Intel and UNFPA to Boost Health Workers’ Skills around the World Collaboration will provide technological infrastructure to train midwives and health workers in selected developing countries UNITED NATIONS, New York/SANTA CLARA, California—The high number of unnecessary deaths during pregnancy and childbirth is unacceptable for Intel Corporation and UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. In an effort to address that problem, Intel and UNFPA have announced a joint commitment … [Read more...]
'Population issues, gender issues must figure high in sustainable development talks' – UN
December 17, 2010 by
'Population issues, gender issues must figure high in sustainable development talks' – UN A young mother and child December 2010 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is stepping up its efforts to ensure that gender, reproductive health and other population dynamics figure high on the agendas of upcoming global environmental and sustainable development discussions. Agency officials met with representatives from 20 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Wednesday to build … [Read more...]
‘Population issues, gender issues must figure high in sustainable development talks’ – UN
December 17, 2010 by
'Population issues, gender issues must figure high in sustainable development talks' – UN A young mother and child December 2010 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is stepping up its efforts to ensure that gender, reproductive health and other population dynamics figure high on the agendas of upcoming global environmental and sustainable development discussions. Agency officials met with representatives from 20 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on Wednesday to build … [Read more...]
SUDAN – Motorbikes save Lives of Pregnant Women @ Swangin Bismarck.
December 14, 2010 by
Celebrating ! ... our Sisters in Sudan are finally getting the some of the support they deserve .... Motorbike ambulances help fight maternal mortality in Southern Sudan YAMBIO, Southern Sudan, December 2010 – Providing a fast, economical and efficient way to transport pregnant women to hospitals, the new E-Ranger motorbike ambulance - fitted with an attached sidecar bed in which a pregnant woman can sit comfortably - has become a veritable lifeline for Southern Sudan. UNICEF and the … [Read more...]
