U.N. Development Program Head Begins Four-Country Tour Of Africa To Promote MDGs

Over the weekend, U.N. Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark began a four-country tour of Africa “to highlight progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the run up to a Summit in September,” Tanzania Daily News/allAfrica.com reports…

Health Experts Gather In Ethiopia To Discuss Child, Maternal Health In Africa

A group of health experts gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, to kick off a continental conference on maternal and child health, VOA News reports (Heinlein, 4/19). Maternal and child health experts from African Union (AU) states, U.N…

Microbicide Does Not Reduce Women's Risk Of HIV Infection, Study Shows

Pro 2000, a vaginal microbicide gel designed to reduce women’s risk of HIV infection, showed “no evidence that it reduces the risk of HIV infection,” according to the results of a series of clinical trials in Africa, Britain’s Medical Research Council (MRC) said on Monday, Reuters reports…

Opinions: Obstetric Fistula; Malaria And Climate Change

Fistula Hospital Plan Is A Great Investment For American Foreign Aid In a New York Times opinion piece, columnist Nicholas Kristof examines a new plan to tackle obstetric fistula, “a childbirth injury, often suffered by a teenager in Africa or Asia whose pelvis is not fully grown.

Community-Based Drug Delivery And Improved Health Facility Drug Supply Could Mean Almost 60,000 Fewer Maternal Deaths Across Africa

Improved maternal care, through improvement of health facilities and better access to drugs via community health workers and village volunteers, could potentially mean 60,000 fewer maternal deaths across Africa per year from post-partum bleeding and sepsis-a reduction of 32% in deaths from these two causes.

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