occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia. This represents a global decline of 47% since 1990—but falls disappointingly short of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target of 75%. Read More »
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Hesperian Health Guides Addresses Maternal Health
According to the United Nations, more than 350,000 women die every year from maternity-related complications, with the risk being vastly higher in the developing world. [...] Read More »
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Konektaz Open Development & Open Data
On April 15, 2013 the United Nations marked the 1000 day mark to the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals. The eight goals are [as follows]... Read More »
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Millennium Development Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health
In February of this year, Foundation Beyond Belief notified members that we would be incorporating the Millennium Development Goals into our charity vetting process... Read More »
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Nandi Mobile, MoTeCH Win UN’s World Summit Awards
Nandi Mobile and Mobile Technology for Community Health in Ghana (MoTeCH), two local Electronic-Content (e-Content) developers, have won awards at the 2013 World Summit Awards (WSA). Read More »
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No Health Care Without Health Workers
With the post-Millennium Development Goals aim of universal health coverage, major external donors will find themselves increasingly constrained in meeting the needs of developing countries. They are seeking ways to generate greater health value from [limited funds]. Read More »
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Putting People First In The Post-2015 Development Framework
This post sets out what open government is and why it matters, explains the relevance of open government to the post-2015 development framework, and poses some questions about whether and how the principles of open government might feature in the post-2015 development framework. Read More »
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The @UN Deputy Secretary-General Writes About Why Toilets Matter
Why do toilets matter? They matter because they prevent disease and malnutrition, helping children to survive and thrive, communities to flourish and nations to prosper. Every dollar spent on sanitation brings a five-fold return in health and productivity. That is why, community by community, town by town, country by country, we need action to provide sanitation for all. Read More »
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Tuberculosis Epidemic Much Worse Than People Think – WHO
The world’s preoccupation with the Ebola virus has eclipsed almost any attention to other health hazards. But the tuberculosis epidemic is now considered to be much more severe than before, the WHO has claimed in a report...
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Working to Get the United Nations to Adopt Open Source Development Tools
Working at the bleeding edge of global development is about to get more lively. Akvo.org co-founder Mark Charmer argues the world needs the open source movement to assert itself right now.... Read More »
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