News in “Population & Reproductive Health”
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September 19, 2016 -
Publication
An Update on Maternal Health
A special issue of The Lancet provides an update on the status of maternal health—its epidemiology, successes, and current challenges—within the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals framework. Read More
August 30, 2016 -
From the field
Advancing Midwifery in Mexico
The Mexican Midwifery Association, created with support from MacArthur, has been accepted to the International Confederation of Midwives, an important step toward Mexico’s fuller recognition of professional midwifery. Read More
August 25, 2016 -
Publication
Improving Outcomes, Quality of Maternal Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile and electronic health initiatives, maternal death reviews, counseling and health education programs, and community mobilization efforts are just a few interventions that effectively improve maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read More
August 23, 2016 -
Publication
Finding What Works to Improve Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Health
Research shows that while a number of interventions can help improve health outcomes in young people, there is no single action or intervention that can broadly meet the needs of all young people across geographies. Read More
August 13, 2016 -
In The Media
"A Graphic Novelist Captures the Paradoxes of Living in the “New India”"
August 8, 2016 -
In The Media
"The "Better" Bet"
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Atul Gawande , 2006 MacArthur Fellow
Related Grantee: Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Atul Gawande , 2006 MacArthur Fellow
Related Grantee: Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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June 27, 2016 -
In The Media
"Scale-Up of Magnesium Sulfate for Treatment of Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia in Nigeria"
June 10, 2016 -
In The Media
"Increasing Youth Suicide Is India’s Gravest Crisis: Sangath Co-Founder"
May 17, 2016 -
Publication
Lancet Commission Focuses on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
A special issue of "The Lancet" focuses on the health and wellbeing of the world’s 1.8 billion adolescents and young adults, the largest generation the world has seen and one that faces unprecedented social ... Read More
April 24, 2016 -
In The Media
"SEARCH receives WHO – India Public Health Champion Award"
The Times of India
Related Grantee: Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health
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Related Grantee: Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health
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April 12, 2016 -
From the field
Mexican Law Eases Restrictions on Rape Survivors
Mexican law now outlines how rape survivors can access abortion care, a change due in part to the policy work of MacArthur grantee Grupo de Información en Reproducción Elegida. Read More
April 12, 2016 -
In The Media
"Evaluation of Different Models of Access to Misoprostol at the Community Level to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria"
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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