NORTHERN MINDANAO, Philippines -- In the midst of the severe flooding brought on by tropical storm Washi, Analiza Tumanda was resigned to the idea of giving birth on the rooftop of a neighbour’s house. But as raging floodwaters started sweeping away houses along the banks of Cagayan River, Analiza, her husband and their three children (ages 8, 6 and 3) were forced to flee, moving from one rooftop to anotheralong with neighbours. Although she was in her ninth month of pregnancy, she … [Read more...]
The Philippines – Teaming up to provide Maternal Care post floods
February 21, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: ASIA, FEATURED, SELF CARE, WORLD EVENTS Tagged With: A Celeration of Women, Akbayan Youth, Barangay Health Workers, child-birth, Commission on Human Rights, Department of Health, Department of Justice, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Family Planning Organization of the Philippines, flood zones, floods, health care, Iligan Medical Society, Iligan Society of Gynecologists, lactating women, maternal care, NORTHERN MINDANAO, Philippine National Police, Philippine Nurses Association-Iligan Chapter, Philippines, pregnant, pregnant women, Save the Children, the Philippines, Touch Foundation, UNFPA, women.
Kathleen Sebelius: Studying and Promoting LGBT Health
April 7, 2011 by admin
Studying and Promoting LGBT Health Last week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released an important new report about the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. The 276-page report, The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding, is the result of an 18-month study by a panel of experts commissioned by the IOM at the request of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH asked the panel to evaluate … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AIDS - H.I.V. Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, AIDS.gov Director, bisexual, Department of Health, gay, Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, lesbian, LGBT health disparities, Miguel Gomez, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Studying and Promoting LGBT Health, Transgender Health, WOMEN of ACTION™, women taking action, women with AIDS, women with HIV
