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- ♦ WRA Mourns the Loss of Mercy Ibraye-George
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- ♦ WRA Announces Winners of America’s Next Inspiration: 50 Young Champions for Women Contest
- ♦ Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the Global Maternal Health Conference in India
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September 2, 2010New York City 5alive Club Night to Benefit WRA and Partners
Performers Anane Vega, Nickodemus and Amon to headline September 22 event in honor of Millennium Development Goal #5 - to reduce maternal mortality
September 1, 2010
WRA Mourns the Loss of Mercy Ibraye-George
A Simple Mistake that Cost a Life - by Tonte Ibraye, National Coordinator, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Nigeria
September 1, 2010
Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the Global Maternal Health Conference in India
Betsy McCallon describes the final plenary of the conference and reflects on her meetings with WRA members and maternal health champions
August 31, 2010
WRA Announces Winners of America’s Next Inspiration: 50 Young Champions for Women Contest
Following a nationwide contest in the United States, WRA has selected fifty exceptional young women to attend the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise (WIE) Symposium on September 20 in New York City
August 31, 2010
Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the Global Maternal Health Conference in India
Read Betsy McCallon's second blog from the conference, in which she describes a meeting to integrate maternal, newborn and child health issues into the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; and sessions on community interventions, violence and pregnancy, and the Maternal Health Task Force/Ashoka Young Champions
August 30, 2010
Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the Global Maternal Health Conference in India
Betsy McCallon describes recent maternal health developments in India and the beginning of the Global Maternal Health Conference, hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force and the Public Health Foundation of India
August 30, 2010
Read WRA's August 2010 Newsletter
Highlights include campaigning G8 leaders, new advocacy materials Stories of Mothers Saved and the Atlas of Birth, and photos and news from the WRA Global Secretariat, members and seven national alliances
August 27, 2010
Deccan Herald: "Maternal Mortality is Preventable in 70 per cent of Cases"
WRA Global Champion and Princess of Jordan Sarah Zeid details her experiences with WRA India and optimism that the group will help reduce maternal mortality in the country
August 27, 2010
Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
Read Tamara Windau's final blog entry from Indonesia in which she reflects on her seven week trip working with WRA national alliance Aliansi Pita Putih Indonesia
August 26, 2010
CNN: Born Into the Chaos of Katrina, A Midwife's Life-giving Journey
WRA member nurse-midwife Robbie Prepas is featured in CNN five-year anniversary story of Hurricane Katrina heroes
August 23, 2010
The Times of India: "Over 70,000 Women Die in India Every Year During Childbirth"
WRA Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan talks about maternal mortality in India and why she is involved with the White Ribbon Alliance
August 23, 2010
WRA-Uganda Participates in the Annual General Conference of the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Uganda
Read the report and view photos from WRA-Uganda members Elman Nsinda and Tracy Walakira
August 22, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published recently from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
August 20, 2010
WRA Champions Blog from India about Meeting with Partners and Officials, a Public Hearing in Orissa State, and India's Launch of Stories of Mothers Saved
WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver, and WRA India National Coordinator Dr. Aparajita Gogoi share their experiences of WRA advocating for healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth for all women in India
August 20, 2010
The Hindu: Ensuring Safe Motherhood for All
Stories of Mothers Saved was launched in New Delhi, with WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan as the guest of honor
August 20, 2010
Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
Read Tamara Windau's sixth blog entry from Indonesia about Indonesia's Independence Day and WRA national alliance Aliansi Pita Putih Indonesia's partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
August 20, 2010
OneWorld South Asia: 'Stories of Mothers Saved' launched in India
WRA India launched the multimedia campaign ‘Stories of Mothers Saved' in New Delhi, with special guest WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid
August 20, 2010
Press Trust of India: Maternal Health Film Showcases Stories of Mothers
Stories of women from different parts of India were presented at the launch of Stories of Mothers Saved in New Delhi, organized by WRA India with special guest WRA Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan
August 20, 2010
Hindustan Times: Princess for Mothers
WRA Global Ambassador and Princess of Jordan Sarah Zeid releases a utility kit for safe motherhood and takes part in the launch of Stories of Mothers Saved in India
August 19, 2010
Speaking Truth to Power to Save Africa's Women and Children
WRA News: Global Update August 2010
August 19, 2010
Press Trust of India: Multimedia Campaign on Safe Motherhood Launched
WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan and WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver discuss ways to prevent maternal deaths at the opening of the Stories of Mothers Saved exhibition in New Delhi
August 19, 2010
The Statesman: Healthcare Services, All is Not Well in Dhenkanal
WRA in Dhenkanal organizes a public hearing for women to air grievances about discrepancies, negligence of service and bribery in maternal healthcare
August 19, 2010
The Times of India: Pains of Bearing a Child
WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver and Global Patron Princess Sarah Zeid join public hearings for women to speak to leaders about maternal healthcare, organized by WRA India
August 19, 2010
The New Indian Express: How Safe is Motherhood Here?
Women raised their concerns regarding maternal healthcare at a public hearing in Dhenkanal, India, organized by WRA India and attended by a delegation of WRA champions and leaders, including WRA Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan
August 18, 2010
Orissa Diary: Princess of Jordan Ms. Sarah Zeid Meets Orissa CM Naven Patnaik, Praises Efforts in Health Services
WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan praised the government of Orissa State for taking steps to improve maternal and child health during a meeting between WRA India and the Chief Minister of Orissa
August 18, 2010
AllVoices: WRA Team Meets Orissa Governor
Leaders from the WRA Global Secretariat and WRA India, as well as WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, met with the Governor and Chief Minister of Orissa state in India to discuss maternal health
August 18, 2010
The Pioneer: 92% Tribals Unaware of Health Schemes in State, Global Office-bearers of WRA Meet Governor
WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah of Jordan, President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver, National Coordinator Aparajita Gogoi, and members of WRA India met with Governor MC Bhandare to discuss maternal mortality, childbirth, institutional delivery, availability of blood and other health sector issues in India
August 18, 2010
Express News Service: Jordan Princess Discusses Safe Motherhood Issue with Naveen
The Governor and Chief Minister of Orissa State, India met with WRA Global Champion Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan and leadership from the WRA Global Secretariat and WRA India to discuss how to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for all women
August 17, 2010
Express News Service: Jordan Princess to Join Safe Motherhood Campaign in Dhenkanal
WRA India plans a public hearing in Dhenkanal district for women to speak about their reactions to health care facilities and services they are provided, with guest Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, who is a WRA Global Champion
August 16, 2010
WRA Global Secretariat Seeks Part Time Controller for Washington, DC Office
This position is responsible for accounting operations to include the production of periodic financial reports, maintenance of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk and enhance the accuracy of reported financial results
August 16, 2010
Tonte Ibraye, National Coordinator of the emerging WRA National Alliance in Nigeria, blogs about a stakeholders meeting in Imo State, Nigeria
WRA members describe problems pregnant women face in Imo State, Nigeria and make plans to advocate for more skilled birth attendants and free maternal, newborn and child health services
August 16, 2010
Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
Read Tamara Windau's fifth blog entry from Indonesia about Ramadan, planning the Annual General Meeting, and training for skilled birth attendants
August 12, 2010
WRA National Alliances in Africa Respond to African Union Summit Communiqué 2010
WRA National Alliances in Burkina Faso, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda explain how they will hold their leaders accountable for changing AU Summit pledges into action
August 11, 2010
Internships Available with the White Ribbon Alliance Global Secretariat in Washington, DC and London, UK
WRA seeks interns for French translation and project assistance to help ensure safe pregnancy and childbirth for all mothers
August 11, 2010
WRA Announces Winners of National Alliance Young Women Advocates Competition
Seven young women advocates from India, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen will be honored at the WIE (Women: Inspiration & Empowerment) Symposium in New York City
August 10, 2010
Huffington Post: WIE Need You
Arianna Huffington, Sarah Brown and Donna Karan say why they are co-hosting Women: Inspiration & Enterprise Symposium as call to join the fight to save women’s lives around the world
August 9, 2010
Convoy to Kampala Film Now Available
In honor of the 100th year of International Women's Day in March, the Convoy to Kampala, Uganda used music, art, dance, drama and film to raise awareness and capture the many voices calling for healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth for all women
August 9, 2010
Journalist Godfrey Ubaka Chronicles the Efforts of the Removing Barriers to Quality Healthcare Recipient in Nigeria, International Centre for Women Empowerment and Child Development (ICWECD)
ICWECD is taking a multi-pronged approach to address sexual and reproductive health as part of WRA's initiative in Removing Barriers to Quality Healthcare
August 6, 2010
Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
Read Tamara Windau's fourth blog entry from Indonesia about attending a conference with leaders from WRA national alliance APPI
August 6, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published recently from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
August 6, 2010
Message from Global Patron Sarah Brown; Maternal Mortality Campaign Update
Sarah Brown and Maternal Mortality Campaign provide an update on recent progress in maternal and newborn health
August 5, 2010
Indian Express: Ill-equipped Hospitals, Lack of Medical Staff Take Heavy Toll
WRA India led a trip to Hindol sub-divisional hospital, revealing the effects of the lack of prenatal care, basic amenities and health workers with midwifery skills
August 4, 2010
America's Next Inspiration: 50 Young Champions for Women
Fifty young women between the ages of 18-25 will win free admission to the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise (W.I.E.) Symposium in New York City September 20, alongside some of the most powerful women in politics, philanthropy, media, fashion and the arts
August 2, 2010
Thanks to Million Mums from the White Ribbon Alliance
WRA reflects on a successful campaign in the United Kingdom
August 1, 2010
The Telegraph: Sarah Brown to show New York that women are 'unstoppable'
Sarah Brown has agreed to be chairperson for the high-powered Women: Inspiration & Enterprise symposium in benefit of WRA next month alongside Donna Karan, the fashion designer, and Arianna Huffington, the influential political blogger
July 30, 2010
Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau blogs from Indonesia
Read Tamara Windau's third blog entry about her visit with WRA's national alliance in Indonesia, APPI
July 29, 2010
AU Promises Prescribe Action: Achieving Maternal and Child Health in Africa
WRA Deputy Director Betsy McCallon and Director of the Maternal Mortality Campaign Jo Cox blog on the outcomes of the African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda
July 29, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published recently from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
July 28, 2010
BBC News Features Charlie Wittmack as He Launches the World Triathlon Swimming the Thames
Charlie Wittmack has completed 146 miles of the 12,000 mile World Triathlon, in which he will cross thirteen countries, raising awareness for the WRA and safe motherhood all along the way
July 28, 2010
The Toronto Star: Where So Many Children Die Bearing Children
Rosie DiManno interviews Congo’s Safe Maternity Director and WRA member Marie Jeanne Mpembe about Muskoka Initiative
July 27, 2010
African Union: Actions on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Development in Africa by 2015
Read the declaration on maternal, newborn and child health from the Fifteenth Ordinary Session of the African Union Heads of State
July 27, 2010
AU Summit: Less Rhetoric and More Action Needed to Save Women and Children's Lives
Fair Play for Africa, FEMNET, Oxfam, Save the Children and WRA respond to the AU Summit's final declaration
July 23, 2010
Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau Blogs from Indonesia
Read Tamara Windau's second blog entry about the activities of WRA's national alliance in Indonesia, APPI
July 22, 2010
WRA-Uganda Joins the East African Caravan on Maternal Health
Read the report and view photos from WRA-Uganda member Nsinda Elman
July 22, 2010
Participation and Outcomes from the African Union-Civil Society Organization Pre Summit Meeting
Read the second blog on the Pre Summit Meeting by Rose Mlay, National Coordinator for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Tanzania (WRATZ)
July 22, 2010
Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the XVIII International AIDS Conference
Read Betsy McCallon's second blog from the conference, in which she describes a panel featuring WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver and highlights the efforts of RESULTS, an organization that works to create the public and political will to end poverty.
July 21, 2010
Daily News: How Husbands Could Reduce Maternal Deaths
Arumeru District Commissioner Ms. Mercy Silla welcomes the East African Maternal Health Caravan to Tanzania and announces her decision to join WRATZ
July 21, 2010
Betsy McCallon, Deputy Director of the WRA Global Secretariat, Blogs from the XVIII International AIDS Conference
Betsy McCallon describes energized activism, ideas for innovative financing, and a push for more health workers from the world's premier HIV/AIDS conference
July 21, 2010
Eminent Africans Urge AU Leaders to Reach Millennium Goals to Save Women and Newborns
Ahead of the African Union Summit, eminent Africans including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, model and actress Liya Kebede, running star Haile Gebrselassie, and musicians Angélique Kidjo, Baaba Maal and Yvonne Chaka Chaka have written an open letter to AU leaders calling for urgent action to reduce maternal and child deaths
July 21, 2010
Daily News: From a Zouk Diva to Safe Motherhood Advocate
Read the profile of WRA Global Ambassador Stara Thomas, who has been working with WRA in Tanzania for five years and recently performed as part of the East African Caravan for Maternal Health
July 21, 2010
Tanzania Daily News: Need to Check Traditional Midwives' Role
Abdulwakil Saiboko of Tanzania’s Daily News interviews Dr. Meshack Massi, WRA Member and Regional Medical Officer in Mwanza during stop there by the East African Caravan for Maternal Health
July 20, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
July 20, 2010
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown Sends Letter to African Union Heads of State
Sarah Brown asks African leaders to commit to concrete actions to further reduce maternal deaths at the African Union Summit this month and the United Nations General Assembly in September
July 17, 2010
WRA Member Organization Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative Hosts Cocktail and Fashion Show Fundraiser
FWRSMI Fundraiser "Keeping Each and Every Pearl Safe" in Suva attracts 400 guests, including Fiji's First Lady and patron of FWRSMI Adi Koila Nailatikau and two internationally-renowned designers
July 16, 2010
WRA "Mother Lover" and "Heart Mum" Tattoos Featured in Beauty Pages Top Five
The tattoos, which debuted at the United Kingdom's famed Glastonbury Festival and were worn by celebrities such as Emma Watson, can be purchased online at www.whiteribbonalliance.org/tattoos
July 16, 2010
Christy Turlington: "Above All, I Hated the Catwalk" - Supermodel Christy Turlington Has Gone from Clothes Horse to Aid Worker, with a Film on the Need for Safer Childbirth
Telegraph reporter Celia Walden interviews Mothers Day Every Day Advisor Christy Turlington Burns on eve of her joining WRA delegation at meeting with UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
July 16, 2010
Global Secretariat Senior Project Officer Tamara Windau blogs from Indonesia
Tamara Windau describes the work of WRA's national alliance in Indonesia, APPI.
July 16, 2010
Statement of Civil Society Organizations Delivered to the 15th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
African Civil Society coalition calls on African governments to meet the MDG targets for maternal, newborn and child health; strengthen health systems for universal care; increase domestic resources for health; implement family planning, especially for youths; and integrate health solutions
July 15, 2010
African Union-Civil Society Organization Pre Summit Meeting
Read the blog by Rose Mlay, National Coordinator for the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Tanzania (WRATZ)
July 15, 2010
Canada's 'new beginnings' must become France's 'job done' under their 2011 Presidency
Read the blog by Julien Potet of Oxfam France and WRA's Jo Cox of the Maternal Mortality Campaign in English and French
July 15, 2010
Kampala Terrorist Attacks Scuttle Public Rally
Giant Puppets Celebrating Child Health Progress Shelved for Now
July 14, 2010
African Leaders Must Act Now to Save the Lives of Mothers, Newborns and Children, Say People's Organisations from Across the Continent
Today marks the start of a three-day meeting in Kampala, Uganda, of groups demanding urgent progress on health - and calling on African leaders to keep the promises made by governments of the world to dramatically reduce the needless deaths of mothers, their newborns and children
July 14, 2010
WRA Joins Global Call to African Leaders to Act Now to Save the Lives of Mothers, Newborns and Children
WRA joins groups demanding urgent progress on maternal, newborn and child health in advance of this year's African Union Summit
July 13, 2010
Fiji Times: Keep It Safe for Mothers
WRA member organization FWRSMI advocates for mothers and newborns in Fiji; will hold fundraiser event this Saturday
July 13, 2010
Liya Kebede in the Huffington Post: Why Protests Aren't What We Should Remember About the G8
Among news of protests and arrests at the G8 summit, something important was overlooked - critical progress towards saving mothers' lives
July 12, 2010
The Guardian: Stara Thomas Makes Pregnant Women Dance
WRA Global Ambassador Stara Thomas sings safe motherhood song "Play Your Part" and educates Tanzanian women about maternal health during the East African Caravan on Maternal Health
July 9, 2010
WRA Releases Atlas of Birth Urging African Leaders to Invest in Health Workers to Save Lives of Women and Children
Resource includes percentage of births without trained personnel, lifetime risk of maternal mortality, and government expenditure on health by African country
July 7, 2010
Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Ms. Thokozani Khupe Champions Maternal Health
Ms. Thokozani Khupe makes commitment to eradicate user fees for women in childbirth
July 7, 2010
Rallying Across the Globe to Press G8 Leaders to Make Good on Pledges
WRA News: Global Update July 2010
July 6, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
July 5, 2010
Celebrities support charity with heart tattoos
Celebrities including Emma Watson, Will Young, Edith Bowman and Pixie Geldof supported WRA by wearing Mother Lover tattoos at last week's Glastonbury Festival.
July 5, 2010
Tanzania Welcomes the East African Caravan on Maternal Health
Sheila Mulli of the East African Caravan on Maternal Health blogs about WRA Global Ambassador Stara Thomas' performance and speech and other events in Tanzania
July 5, 2010
WRA-Uganda Youth Members Meet Delegation from WRA Burkina Faso
Read the report and view photos from WRA-Uganda member Elman Nsinda
July 3, 2010
East African Caravan on Maternal Health: From Womb to Tomb 3rd July - 16th July 2010
Follow the East African Caravan on Maternal Health by reading the Caravan blog in the lead up to the African Union Summit
July 2, 2010
The Pulitzer Center Features Video of Stories of Mothers Saved Premier
The Pulitzer Center includes WRA President Theresa Shaver and UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid speaking at the premier event as part of a larger piece about the G8 Muskoka Initiative for maternal and child health
July 1, 2010
The G8 2010: A Small Step Forward for Women, but Where Was the Giant Leap?
Read Jo Cox's blog in response to the G8 Muskoka Initiative
July 1, 2010
Mothers Day Every Day July 2010 Update - The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns
June 30, 2010
WRA in Tanzania Releases Message to African Union Summit at Press Conference
Call to action to African leaders includes national acceleration plans for maternal, newborn and child mortality; increased health funding to meet the Abuja target; access to services for the poor; and additional health workers
June 30, 2010
Ottawa Citizen Profiles Luncheon for Spouses of G20 Ambassadors and High Commissioners
WRA's Maureen McTeer urges diplomatic spouses to become champions for maternal health funding
June 30, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
June 29, 2010
WRA-Uganda Hosts Pre-African Youth Forum
Event held in advance of the African Youth Forum aims to gather young people's opinions about maternal health solutions
June 29, 2010
Pulitzer Center Interviews WRA-Burkina Faso's Francois Zoungrana about Stories of Mothers Saved
Francois Zoungrana was among WRA members who collected stories of women who survived childbirth in 60 communities across nearly 30 countries
June 28, 2010
UK Prime Minister David Cameron References Maternal Mortality in Statement on G8 and G20 Summits
In the statement, Cameron says: "As the White Ribbon Alliance points out if you save the mother you save the family; and if you save the family you build a stronger society and a better economy."
June 28, 2010
WRA Hosts Mum's Tattoo Parlour at the United Kingdom's Famed Glastonbury Festival
Celebrities and festivalgoers get mother-themed temporary tattoos and sign up to support to maternal health
June 26, 2010
CPAC-TV Chief Political Reporter Peter Dusin Interviews WRA Canadian Representative Maureen McTeer about Hope and Disappointment of Canadian Leadership to Maternal and Newborn Health Initiative
Click to watch the interview on CPAC-TV's website
June 25, 2010
With G8 negotiations ongoing in Ontario: what role will the U.S. play?
Having a shared framework for results is critically important but in addition the U.S. must not back away from committing the resources necessary to save lives and improve health systems.
June 25, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Makes Official Debut
Stories of Mothers Saved was launched at the Women Deliver Conference held in Washington, DC
June 24, 2010
Letters sent to Canadian High Commissioners in India, Uganda and Tanzania ask Canada to lead G8 in maternal health; First Lady of Uganda and former First Lady of Tanzania among signatories
Requests Canada lead G8 to double assistance for maternal health, including comprehensive family planning services and to fill the global gap of 3.5 million health workers
June 24, 2010
WRA Joins Call for Collaboration in Use of Mobile Technology to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Mortality
June 24, 2010
2009 White Ribbon Alliance Annual Report Now Available
WRA's 2009 Annual Report documents progress in inspiring new commitments, mobilizing members and champions globally, holding governments and others accountable, and attracting new and continuing donors - to ensure that pregnancy and childbirth are safe for all women and newborns
June 24, 2010
Will the New UK Government Deliver at This Year's G8?
Read Jo Cox and Brigid McConville's blog as the G8 Summit commences
June 24, 2010
Lisa Bowen, WRA Program Advisor, Blogs from Nigeria
Lisa Bowen describes WRA Nigeria's success and plans, after one year of alliance building
June 23, 2010
Tanzania: Alliance Calls for Maternal Education in Schools
June 23, 2010
UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Meets Maternal Health Advocate Christy Turlington
June 23, 2010
Stylist: Top Celebrities Sign Up to Support G8 Pressure Group
Celebrities including Naomi Campbell and Scarlett Johansson have signed an open letter calling for the amount of international aid for maternal health to be doubled
June 19, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
June 17, 2010
Marie Claire: Celebrities urge world leaders to save women and newborns
June 16, 2010
Letter to G8 Leaders: 15 Million Health Workers Globally Call for Doubling of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Funding
International organizations of midwives, nurses, pediatricians, and gynecologists and obstetricians join WRA in asking G8 leaders for resources to fill the health worker gap
June 15, 2010
Luncheon for Spouses of G20 Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Canada
They Join Maureen McTeer in Appeal to G8 and G20 Leaders to Invest in Maternal Health
June 15, 2010
Celebrities Urge G8 Leaders to Reach Millennium Goals to Save Women and Newborns
June 14, 2010
Mums Need Celebrities!
Blogger relays her birth story and salutes G8 celebrity letter
June 14, 2010
Glamour: Naomi And Scarlett Support Global Health Campaign
Naomi Campbell and Scarlett Johannson are amongst a number of celebrities who have signed an open letter to G8 leaders, calling for them to make a serious commitment to promoting the health of mothers and children around the world
June 11, 2010
WRA Orissa Produces Second Issue of Newsletter
Issue includes Safe Motherhood Day update, preliminary results of the Maternal & Perinatal Death Inquiry indicating the need for timely blood transfusions, information about anaemia reduction, an interview with distinguished academician Dr. Priya Ranjan Trivedi, highlights from the Women Deliver Conference, and other news and views
June 9, 2010
Internationally acclaimed Canadian singer Celine Dion lends her support to White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood appeal to G8 leaders
June 8, 2010
UNFPA Dispatch - Multimedia Exhibit Opens: Stories of Mothers Saved (and Lost)
The multimedia exhibit, which premiered at the Women Deliver conference, presents stories of women from around the world who have survived childbirth under often harrowing conditions.
June 8, 2010
CBC Radio interviews WRA's Maureen McTeer about the Canadian government's maternal health initiative
June 7, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Event Tonight at Women Deliver
June 7, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved exhibition opens: Read the final blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
Today, Stories of Mothers Saved makes its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is the last posting in our countdown to Women Deliver.
June 7, 2010
Christy Turlington in Huffington Post: Every Mother Counts
June 7, 2010
WRA Members and Supporters Take Action at Women Deliver Conference
June 5, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality
June 4, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Julia White's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
In three days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Julia White's account of her participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
June 4, 2010
The Atlas of Birth to Be Launched at Women Deliver Conference in Washington, DC
Calls for Political Leadership and Resources to Extend Lifesaving Care to All Women
June 3, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Lekha Nair's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
In four days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Lekha Nair's account of her participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
June 2, 2010
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown Sends Message to Women Deliver
June 2, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Hermengild Mayunga's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
In five days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Hermengild Mayunga's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
June 1, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Francois Zoungrana's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
In six days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Francois Zoungrana's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
May 31, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience: Read Ahsan Mehboob's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
In seven days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Ahsan Mehboob's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
May 30, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
May 28, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience - Read Jameel Aldrbashi's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
In 10 days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Jameel Aldrbashi's account of his participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
May 27, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved Participants Share Their Experience - Read Smita Maniar's blog in our countdown to the Women Deliver Conference
In 11 days, Stories of Mothers Saved will make its official debut at the Women Deliver Conference 2010 from 7 - 9 June 2010 in Washington, D.C. This is Smita Maniar's account of her participation in Stories of Mothers Saved.
May 26, 2010
WRA and Advocates Call on UK Leaders to Work Toward Doubling G8 Aid for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
May 20, 2010
WRA Global Secretariat Awards Small Grants for Removing Barriers to Quality Healthcare
Congratulations to Organizations in Fiji, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Nigeria!
May 17, 2010
Celebrating Moms and Uniting Leaders
WRA News: Global Update May 2010
May 13, 2010
Message to the G8: Put Up the Money and Save the Mothers
Maureen McTeer in the Globe and Mail: "With just more than one month to the G8/G20 summits, the stakes for women around the world could not be higher as maternal health takes centre stage in foreign policy and global development."
May 13, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
May 13, 2010
Lady Sheinwald, Wife of British Ambassador to the United States Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Hosts a Tea in Honor of WRA Supporters
May 12, 2010
Tamara Windau and Bridget McHenry Blog from Indonesia
May 12, 2010
WRA National Alliance Aliansi Pita Putih Indonesia Celebrates 8th Birthday
May 10, 2010
Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative Awareness Campaign
Since their launch last October, the Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative held their first Awareness Campaign at MHCC mall in Suva.
May 10, 2010
WRA President Theresa Shaver joins Rep. Lois Capps to highlight introduction of Global MOMS Act
May 10, 2010
New Vision, Uganda: Men Are Key in Helping Reduce Death of Mothers - First Lady
May 9, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
May 9, 2010
Theresa Shaver and Helene Gayle: Mother’s Day - A Countdown to Make Mother’s Day Every Day
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 8, 2010
For Mother's Day: Organizations Making Motherhood Safer
May 8, 2010
Ambassador Mark Green: The Struggle to Protect Maternal Health Abroad
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 7, 2010
Uganda Chapter of Campaign on Accelerating Reduction in Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) Launched
Citing her experience in community service, WRA Uganda Patron and Ugandan First Lady Mrs. Museveni said at Mandela National Stadium on May 5th 2010 that the causes of maternal and infant mortality can be prevented.
May 7, 2010
Liya Kebede: Mother’s Day Mission - Help Reduce Maternal Mortality in the Developing World
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 6, 2010
New Vision, Uganda: Campaign to Reduce Mothers' Deaths Starts, by Conan Businge and Juliet Waswa
First Lady and WRA Patron Janet Museveni joins Africa Union Commissioner Bience Gawanas to launch Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternity, Newborn and Child Mortality in Uganda.
May 6, 2010
Angela Courtin: Using Social Networking to Support Moms Worldwide
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 5, 2010
White Ribbon Alliance Celebrates Midwives Saving Lives of Moms and Newborns
WRA recognizes the contributions of midwives and calls for investments in skilled health workers in commemoration of the International Day of the Midwife.
May 5, 2010
At DVF, Mother Knows Best
Diane von Furstenberg joins with Georgina Chapman and Christy Turlington Burns to launch "Love is Life" t-shirt benefitting the White Ribbon Alliance.
May 5, 2010
Maureen McTeer talks about G8 Maternal Health Initiative on CTV National News
Maureen McTeer, wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark speaks out on CTV National News about Canada's leadership to G8 on Harper's Maternal Health Initiative prior to testifying as WRA representative to the Standing Committee on Status of Women.
May 5, 2010
Canada: McTeer accuses Tories of putting women's lives at risk
May 5, 2010
Maureen McTeer Interview on CBC News about Canada's Stand on Full Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Women
Maureen McTeer interview on CBC News about Canada's historic policy of support for full sexual and reproductive health services for women as integral policy for women's equality and health.
May 5, 2010
WRA, Bangladesh Produces International Day of the Midwife Supplement
WRA, Bangladesh publishes supplement in daily newspapers The Prothom Alo and The Daily Star to convey information about midwives, Bangladesh's national strategy and programs, and midwifery activities in the country
May 5, 2010
Mike McCurry and Dana Perino: On Mother’s Day - Let’s Be United for Motherhood
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 4, 2010
MomsRule.org Launched: Send Your Mom an eCard, Add Her to the "Momsaic," and Ask G8 Leaders to Prioritize Moms
Your participation will help let leaders at the G8 Summit know how important the needs of Moms are all over the world.
May 4, 2010
2010 White House Correspondents Garden Brunch Dedicated to WRA-CARE's Mothers Day Every Day Campaign
May 4, 2010
Diane von Furstenberg: A Tribute to Motherhood - Love is Life
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 3, 2010
Dr. Rajiv Shah: Healthy Mothers Nurture Hope
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 2, 2010
Fiji Sun Highlights Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative
Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative celebrates Mother's Day at Morris Hedstrom City Centre.
May 2, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
May 2, 2010
Mark Dybul: Mothers Have Delivered For Us – Now Let’s Deliver For Them
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 2, 2010
Mary Matalin: Sisterhood of Mothers
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
May 1, 2010
Ann Veneman & Donna Shalala: Invest Smart, Invest in Moms
Huffington Post Countdown to Mothers Day 2010
April 30, 2010
Tamara Windau, Senior Project Officer, blogs from London: Stories of Mothers Saved
April 30, 2010
Read WRA's April 2010 Newsletter
April 29, 2010
"Maternal health: a plan of action" by Maureen McTeer in The Halifax Chronicle Herald
Maureen McTeer, wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark, calls upon governments to save women's lives and lays out starting points for an Action Plan on Maternal Health at the G8 Summit in Canada this June.
April 29, 2010
Tokyo: Top Model Walks for White Ribbon
WRA member in Japan JOICFP holds fashion show and other events to prevent maternal mortality in Zambia
April 27, 2010
Mother's Day Every Day April 2010 Update - The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns
With Mother's Day just around the corner, join in Mother's Day Every Day (MDED) actions! Click the link for information and ideas to help build our movement among your friends and colleagues.
April 27, 2010
Gates and MacArthur Foundation Grants Support White Ribbon Alliance
White Ribbon Alliance receives generous grants to reduce maternal mortality
April 26, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
April 26, 2010
Voice of America spotlights frontline role of midwives in Africa
Skilled birth attendants are one of the most essential factors for child and maternal health. VOA's Saskia de Melker reports midwives are filling this need in Africa.
April 26, 2010
Mother's Day Every Day Advisors send bi-partisan message of support for robust funding of maternal and child health programs
April 23, 2010
Africa Gathering Interviews WRA Senior Program Advisor Bridget McHenry
April 22, 2010
Buy the champagne but don't pop the cork just yet: New study shows a welcome decrease in global maternal mortality but highlights the need to accelerate action to meet the 2015 goal
Click on the link to read Jo Cox's blog, Director of the Maternal Mortality Campaign
April 20, 2010
The G(irls)20 Summit
Click here to learn more about a tremendous opportunity for girls aged 18-20 from G20 countries!
April 20, 2010
WRA Welcomes Lancet Study: Calls for Accelerated Action to Extend Lifesaving Care to All Women
Calls for Accelerated Action to Extend Lifesaving Care to All Women
April 20, 2010
Diane von Furstenberg Supports the WRA
A petal jersey t-shirt with one of DVF's signature mantras 'Love is Life' inscribed in ribbon detail on the front, is now available for pre-order. This t-shirt celebrates Mother's Day with proceeds benefiting the WRA.
April 16, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
April 15, 2010
Seminar Focuses on Child Marriage in Yemen
April 15, 2010
White Ribbon Day 2010 Report
April 14, 2010
Duchess Sarah Ferguson Visits the Safe Motherhood Federation in Nepal
The Duchess of York says of her recent visit to Kathmandu: "I was touched by the warmth, determination and passion of the people I met from every sector of society; from the Honorable Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, to the health workers and women at the Bangamati Community Centre--all working hard to improve the experience and safety of childbirth for all women" Click to read the full article.
April 12, 2010
Pakistan Deputy Speaker of NA Speaks on Maternal Health at Fatima Jinnah University Rawalpindi
April 12, 2010
White Ribbon Charity Event for Babies and Mothers
Click to learn more about the MODE for Charity 2010 event held in Japan!
April 12, 2010
OneWorld South Asia: Silent emergency on maternal deaths: Play your part
70,000 women die due to pregnancy related causes leaving behind many orphans every year in India.
April 12, 2010
The Hindu: Joining Hands
For a noble cause: Students, volunteers and faculty of Jamia Hamdard University forming a human chain in the Capital on Sunday, on National Safe Motherhood Day organised by White Ribbon Alliance.
April 11, 2010
Media: The Times of India: A well-fed daughter is a healthy mum
April 11, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
April 11, 2010
The White Ribbon Alliance, India Observes National Safe Motherhood Day 2010
WRAI organized a human chain with Jamia Hamdard and the National Service Scheme, hosted a music show on safe motherhood, and collaborated with the mass media on a campaign to encourage young people to "Play Your Part."
April 11, 2010
Daily News & Analysis India: Human chain formed in capital to highlight safe motherhood
Hundreds of students, teachers and volunteers today braved scorching heat in the capital to form a human chain, expressing solidarity and commitment to the cause of safe motherhood.
April 11, 2010
The Hindu: New year-long campaign to promote safe motherhood
To mark National Safe Motherhood Day, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, India, is launching a year-long campaign here in the Capital this Sunday to seek stronger commitment among various stakeholders to play an active role in promoting safe motherhood.
April 9, 2010
Pakistan Media: International the News: Kundi for better healthcare facilities for mother and child
April 8, 2010
Advocates Continue to Call on All to 'Play Your Part' during March
WRA News: Global Update April 2010
April 4, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
April 2, 2010
Time to say NO to maternal deaths
Tanzanian First Lady Salma Kikwete joins WRATZ at White Ribbon Day
April 1, 2010
Controversy heightens over Yemen child marriage law
Nafissa al-Jaifi, head of the Supreme Council of Women and Children and chair of the National Safe Motherhood Alliance, is among leaders calling for a bill to raise the age of marriage
March 31, 2010
WRASM-Malawi Chair and JHPEIGO Chief of Party quoted about quality of care issues in Malawi health centers
Tambudzi Rashidi, Chair of the White Ribbon Allaince for Safe Motherhood - Malawi's Board of Trustees and Chief of Party for JHPIEGO in Malawi is quoted in this expose about the challenges many Malawian women face in seeking safe delivery services.
March 31, 2010
Time to say NO to maternal deaths
Tanzanian First Lady Salma Kikwete joins WRATZ at White Ribbon Day
March 29, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
March 25, 2010
Brigid McConville blogs from WRA India
March 25, 2010
Day 1 of African Campaign Planning Meeting
March 24, 2010
Sarah Brown blogs for Reuters on Ada Lovelace Day
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown celebrates Ada Lovelace, one of the first ever computer programmers, on International Women's Day
March 23, 2010
White Ribbon Alliance in Nigeria calls on Federal Government to "Redouble Efforts"
Though significant reduction has been noticed in the high rates of maternal mortality across the country, the White Ribbon Alliance, a nongovernmental organization has urged the federal government not to relent in its efforts of ensuring that no woman dies from child birth.
March 22, 2010
Blog Update from Betsy McCallon's visit with WRA Rwanda
March 22, 2010
Ugandan Pop Star Bobi Wine Educates Youth on Safe Motherhood
March 22, 2010
Labour of love: Sarah Brown
Read about WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown in Sasha Slater's article in The London Evening Standard
March 21, 2010
National Health Education Day - Yemen
March 21, 2010
National Health Education Day
March 21, 2010
WEARE AT WESTFIELDS : THE GREATEST FASHION SHOW ON EARTH
Westfield London has partnered with fashion magazine Sunday Times Style to bring host to The Greatest Fashion Show on Earth to support the WRA.
March 20, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
March 19, 2010
Celebrating March for Mothers with Calls to Ensure All Women Everywhere Lifesaving Care
WRA News: Global Update March 2010
March 19, 2010
"A celebration of women" in the Spenborough Guardian (UK)
March 18, 2010
White Ribbon Alliance DC Office is Looking for Administrative/Program Officer
March 18, 2010
Betsy McCallon blogs from WRA Rwanda
March 18, 2010
Women's Day was marked with events across town
Learn more about the Reading International Solidarity Centre raising funds for the Million Mums campaign on International Women's Day in Get Reading (UK).
March 18, 2010
Signs of spring are everywhere, which means the White House Correspondents Garden Brunch is just around the corner
Click to learn more about the WHCD Garden Brunch, where in 2009 it was given in honor of the Mother's Day Every Day campaign - and will be again this May.
March 18, 2010
Diane von Furstenberg White Ribbon Alliance Event
March 16, 2010
Betsy McCallon blogs from White Ribbon Day celebrations in Tanzania
March 16, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
March 16, 2010
Zoe's fight for Third World Mums
Radio presenter Zoe Ball is backing the 'A Minute For Mothers' campaign, organised by the White Ribbon Alliance, Save The Children and other charities, to help pregnant women. Read more in The Sun (UK).
March 16, 2010
Fashion For Relief
Net-A-Porter has uploaded the clothes from Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief in support of the WRA and their members in Haiti onto their website. Learn more on Red Carpet Fashion Awards.
March 15, 2010
Stakeholders Meet On how To Reduce Maternal Deaths in Nigeria
March 15, 2010
Fashion for Relief on Net a Porter
Starting from TODAY, Net-a-porter.com will exclusively be selling items from Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief London Show, in aid of the WRA. Learn more on Political Style.
March 14, 2010
Now, more than ever, we must push for women's rights
March 12, 2010
White Ribbon Alliance launches Atlas of Birth at stakeholers meeting in Abuja
March 12, 2010
Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign
In a release from her official website, Annie Lennox is supporting the Minute for Mothers campaign, an initiative set up by a coalition of leading charities including Save the Children, White Ribbon Alliance, Oxfam, Amnesty International and Mumsnet, which is joining forces with politicians and celebrities this week to hold a minute for mothers across the world. Read more on Look to the Stars.
March 12, 2010
Amnesty enlists celebrities for maternity health call
Click on the link to learn more from Sara Kimberely's article in Campaign Live and how the WRA is involved.
March 12, 2010
Mum's the Word!
WaterAid has announced that it will join the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood on this year's Mother's Day in the UK to help step up the fight to improve maternal health around the world.
March 12, 2010
Party leaders agree to prioritise maternal and newborn health this Mothers Day
March 12, 2010
We Can Achieve Safe Motherhood: Uganda First Lady and WRA/Uganda Patron
March 11, 2010
First Lady Janet Museveni encourages youth to join safe motherhood efforts
March 11, 2010
"Reality of avoidable maternal mortality is so hard to bear" by Anne Johnstone in The Herald (Scotland)
March 11, 2010
Mum's the Word
Sam Taylor-Wood and Kelly Hoppen are putting their creative talents to good use this Mother's Day and have each designed a limited edition e-card for the White Ribbon Alliance. Click to learn more on Showbiz of Sky Entertainment.
March 11, 2010
Mum's the word: WaterAid joins fight for safe motherhood this Mother's Day
March 10, 2010
The White Ribbon Alliance's Convoy to Kampala
Click on the link to follow the blog!
March 10, 2010
FORMER AMBASSADOR, CONGRESSMAN, NGO LEADER RALLIES TO BIPARTISAN MATERNAL HEALTH CAMPAIGN
March 10, 2010
BBC Radio 5 interviews WRA Deputy Director Betsy McCallon
WRA Deputy Director Betsy McCallon is interviewed by BBC Radio 5 about the global disparities of access to health care denied women in developing countries where 99% of maternal deaths occur and the move by governments to increase resources for skilled health workers.
March 10, 2010
One-minute silence for mothers across the world
As Mother's Day approaches this weekend, leading charities including Save the Children, Oxfam and the White Ribbon Alliance are coming together with politicians and celebrities to stage a one-minute silence on Friday 12th March for mothers across the world. Read more in Marie Claire (UK).
March 10, 2010
Nigel Evans MP takes part in Mums Café in Parliament to call for greater investment in women and maternal health
March 9, 2010
I have raised K25 million for safe motherhood in Malawi - Joyce Banda
Read in the Nyasa Times about Malawi Vice President, Joyce Banda, who has managed to raise K25 million from the private sector to help in safe motherhood so that the country remains on track to achieving one of the UN Millennium Development Goals of reducing maternal mortality.
March 9, 2010
Women MP's Advocate for Expectant Mothers
Clink on the link to read Ambrose Gahene's article in The New Times about the Rwanda Parliamentarian Women Forum, in partnership with the WRA, who have called on all Rwandans to protect the lives of expectant mothers and fight all forms of violence against women.
March 9, 2010
Thousands of pregnant women as much at risk today as 100 years ago
Tom Levitt MP takes part in Mums Cafe in Parliament to call for greater investment in women and maternal health. Read more in Politics (UK).
March 9, 2010
The Mothering Sunday card to raise awareness of death during childbirth
Read Emma Cossey's article in Parent Dish (UK)
March 8, 2010
Tanzania - CCBRT marks International Women.s Day with focus on safe motherhood
March 8, 2010
500,000 mothers are still dying in childbirth
Click on the link to read Jo Steele's article in The Metro (UK)
March 8, 2010
International Women's Day call for labour deaths action
Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, according to a coalition of campaign groups. Read more in Jane Dreaper's article in BBC News.
March 8, 2010
Birth Atlas flyer decries maternal deaths as century's greatest health inequity
Click here to see "100 Years of Maternal Health," a WRA publication
March 8, 2010
THOUSANDS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AS MUCH AT RISK TODAY AS 100 YEARS AGO
March 8, 2010
Happy International Women's Day from Bridget McHenry in Bangkok!
Click on the link to read the blog from Bridget McHenry, Senior Program Advisor of the WRA
March 8, 2010
MPs to Celebrate Women's Day in Gicumbi
Click on the link to read Edwin Musoni's article in The New Times highlighting how the Forum for Women Parliamentarians and the WRA-Rwanda will mark International Women's Day in the Gicumbi District
March 8, 2010
International Women's Day: a call for reduced childbirth risks
Click to read the article on Baby Chums by Shawn Douglas highlighting the coalition of UK campaign groups calling for global reductions in pregnancy and childbirth risks.
March 8, 2010
Childbirth death risk in third world as bad as UK 100 years ago
Click on the link to read Matt Williams' article in The Scotsman about the coalition of UK charities that has called on world leaders to give greater priority to maternal and child health on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day
March 8, 2010
The Maternal Mortality Digest
Click on the link to access a sampling of news items published this week from around the world related to the topic of maternal mortality.
March 7, 2010
Naomi Campbell: Evolution of a supermodel
Click on the link to read about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell in The Times (UK)
March 7, 2010
Celebrities join charities to march for mothers
Read Sally Griffith's article on Ask a Mum about the celebrities, VIPS and major charities that have joined forces to urge world leaders to make women's health a priority.
March 6, 2010
Uganda First Lady speaks at WRA breakfast
Emphasizing that .no woman should die while giving birth., Mrs. Museveni challenges the corporate sector to contribute to safe motherhood.
March 5, 2010
An invitation to dinner
Click to learn more about Living with Kids' virtual International Women's Day dinner party
March 5, 2010
TV star Tess Daly joins the Sarah Brown celebrity dinner club
Click to read about the International Women's Day dinner party held in London on behalf of the White Ribbon Alliance in The Daily Mail (UK)
March 5, 2010
Tess Daly and Sarah Brown bond over motherhood
BBC presenter Tess Daly, Prime Minister's wife and WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown and singer Annie Lennox were among the celebrity guests attending the WRA's International Women's Day Dinner Party in London. Find out more in The London Evening Standard!
March 5, 2010
Celebrities attend safe motherhood event
Celebrities including WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown and the singer Annie Lennox rubbed shoulders last night at an event promoting safe motherhood. Learn more on The Telegraph (UK).
March 5, 2010
India launches new drive against pregnancy deaths
Click to read Geeta Pandey's article in BBC News covering WRA-India's campaign "Play Your Part"
March 5, 2010
Assam records highest maternal mortality rate in the country
Click on the link to read more and learn what WRA-India leaders have to say in the article in The Hindu.
March 5, 2010
Insurgency main reason for Assam's high maternal mortality
Click on the link to read more about Assam in India's northeast that has the country's highest rate of maternal mortality, and learn what WRA-India leaders have to say in the article in Prokerala.
March 5, 2010
Government must put in check for maternal, infant deaths
Read Devotha John's article in The Citizen highlighting an interview with White Ribbon Alliance Tanzania National Coordinator Rose Mlay about White Ribbon Day - coming up on March 15th
March 5, 2010
First Lady Janet Museveni Challenges Corporate Community to Partner to Reduce Maternal Deaths
March 5, 2010
Every day should be Mother's Day
This Mother's Day join the global campaign to save women and newborn babies and spread the word with two free limited edition Mothers Day cards by artist and film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood and designer Kelly Hoppen MBE downloadable from www.millionmums.org
March 4, 2010
First Ladies and Fashion Icons Rally for Healthy Pregnancy and Safe Childbirth
WRA News: Global Update March 2010
March 4, 2010
Stars campaign for safe motherhood
Read more about the WRA's International Women's Day Dinner Party held in London in Asian Image (UK).
March 2, 2010
Women Build Bridges of Peace on International Women's Day
Women for Women International is partnering with the Women's Institute, and is joined by the White Ribbon Alliance and 25 other organizations committed to women's rights in the UK and around the world. Click on the link to learn more.
March 2, 2010
"Restoring Hope for Women in Africa" by Mothers Day Every Day Advisory Committee Member Dana Perino on Fox News
March 1, 2010
White Ribbon Alliance Unites Uganda's Most Powerful Voices to Celebrate 100th Year of International Women's Day
March 1, 2010
Yoga Magazine (UK) celebrates International Women's Day with the WRA
Click on the link to learn more!
February 28, 2010
Cool Mom Picks - on board with the WRA's Global Dinner Party for International Women's Day!
February 28, 2010
Sunday Times: Ida Raises Concerns Over Mortality Rates
Madam Ida Odinga, wife of Kenya's Prime Minister, urged members of the media to educate the public on measures to reduce maternal mortality at a briefing organized in part by WRA-Kenya
February 26, 2010
WRA Kenya holds Media Briefing with WRA Kenya Patron, Mrs. Ida Odinga
February 26, 2010
Press Coverage IWD Media Breakfast - Kenya Times
February 26, 2010
Madam Ida Odinga Champions Safe Motherhood at WRA Kenya International Womens Day Event
February 26, 2010
"How I learned to use fame to help others, by supermodel Naomi Campbell"
Read Beverley Rouse's article in The Independent (UK)about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell
February 24, 2010
First Lady of the Republic of Rwanda Mrs. Jeannette Kagame speaks at Maternal Mortality Campaign Meeting at No. 10 Downing Street
February 24, 2010
Mothers Day Every Day February 2010 Update - The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns
February 24, 2010
DIANE von FURSTENBERG SUPPORTS THE WHITE RIBBON ALLIANCE FOR MOTHER'S DAY 2010
February 24, 2010
Naomi gets Elle honour
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell has been given the Outstanding Contribution trophy at the Elle Style Awards in recognition of her 25-year career and charity work; read more in The Times of India
February 24, 2010
Celebrate International Women's Day with the White Ribbon Alliance
Click on the link to learn more on MOMocrats!
February 24, 2010
First Lady of Ethiopia Azeb Mesfin speaks at Maternal Mortality Campaign Meeting at No. 10 Downing Street
February 23, 2010
Campbell honoured at style awards
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell was given the Outstanding Contribution Award at last night's Elle Style Awards; read more on Ireland On-line
February 23, 2010
Duchess of York plans 'global Mumsnet' to bring women together
Read more about active WRA supporter Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, in The Telegraph UK
February 22, 2010
Vivienne Westwood and Naomi Campbell join forces for Fashion for Relief Haiti
Read Hilary Alexander's article in The Telegraph UK about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell and the veteran designer Vivienne Westwood
February 22, 2010
Naomi Campbell - Campbell To Fly To Haiti
Read more about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell in Contact Music
February 22, 2010
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown presents WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell the Outstanding Contribution Award at the ELLE Style Awards
Click on the link to read a transcript of Sarah Brown's speech
February 22, 2010
The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Launches Global Dinner Party Celebrating the 100th Year of International Women's Day at ELLE Style Awards
February 20, 2010
Naomi to fly to Haiti as stand-in for Sarah Brown
Read more about WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown and WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell in Katie Nicholl's article in the UK's Daily Mail
February 20, 2010
Fashion for Relief Haiti auction money could double with online sales
Click to learn more about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief Haiti
February 20, 2010
From Laval to London's fast lane
Click to read Rene Bruemmer's article in The Gazette (Canada) about the VP of Lotus cars who has teamed with WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell to help Haitians
February 20, 2010
Bidding Commences on the "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Evoras
Learn more about the Special Edition "Naomi for Haiti" Evoras that Lotus has designed with WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell being auctioned now!
February 19, 2010
OPPORTUNITY: WRA Seeks a Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant
February 19, 2010
Thanks £1million! Kate Moss and Geri Halliwell help Naomi Campbell raise funds for Haiti
Learn more about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show in London in Emily Sheridan's article on the Daily Mail UK
February 19, 2010
"David Walliams and James Corden 'kiss' at Haiti fund-raiser" by Nick Collins in The Telegraph UK
Read more about WRA Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief Haiti
February 19, 2010
Fashion for Relief: Kate Moss returns to the catwalk alongside Geri Halliwell, David Walliams and Nicola Roberts for Haiti charity show
Click to read more of WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief in Victoria Ward's article in the Mirror UK
February 19, 2010
OK! TV at Fashion for Relief Haiti
Click on the link to view OK! TV's Hofit Golan video at WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief Haiti on Express Videos UK
February 18, 2010
TODAY: Watch WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief UK Live
February 18, 2010
Vogue UK: Fashion For Relief London
Read about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show in Julia Neel's article in Vogue UK
February 18, 2010
Politics And Fashion Join Forces For Haiti
Read more about WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown and WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell fundraising efforts in Julia Reid's article on Sky News
February 18, 2010
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown Speaks at London's Somerset House for the Opening of London Fashion Week
Click on the link to read a transcript of WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown's speech
February 17, 2010
ELLE talks to Naomi Campbell
Read Emma Sells' article in ELLE UK about the WRA's Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell!
February 16, 2010
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's speaks with CNN in "Fashion Week shows off for Haiti"
February 16, 2010
Naomi Campbell To Be Awarded For Charity Work
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell will be presented with a special award by ELLE fashion magazine for her outstanding contribution to the fashion industry and her work with the White Ribbon Alliance.
February 16, 2010
Lotus Teams with Naomi Campbell to Raise Funds for Haiti
Learn more about the Special Edition "Naomi for Haiti" Evoras that Lotus has designed with WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell!
February 16, 2010
Destined for death? Motherhood in Yemen a game of Russian roulette
A mother is the family.s spine. She is crucial for her family.s welfare because so much depend on her. In one-way or another, her wellbeing directly reflects upon the entire family.s wellbeing. Any damage experienced to her automatically affects her offspring and the family as a whole. The greater the attention that is given to a mother, the greater the chances are for her to have healthy and strong children. The stronger the children, the more stable and solid society will be. Investing all available and required health and social recourses into motherhood.s safety is unquestionably an investment in a nation.s wellbeing.
February 15, 2010
Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief
WRA Global Ambassador talks with Seven Brown - click on the link to learn more at Hello Beautiful
February 13, 2010
Tributes to Lee Alexander McQueen at New York Fashion Week Charity Gala: Stars take to the catwalk in Alexander McQueen creations in memory of the late designer, and in aid of Haiti
Click on the link to read Hilary Alexander's article in The Telegraph UK about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief Haiti
February 13, 2010
Naomi Campbell runs star-studded Fashion for Relief, Duchess of York presents
Read Linda Gentile's article in The Examiner about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show where active WRA supporter Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, presented
February 13, 2010
Supermodel Naomi Campbell and sports car manufacturer Lotus Cars join forces for Haiti
In response to the horrific natural disaster that has crippled the nation of Haiti, WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell together with Lotus Cars will be auctioning eight special edition "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Evora sports cars, with the proceeds from the auction going to help the relief effort in Haiti.
February 12, 2010
TONIGHT: Watch WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief NY Live at 7:00 PM EST!
Thanks to AOL and Ustream who are broadcasting the show live to the internet - you can watch the action as it happens!
February 12, 2010
Why My Fashion For Relief Shows in New York and London Are For the Mothers and Babies of Haiti
Click on the link to read WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's article in The Huffington Post
February 12, 2010
Lotus Evora Naomi for Haiti
In response to the tragic earthquake in Haiti, WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell together with Lotus Cars will be auctioning eight special edition "Naomi for Haiti" Lotus Evora sports cars, with the proceeds from the auction going towards the relief effort.
February 12, 2010
Naomi to be honoured at ELLE Style Awards
Read Emma Sells' article in ELLE UK about their upcoming award ceremony where WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell will be given the award for Outstanding Contribution.
February 12, 2010
ELLE To Honour Naomi Campbell At The ELLE Style Awards 2010 With 'Outstanding Contribution' Award
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell to be honored for her work on behalf of the WRA
February 10, 2010
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, speaks about 'Half the Sky' and Fashion For Relief Haiti on Fox News
February 9, 2010
Stepping Up Partnerships and Raising Voices for Mothers and Babies
WRA News: Global Update February 2010
February 9, 2010
Naomi Campbell Exclusive
Click on the link to read Dolly Jones' article in Vogue UK about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's work with Global Patron Sarah Brown and her Fashion For Relief charity catwalk
February 9, 2010
"OMG! Naomi Campbell calls Grazia Daily!"
Read more about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's upcoming Fashion For Relief
February 8, 2010
Naomi Campbell Holds 'Fashion for Relief' at New York Fashion Week
Click on the link to read the article by Diana Mathias in The Epoch Times
February 8, 2010
DIANE von FURSTENBERG SUPPORTS THE WHITE RIBBON ALLIANCE FOR MOTHER'S DAY 2010
February 8, 2010
Prioritizing maternal health in Nepal
Read Bhumika Ghimire's article in United Press International Asia highlighting the work of the Safe Motherhood Network Federation of Nepal and their President/National Coordinator Dr. Arzu Rana-Deuba
February 6, 2010
Fashion For Relief 2010
February 5, 2010
Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief" - Haiti: London & NYC 2010
February 5, 2010
"Once in a lifetime Marchesa fashion experience with Georgina Chapman"
Click on the link to learn about the Second Annual charitybuzz Valentine's Day Auction - proceeds from this item will benefit the WRA
February 5, 2010
JOIN US ON THE BRIDGE ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 8TH MARCH 2010
February 5, 2010
Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief
Click on the link to read more in Fashionably Petite
February 4, 2010
Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief ™ – Haiti NYC, 2010 Superstars Walk The Runway To Help Save Lives of Mothers and Babies in Haiti
February 4, 2010
Naomi Campbell Fashion For Relief Tickets Now On Sale!
Click on the link to learn more on Fashionista about WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's next Fashion For Relief
February 4, 2010
ELLE launches dinner party initiative for charity
ELLE invites you to throw a dinner party for your friends and raise money for the WRA at the same time. Click on the link to read Carrie Gorman's article in ELLE UK.
February 3, 2010
Jo Cox, Director of the Maternal Mortality Campaign, travels to Rwanda
Click on the link to follow her blog
February 3, 2010
"Win tickets to Hamleys bash" by Charlotte Martin in The Sun (UK)
Hamleys toy shop is celebrating its 250th birthday and holding a party in association with the WRA - click on the link to learn more
February 3, 2010
"Football in Fada at Livewire" - Amnesty International blogging for human rights
Amnestry International's awareness raising caravan is touring Burkina Faso in a campaign to reduce maternal mortality. Click on the link to learn more and how the WRA-Burkina Faso is involved.
February 2, 2010
The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Presents the Global Dinner Party Guide by Yasmin Mills Celebrating the 100th Year of International Women's Day
January 31, 2010
Click here to read the WRA's January Newsletter!
January 29, 2010
Follow Jo Cox, Director of the Maternal Mortality Campaign, on Facebook as she blogs from Davos
January 25, 2010
Stories of Mothers Saved - call for participation
January 25, 2010
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell and Global Patron Sarah Brown Reach Out to Women and Children of Haiti
January 25, 2010
"Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown display model behaviour joining a supermodel line-up to launch Fashion For Relief" in the Daily Mail
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell makes plans for her next Fashion For Relief
January 22, 2010
Engage the Media - International Women's Day
January 21, 2010
WRA Responds to Haiti Tragedy
January 19, 2010
"Redefining 'Impossible' When It Comes to Maternal Mortality" by Mothers Day Every Day Advisory Committee Member Liya Kebede in The Huffington Post
January 16, 2010
Yemen needs to reduce maternal mortality rate
The National Safe Motherhood Alliance (NSMA) in Yemen, of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, conducted a training course on issues regarding motherhood.
January 16, 2010
Yemen needs to reduce maternal mortality rate
The National Safe Motherhood Alliance (NSMA) in Yemen, affiliate of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, conducted a training course for 25 young men and women representing several NGOs on issues regarding motherhood and how to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for all women and newborns across the country.
January 8, 2010
A message from Global Patron Sarah Brown
January 1, 2010
Happy New Year!
December 31, 2009
"Year in Review: In Consideration of Others" on Canada Fashion Television's Best of 2009
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell is highlighted for her efforts benefiting the WRA
December 31, 2009
The Models Who Changed Our Year: 9 of 2009
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell named "Biggest Do-Gooder" by Modelinia for her work benefiting the WRA.
December 21, 2009
"On the floor and still bleeding, just having given birth - these are the lucky ones"
Grazia Magazine highlights WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's visit to a Tanzanian health clinic
December 18, 2009
Sarah Brown meets life-saving schoolgirls
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown welcomed four Bradford schoolgirls to Downing Street to congratulate them on turning a school project into £40,000 to help combat maternal mortality in Africa.
December 18, 2009
Louis Vuitton Supports the White Ribbon Alliance
December 16, 2009
Huddling for 2010: Mothers Day Every Day Breakfast with Congress
December 14, 2009
Karmarama's SproutAid to Benefit the WRA!
December 11, 2009
Celebrating Progress and Unifying Strategies to Save Lives
WRA News
December 10, 2009
Healthy Mothers: Recap of Mothers Day Every Day Meeting
by JoDee Winterhof, CARE Vice President, Policy and Advocacy
December 10, 2009
Jim Luce: Chatting with UNICEF's Director Ann Veneman
Click on the link above to read more about Mothers Day Every Day campaign Co-Chair Ann Veneman in The Huffington Post
December 9, 2009
Sarah Brown: The Tweet Heard Round the World
Twitteratti Gather at Number 10 for the White Ribbon Alliance's Million Mums campaign
December 9, 2009
Mothers Day Every Day Advisory Committee Member Tammy Haddad Talks with "Glee" star Matthew Morrison
Click on the link to view the video on Politico; Haddad and Morrison discuss the WRA
December 7, 2009
Naomi Campbell gets Sarah Brown's vote in Harper's list of heroines
guardian.co.uk - UK Campbell used her 2008 Fashion for Relief event to support Brown's White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA), which seeks to curb the huge number of ...
December 7, 2009
Sarah Brown hosts the Downing Tweet Christmas Party
Sarah Brown met the faces behind the "tweets" when she welcomed guests supporting the Million Mums campaign to Downing Street for a special Christmas party.
December 7, 2009
"Al-Jaifi Selected as WRA Executive Board Member" in Yemen News Agency
Head of the National Safe Motherhood Alliance, Nafisa Hamoud Al-Jaifi joins the Global WRA Board of Directors following a global membership-wide vote.
December 6, 2009
Baby Baby: The Downing Tweet Christmas Party
By Sandy Calico I had the absolute honour of being invited by Sarah Brown (yes, that Sarah Brown, the Prime Minister's wife) to the Downing Tweet Christmas Party in aid of the Million Mums campaign. I'm not entirely sure why Sarah invited me, ...
December 6, 2009
Twelve Thirty Eight: Is your mum one in a million?
By Hamish Thompson I had the great fortune to be the guest of Sarah Brown at Downing Street on Friday night for a Christmas party in aid of the Million Mums campaign by the White Ribbon Alliance of which she is the Global Patron. ...
December 6, 2009
Downing Tweet
Ben Matthews, founding member of Twestival, details his experience at the No. 10 event 'Downing Tweet'
December 5, 2009
Downing Tweet Parties to Support Maternal Mortality Campaign
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown writes on Huffington Post about the inaugural #DowningTweet party to unite bloggers and twitter champions in advocating for safe motherhood.
December 4, 2009
Support the White Ribbon Alliance with mandmdirect.com's Socks Appeal!
December 4, 2009
Mothers Day Every Day Breakfast with Congress
Click on the link to watch a film from the breakfast event.
December 2, 2009
"Supporting women's reproductive rights for 45 years" by Noreen Fagan
Canada's Former First Lady Maureen McTeer and active WRA representative speaks on protecting women's health.
November 27, 2009
Sarah Brown: midwives crucial to stopping women dying in childbirth
Sarah Brown, the Global Patron of the WRA and Prime Minister's wife of the UK, has called for more to be done to stop women dying in childbirth around the world.
November 24, 2009
MPs Urged to Support Women
Dr. Josaphat Byamugisha, Chair of WRA Alliance Uganda delivers address about WRA global initiatives to improve maternal health at the 3rd Parliamentary Conference on Maternal and Newborn Health in Kampala.
November 22, 2009
"More efforts made to reduce mortality rate" by Levina Kato in Tanzania's Daily News
November 20, 2009
"Sh13 million dress!" in The Citizen
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief show in Dar es Salaam raises $10,000 in auction to benefit the WRA
November 19, 2009
Africa: Poverty Blamed for Continent's Maternal Mortality by Victoria Ibanga in Daily Champion
First Lady Janet Museveni of Uganda urges African leaders to invest in maternal, child and family health during an international family planning conference organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health in Munyonyo
November 18, 2009
Supermodel Naomi Campbell helps Somerset duo
BBC News features WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's first African Fashion for Relief and her visit to Temeke Hospital with WRA National Coordinator Rose Mlay of Tanzania and WRA Global Director Brigid McConville of the UK.
November 16, 2009
"Improve child, maternal care" in The Guardian, Tanzania
November 16, 2009
White Ribbon News: WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell in Tanzania
Click here to view film footage of WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell's visit to Temeke Hospital and her Fashion For Relief show in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
November 14, 2009
Naomi Campbell in Dar for cause
Famous British model and White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Ambassador Naomi Campbell walks between models, during a fashion show in Dar es Salaam on Thursday night to raise funds to help Tanzanian mothers deliver safely.
November 14, 2009
Thandiwe Bande against Violence
Christine Chisha in Dar es Salaam covers speech given by First Lady Thandiwe Banda during WRA Annual Membership Meeting for Zambia Daily Mail.
November 14, 2009
Naomi Campbell visits Tanzania by Reuters in The Post
November 14, 2009
"Naomi Campbell champions African models, mothers" in The Guardian
November 14, 2009
"Naomi Campbell Kwa raha zake ndani ya Dar" by Na Mwandishi Wetu in Habarileo Jumamosi
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell holds her Fashion For Relief show at the WRA's Annual General Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
November 14, 2009
"Gauni la Campbell lauzwa Mil 10" by Na Faustine Feliciane in Nipashe
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell holds her Fashion For Relief show at the WRA's Annual General Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
November 14, 2009
"Supermodel Naomi Campbell weeps: Touched on seeing mothers and their newborns crowded in Temeke hospital maternity wing" by Khalfan Said in The Guardian
November 14, 2009
"Campbell supports motherhood safety" by Marilyn Tranchart in The Guardian Sport, Tanzania
November 14, 2009
"Pilipili: Wasomaji mnavutiwa na habari za aina gani?" by Na Ayub Rioba in Mwananchi Habar
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell holds her Fashion For Relief show at the WRA's Annual General Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
November 13, 2009
Supermodel Naomi Campbell thrills Dar es Salaam
November 13, 2009
Governments urged to support safe motherhood by Levina Kato in Daily News
November 13, 2009
Naomi Campbell attacks "fashion world discrimination" against black models
Super Model and WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell is joined on the catwalk by models from The Face of Africa Challenge and WRA National Alliance Coordinator Rose Mlay of Tanzania and WRA Global Executive Director Theresa Shaver during her first African Fashion for Relief charity fundraiser.
November 13, 2009
Naomi Campbell at 5th Fashion for Relief charity fundraiser
November 13, 2009
Naomi Campbell's Bag Raises Charity Cash
WRA Global Ambassador Naomi Campbell donated a Hermes "it" bag to help raise funds to fight deaths in pregnancy, which hit more than half a million women each year.
November 12, 2009
Thandiwe Banda prods First Ladies to help improve women's lives
First Lady of Zambia delivers address to the White Ribbon Alliance Annual General Meeting in Dar es Salaam.
November 12, 2009
Response cheers first lady
Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation carries news of First Lady Thandiwe Banda giving keynote address during WRA Annual Membership Meeting in Dar es Salaam.
November 12, 2009
WRA urges political commitment on safe motherhood by Levina Kato in Daily News
November 12, 2009
WRA Patron Sarah Brown delivers keynote speech to open WRA Annual Membership Meeting
November 12, 2009
A Joyful Celebration of WRA National Alliance Champions
November 10, 2009
Doctors want more funding to reduce infant, maternal death
Health Minister Stephen Mallinga, who officiated at the launch of the White Ribbon Alliance in Uganda, said his ministry wanted to reduce the infant and maternal mortality rate
November 9, 2009
WRA meeting to strategize mortality reduction Nov. 12 by Geoffrey Nangai in The African
WRA National Alliance Coordinator Rose Mlay of Tanzania and WRA Global Deputy Director Betsy McCallon speak about the WRA Annual General Membership Meeting to be convened in Dar es Salaam November 12 and 13.
November 6, 2009
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Celebrates 10 Years of Igniting Action to Save Women's Lives
November 5, 2009
WRA's Latest News
Uniting the Voices of Change to Catalyze Action for Maternal and Newborn Health
November 4, 2009
VINTAGE HERMES AUCTION - Tuesday, 10th NOVEMBER 2009
Naomi Campbell Celebrates her 25th Anniversary in the Fashion Industry with an Auction in Aid of the White Ribbon Alliance at ARTCURIAL Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan
November 1, 2009
"The Reproductive Health of Many Cameroonians is Riddled with Problems" in Real Punch's Health Companion
Members of the White Ribbon Alliance in Cameroon are working to raise awareness on safe motherhood.
November 1, 2009
"Cameroonians reproductive health checked by poverty" in the Publishers Diary of Real Punch
October 30, 2009
Fiji joins awareness for safer pregnancy
WRA member organization Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative (FWRSI) holds launch
October 30, 2009
The Fiji Times reports on the status of maternal and child health and the work of the members of the White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative
October 29, 2009
International Midwifery Challenges and Opportunities
Conference held at The University of Southampton for midwifery, health and social sciences students
October 29, 2009
"Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative Launched" in Fiji Government's Online Portal
October 28, 2009
Birth and death: Time to unleash the power of women
WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver: "Now more than ever, we need to truly make the effort to ensure that women everywhere have these rights."
October 26, 2009
How to prevent women and newborns from early death
Brigid McConville, Director of the UK Operations of the WRA, speaks with Sheila on the BBC's Woman's Hour
October 20, 2009
Mothers Day Every Day October 2009 Update
October 20, 2009
Former Prime Minister Joe Clark visits Korle Bu Hospital following delivery of $1 Million Worth of Donated Medical Equipment and Supplies from Canada
This project benefits a maternity ward of one of Ghana's hospitals and stems from Former First Lady Maureen McTeer's work with the White Ribbon Alliance.
October 16, 2009
"When Mothers Die" by Liya Kebede in The Daily Beast
October 14, 2009
"Gender-selective abortion in India is on the rise" by Madeline Wheeler in The Christian Science Monitor
Aparajita Gogoi, country director of the Center for Development and Population Activities and the WRA-India, provides comments.
October 13, 2009
Join Sarah Brown and a million mums on Twitter for maternal mortality awareness
by Sarah Powell in Parent Dish
October 12, 2009
"Better Halves" by Rebecca Mead in The New Yorker
Click on the link above to read more about the Important Dinner for Women held in New York, where WRA Patron Sarah Brown delivered the keynote speech
October 12, 2009
Model Behaviour...Naomi Campbell White Ribbon Alliance
October 12, 2009
"Louis Vuitton and Naomi Campbell support Sarah Brown's charity" by Hilary Alexander in The Telegraph
October 12, 2009
"Tell us why you love your mum" in The Sun
October 11, 2009
Naomi Campbell & Louis Vuitton Fight Maternal Mortality
WRA Ambassador Naomi Campbell collaborates with Louis Vuitton to benefit the WRA.
October 9, 2009
First Lady of Rwanda called upon stakeholders to mobilize, sensitise and motivate Rwandans towards reduction of maternal deaths and take innovative actions against the problem
October 9, 2009
The Effort to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Aparajita Gogoi, the national coordinator of the White Ribbon Alliance in India and Country Director for CEDPA, tells Global Health TV why it's been so difficult to solve the developing world's maternal mortality crisis.
October 9, 2009
How Partnerships Can Help End Oppression Against Women
Jeremie Zoungrana, the national advisor to the White Ribbon Alliance in Burkina Faso and Rwanda and country director for Jhpiego-Rwanda tells Global Health TV how men and women are working together to raise awareness of maternal mortality and other challenges facing women globally.
October 9, 2009
15th October: Tweet-a-thon for Million Mums
In partnership with the Million Mums Campaign, MumsRock is hosting their first Tweet-a-thon. Tweet why you think mums rock to '@mumsrock because...' Click on the link above to learn more!
October 9, 2009
Naomi Campbell Collaborates With Vuitton for Charity
WRA Ambassador Naomi Campbell and Louis Vuitton join forces to benefit the White Ribbon Alliance.
October 9, 2009
Overcoming Global Oppression Against Women
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn explains the premise of the new book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide co-authored with her husband, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. WuDunn says the book can be used as a do-it-yourself toolkit to encourage people to take action against oppression.
October 9, 2009
A Man's Role In Battling Oppression Against Women
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Nicholas Kristof explains how men should take active roles in helping to end oppression against women. The New York Times columnist co-authored the new book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn.
October 9, 2009
Louis Vuitton Supports The White Ribbon Alliance on Special Request of Naomi Campbell
October 8, 2009
Rwanda: World Bank Pledges Support to Maternal Health Care
October 7, 2009
First Lady of Rwanda Speaks at the WRA General Assembly & Launch of Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Rwanda
October 2, 2009
"Supper with the supermodels in New York City" by Mrs. Moneypenny in the Financial Times
Click on the link above to read more about the Important Dinner for Women held in New York
October 1, 2009
Commitment to improving maternal, newborn, child health and family planning in Pakistan
September 29, 2009
"Awareness plan for motherhood" in the Fiji Times
Spokespersons of WRA organizational member - the Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative - discuss Fiji's maternal mortality ratio and aims to ensure safe motherhood for all women of Fiji
September 29, 2009
Saving moms and babies. Because too many of them need saving.
September 28, 2009
Get your copy of WRA's newly launched paper - The Mum!
September 28, 2009
"Saving Women's Lives -and- Blurry Shots of Supermodels" by Liz at Mom-101
Click on the link above to access a blog entry on the important dinner for women held in New York, where WRA Patron Sarah Brown delivered the keynote speech.
September 28, 2009
Ribbon of safety for mums, babies
WRA organizational member the Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Initiative set to launch campaign at end of October
September 28, 2009
Mum's the Word at Labour Party Conference
WRA launches Mums' Cafe and 'The Mum' newspaper
September 25, 2009
H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah,Wendi Murdoch, and Indra Nooyi: Maternal mortality needs to be at the top of every world leader's agenda
September 25, 2009
Wendi Murdoch: Simple interventions could have an impact on maternal mortality
September 25, 2009
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah: Women don't have to keep dying in childbirth
September 25, 2009
Indra Nooyi: No woman should die while bringing new life into this world
September 25, 2009
Lawsuits Are Used to Lower India's Maternal Deaths
September 25, 2009
"A Q & A with Sarah Brown" by Laura Dunn on Gair Rhydd
Click on the link above to learn more about the WRA's Patron
September 24, 2009
"Coming Together for a Good Cause" by Mothers Day Every Day Advisory Committee Member Anita McBride in Politico
September 24, 2009
Important Dinner For Women: Jessica Alba, Sarah Brown And More Gather In New York For Maternal Health Event
Hosted by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Wendi Murdoch and Indra Nooyi, WRA Patron Sarah Brown delivers keynote speech.
September 24, 2009
"Women step up pressure for maternal health" by Alexandra Frean in the Times Online
WRA Patron Sarah Brown gathers with 300 of the globe's most influential women in New York on Wednesday night determined to help tackle one of the most pressing but least noticed issues holding back global economic recovery: maternal health.
September 24, 2009
Standout Females Headline Important Dinner for Women
September 24, 2009
"A Changing Tide of Opinion for Women and Girls" by Sarah Brown in The Huffington Post
September 24, 2009
Important Dinner for Women: Cause Aimed at Reducing Maternal Mortality
Click on the link above to watch news coverage on My Fox NY.
September 24, 2009
"What is the White Ribbon Alliance? And Enter Our 'Very Important Dinner for Women' Giveaway" in the Lancome Blog
September 23, 2009
Important Dinner for Women: WRA Patron Sarah Brown Delivers Keynote Speech
September 23, 2009
"Dinner honors programs for women" by Mothers Day Every Day Advisory Committee Member Anita McBride in Politico
September 23, 2009
WRA Patron Sarah Brown Blogs - from New York at the United Nations General Assembly and Clinton Global Initiative to the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh
September 22, 2009
"No rest until mothers are saved" by Frazer Potani in AfricaNews
WRA Malawi leaders Darlington Harawa and Lennie Kamwendo advocate for safe motherhood.
September 22, 2009
WRA Patron Sarah Brown delivers speech at Clinton Global Initiative Girls and Women Dinner in New York
September 21, 2009
Click here to read the WRA's September Newsletter!
September 18, 2009
Global Health TV: Eradicating Women's Oppression
WRA leaders Aparajita Gogoi and Jérémie Zoungrana join Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn in sharing the story of how their new book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, came to be.
September 18, 2009
"Non-governmental organizations call for bold action from leaders on health care" by Ryan Dicovitsky in MediaGlobal
September 17, 2009
There are two women to see you, Gordon... Pregnant Zoe Ball and celebrities turn up at No10
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown met with women ahead of the U.N. general assembly where free healthcare in developing countries will be discussed
September 17, 2009
Future moms visit Number 10 on campaign to improve healthcare
The Prime Minister and WRA Patron Sarah Brown welcomed a group of expectant mothers to Downing Street to hear about their campaign to improve healthcare for pregnant women in developing countries.
September 16, 2009
Pregnant maternal health campaigners visit Downing Street
Expectant mothers visit Downing Street to meet with the Prime Minister and Sarah Brown and discuss their campaign for free healthcare for pregnant women in developing countries
September 15, 2009
CEDPA links to Half the Sky book discussion webcast
WRA-India Coordinator and CEDPA/India Country Director Aparajita Gogoi provides the audience with real life examples from her work that upheld the argument made in the book.
September 15, 2009
Sarah, Duchess of York, embarks on a very personal crusade as she visits mothers and children in need in Nepal - in Hello! Magazine
September 15, 2009
WRA Ambassador Naomi Campbell donates
September 14, 2009
Maternal Health Leaders Celebrate Pulitzer Prize Winners
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Shine Spotlight on Mothers Day Every Day and U.S. Role in Improving Global Maternal Health as Key to Empowering Women
September 12, 2009
Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Bring Their Half the Sky Global Women's Movement to Washington
The White Ribbon Alliance, with the Mothers Day Every Day campaign co-hosted with CARE USA, held an event sponsored by the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women campaign to bring the new book "Half the Sky" to the development, political, and media crowd.
September 11, 2009
Labours of Love: A Celebration of Women in Art
Former First Lady of Canada, Maureen McTeer, joins artists in raising funds for the WRA
September 11, 2009
Empowering women to end poverty
Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn introduced their new book, "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide" with WRA leaders Aparajita Gogoi and Jérémie Zoungrana in Washington, D.C.
September 11, 2009
Is White Ribbon the New Black? Making Maternal Health Fashionable
By the Global Health Initiative's Calyn Ostrowski and edited by Meaghan Parker.
September 11, 2009
Politico covers Mothers Day Every Day celebration of 'Half the Sky' coauthors Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn
September 11, 2009
Fiji White Ribbon Safe Motherhood Action Group to launch campaign
WRA member organization in Fiji embarks on campaign to reduce the mortality rate amongst pregnant women.
September 10, 2009
Watch the Webcast: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
September 10, 2009
UK capital celebrates 25th anniversary of London Fashion Week on the underground
ELLE Magazine and other supporters to donate a percentage of proceeds of limited edition designer T-shirts to the WRA
September 6, 2009
Mum's the hopeful word in Orissa
Click on the link above to read an article in The Times of India about the Deliver Now campaign launched by WRA-India and PMNCH
September 5, 2009
Duchess of York visits Maternity Hospital in Nepal
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, joined WRA leaders in Nepal to highlight the work of the Alliance in meeting MDG5.
September 2, 2009
Deaths at Birth Illuminate Tanzania's Health Challenges
Rose Mlay, WRA-Tanzania's Coordinator, featured on PBS's Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
September 1, 2009
WRA UK Director Invited for President's Drinks Event with the Women in Advertising and Communications London
September 1, 2009
"Christy Turlington Burns: Postcard from Tanzania" in Marie Claire
Mothers Day Every Day Advisory Committee Member Christy Turlington Burns writes of her recent trip to Tanzania as an advocate for maternal health.
September 1, 2009
Maternal Mortality Campaign Meeting Held
August 31, 2009
WRA's Million Mums campaign brings the famous tattoo to the last festival of the summer...
August 29, 2009
"La importancia de las parteras" por Marta Gomez-Rodulfo en Yo Dona
Click on the link above to download a feature in Spain's Yo Dona's magazine about the importance of midwives, highlighting WRA member Pashtoon Azfar, President of the Afghan Midwives Association.
August 17, 2009
My Wife Died After Giving Birth
By Jenna Gabrial Gallagher in Harper's Bazaar
August 15, 2009
Maternal Health - at the centre of development
By Sarah Brown, Patron, the White Ribbon Alliance
August 13, 2009
Ending Childhood Marriage Will Save Lives
Madeline Wheeler discusses the correlation between childhood marriage and maternal mortality in The Huffington Post.
August 11, 2009
Maternal Mortality Worries First Lady of Zambia Thandiwe Banda
WRA National Coordinator Friday Nkhoma challenges Zambians to discuss issues of maternal mortality and morbidity openly in communities.
July 30, 2009
"A Tipping Point on Maternal Mortality?" by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times
July 30, 2009
Mothers Day Every Day July 2010 Update: The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns
July 27, 2009
"In War and Isolation, a Fighter for Afghan Women" by Denise Grady in The New York Times
White Ribbon Alliance member Pashtoon Azfar, President of the Afghan Midwives Association, speaks on Capitol Hill.
July 21, 2009
Naomi Campbell Donates Birkin Bag for White Ribbon Appeal
Naomi Campbell is the next philanthropic celebrity to donate one of her own Hermes Birkin bags to charity auction.
July 21, 2009
"We Need A Global Fund for Moms" by MDED Advisory Committee Member Liya Kebede in The Huffington Post
July 20, 2009
Pressing the G8 to Make Real Their Pledges to Save Women's Lives: WRA News
July 18, 2009
"Awareness on mother, child health urged" in The International News of Pakistan
July 17, 2009
'Low social status behind women's high mortality rate' by Jamila Achakzai in Pakistan's International News
Dr. Nabila Ali, Head of Pakistan's Initiative for Mother and Newborns and White Ribbon Alliance Pakistan Executive Council Member, discusses the most important underlying reason behind Pakistan's high maternal mortality rate.
July 14, 2009
WRA Member Pashtoon Azfar, President of the Afghan Midwives Association, Speaks at Congressional Briefing on Maternal Health
July 13, 2009
BBC's Health Check Claudia Hammond talks with WRA UK Director Brigid McConville
Maternal Moralilty at the G8
July 10, 2009
White Ribbon News: G8 Leaders - Make Mothers Proud
Click here to view film footage from Italy where the WRA is projecting photos of G8 leaders with their mothers on Rome's most famous landmarks, raising awareness of the need for urgent action to prevent maternal mortality.
July 10, 2009
"Making our mothers proud" by Chloe Angyal in The Examiner
July 10, 2009
"Millions of women are dying needlessly" by WRA Ambassador Naomi Campbell in La Stampa
July 10, 2009
Update on G8's commitment to Maternal Mortality and Millennium Development Goals
By Alexis Glick of Fox Business
July 10, 2009
Rose Mlay of WRA Tanzania meets with WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown and G8 Spouses in Italy
July 9, 2009
Maternal Mortality: Will the G8 Leaders Do What They Promised?
By Alexis Glick of Fox Business
July 9, 2009
Champions on The Hill urge President Obama to prioritize maternal health at the G8 Summit
July 8, 2009
White Ribbon Alliance Blog: Day One of the G8 Summit
July 8, 2009
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown Blogging and Tweeting from the G8 Summit
July 8, 2009
Brigid McConville, Director of the WRA (UK) writes to G8 Sherpers and Finance Ministers to make commitments
July 7, 2009
WRA launches Atlas of Birth in time for G8
July 7, 2009
"Safe motherhood" by Jackie May in the South Africa Times
Photo of US president Barak Obama held by his mother is displayed on Rome's Colosseum - part of the WRA's campaign
July 7, 2009
White Ribbon News: WRA Ambassador Naomi Campbell sends message to G8 Summit Host, Prime Minister Berlusconi
July 7, 2009
"Global Campaign Calls on G8 Leaders To 'Make Their Mothers Proud', Fight for Maternal Health" in The Huffington Post
July 7, 2009
Saatchi & Saatchi, Freud Comm launch press advertising campaign
Global press advertising campaign directly targets G8 leaders, calling on them to fulfil their commitment to maternal health.
July 7, 2009
14.3M midwives, nurses and doctors seeks end to maternal deaths
July 7, 2009
WRA members in the UK urge Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, to take action
July 6, 2009
WRA delegation hand Melanne Verveer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, a petition from millions of health care workers urging action at the G8
July 6, 2009
Global campaign calls on G8 leaders to make their mothers proud
July 6, 2009
Members of WRA, Maternal Mortality Campaign, and Make Poverty History urge Prime Minister Harper to take a stand against maternal mortality at the G8
July 6, 2009
White Ribbon Alliance leaders around the world urge action from G8 leaders with petition from millions of health care workers
July 4, 2009
Unanimous call to PM Harper to assume leadership role in reducing maternal and infant mortality and morbidity at G8
WRA member - Canadian Association of Midwives - urges Canada's leader to ensure improved maternal and infant health in every country.
July 3, 2009
It's Time to Make Mothers a Priority
By Sia Nyama Koroma, the First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, in The Huffington Post
July 2, 2009
WRA asks G8 leaders to commit to urgent action to reduce maternal mortality around the world
July 2, 2009
Campaign for safe motherhood
WRA-India and PMNCH's 'Deliver Now for Women and Children' campaign advocates for quality healthcare to bring down the number of maternal deaths.
July 2, 2009
Prime Minister Pledges Action On Maternal Mortality
PM Gordon Brown - determined to keep the issue of maternal mortality high on the agenda of the G8 Summit
June 30, 2009
WRA delegation hand PM Gordon Brown a message from health care workers from around the world
Petition urges PM Brown & G8 leaders to take action to prevent maternal mortality
June 30, 2009
14.3 Million Midwives, Nurses and Doctors Demand Action on Maternal Deaths at July G8 Summit
June 30, 2009
Transforming Words into Actions, Policies into Practices to Save Women's Lives: WRA News
June 30, 2009
Improvement of maternal health a far cry in Orissa
June 30, 2009
White Ribbon News: Delegation hand Prime Minister Brown a petition from millions of health care workers urging action at the G8
Click here to view film footage from No. 10 Downing Street where a delegation of WRA members meet with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
June 29, 2009
Hello Magazine: "Sarah Brown turns festival chick as she rocks up to Glastonbury with Naomi"
WRA Global Patron Sarah Brown & WRA Ambassador Naomi Campbell support the Million Mums Campaign with visit to Glastonbury Festival
June 28, 2009
"Maternal Mortality Here and Abroad: Awareness, Advocacy and Action" by Kim Armour, AWHONN President
June 27, 2009
State to reduce maternal, infant mortality rates
Orissa government and State Finance Minister Parfulla Chandra Ghadei determined to reduce mortality rates.
June 27, 2009
White Ribbon News: Film footage from Glastonbury Festival - Million Mum tattoos a hit!
June 24, 2009
Minister assures adequate supply of medicines
India's Minister for Health and Family Welfare Prasanna Acharya attributes the high maternal mortality rate to lack of political and administrative will.
June 24, 2009
Better maternity care demanded
WRA-India's advocacy brings to light gaps and loopholes in maternal health policy implementation.
June 23, 2009
Advocacy campaign reaches out to India's Orissa province
June 22, 2009
Emily Eavis: The mother of all festivals
Glastonbury Festival co-organizer keen to support the WRA
June 20, 2009
National Rural Health Mission ailing in Balangir
June 20, 2009
"Make motherhood safe for all" by Susan McGovern in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 18, 2009
Balangir Blood Bank Does a Lallu
By Biswajit Padhi of WRA-India
June 16, 2009
NRHM fails to provide healthcare
WRA-India, Orissa holds two-day field exposure visit for media representatives.
June 15, 2009
Global Leaders Devise Plan to Save Millions of Mothers and Their Newborn Babies
WRA contributes to new report on urgent action plan to save the lives of millions of mothers and newborn babies by the year 2015.
June 12, 2009
Glastonbury Festival 2009 to Support the Million Mums Campaign
June 12, 2009
Rally and Public Hearing on Safe Motherhood held in Baripada
June 10, 2009
Click here to read the WRA's June Newsletter!
June 4, 2009
Canada's international leaders on maternal mortality congratulate Canadian Parliament
June 2, 2009
Health services fail in district
WRA-India challenges health system to be accountable
May 29, 2009
Raising Our Voices - North and South - to Galvanize Action for Maternal Health: WRA News
May 29, 2009
Taskforce on International Innovative Financing for Health Systems Releases Report
Key recommendations on health MDGs
May 29, 2009
Safe Motherhood Day Observed in Bangladesh
White Ribbon Alliance - Bangladesh collaborates with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in planning first annual Safe Motherhood Day.
May 26, 2009
Statement from the Consultation of Regional Institutions and Networks on High Level Task Force on Innovative International Financing for Health Systems Released
May 21, 2009
Yemen National Safe Motherhood Alliance Meets with His Excellency Hasan Al-Lowzi
May 20, 2009
Endowment Ministry, WRA discuss safe motherhood project
May 19, 2009
WRA 5-Year Strategic Plan Arabic Translation Available
May 19, 2009
The 62nd World Health Assembly
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon & Global Patron of the WRA, Sarah Brown speak out on high rates of maternal deaths.
May 19, 2009
ABC News: Maternal Deaths Deemed Inexcusable,
May 18, 2009
"Yemen, WRA discuss safe motherhood cooperation" on Saba Net
May 18, 2009
His Excellency Dr. Rashad Al-Alaimi meets with the Yemen National Safe Motherhood Alliance and WRA Global Secretariat
May 16, 2009
"This Mom Didn't Have to Die" by Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times
May 15, 2009
African First Ladies Health Summit Highlights & Summary Report Released
May 14, 2009
Take a stand against maternal and newborn mortality: Make Mothers Day Every Day
May 14, 2009
Caught Caring: The White Ribbon Alliance
May 14, 2009
Maternal Mortality Campaign group meets in European Commission in Brussels
May 14, 2009
Civil Society Forum on the High Level Taskforce on Innovative International Financing Report Released
May 14, 2009
WRA leaders participate in high-level consultation meeting on financing the MDGs
WRA National Alliance leaders from Malawi, Indonesia, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia voice concerns regarding health system strengthening to combat maternal mortality.
May 12, 2009
NBC's Today Show hosts Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and supermodel Liya Kebede to discuss the White Ribbon Alliance
May 12, 2009
Coffee Brown of the University of New Mexico's Talk Radio News interviews Theresa Shaver of WRA and Jodee Winterhoff of CARE
May 12, 2009
Support for world mums
May 12, 2009
ONE Counts Down to Mother's Day with Mothers Day Every Day
May 11, 2009
"Hoping for Healthy Mothers All Over the Globe" by Christy Turlington in The Huffington Post
May 11, 2009
"Remembering the Burden of Malaria on Mother's Day" by Ray Chambers in The Huffington Post
May 10, 2009
"Of Pandemics and a Global Pledge to Moms and Newborns" by Theresa Shaver & Helene Gayle in The Huffington Post
May 10, 2009
MOMocrats Mothers Day Every Day Post Round-Up
May 9, 2009
2009 White House Correspondents Garden Brunch Dedicated to the WRA & CARE's Mothers Day Every Day Campaign
May 9, 2009
"Saving Mothers' Lives" by Wendi Deng Murdoch in The Huffington Post
May 8, 2009
"No Woman Should Die Giving Life" by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid in The Huffington Post
May 8, 2009
Ministers of Health gather for African Union Conference - Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality launched
May 7, 2009
"Let's Make Mother's Day a Global Reality" by Liya Kebede in The Huffington Post
May 7, 2009
"A Mother is a Guardian Angel Every Day" by Anita McBride in The Huffington Post
May 6, 2009
Geri Halliwell joins Sarah Brown in appeal to improve childbirth conditions worldwide
Geri Halliwell, the former Spice Girl and UN Goodwill Ambassador, is joining the Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown to appeal for more investment to save millions of women from birthing injuries and disability.
May 6, 2009
Sarah Brown: campaigning for safe motherhood
Today, Sarah Brown will address the House of Commons as part of the White Ribbon Alliance's "Million Mums" campaign to help reduce maternal mortality in the developing world.
May 6, 2009
Parliamentary Hearing Report on Maternal Morbidity Launched in the House of Commons
May 6, 2009
"Mothers, Mosquitoes, and Millennium Development Goals" by Amb. Mark Dybul in The Huffington Post
May 6, 2009
"Children Need Mothers, Mothers Mothers Mothers Want Midwives" by Sarah Brown in The Huffington Post
May 6, 2009
"Mothers Day Every Day For Healthier Families, Communities and Nations" by Rep. Lois Capps in The Huffington Post
May 6, 2009
"Leading the Way to Make Mothers Day Every Day" by Donna Shalala & Ann Veneman in The Huffington Post
May 6, 2009
White Ribbon News: From the Houses of Parliament
May 5, 2009
UN maternal mortality target 'nowhere near being touched'
May 5, 2009
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in The Huffington Post "More Than Breakfast in Bed: A Legislative Agenda for Moms"
May 5, 2009
University of Surrey Midwifery Students Hold Fundraising Event for WRA
May 5, 2009
WRA and Royal College of Midwives team up for International Day of the Midwife
May 3, 2009
MOMocrats celebrate Mothers Day Every Day with call to "share your stories"
May 1, 2009
The Huffington Post kicks off Countdown to Mothers Day
April 29, 2009
Active WRA Supporter 'Naomi Campbell honoured in LA'
April 27, 2009
Swine Flu - Protection for Pregnant Women
April 26, 2009
Zero Tolerance For Maternal Mortality
April 24, 2009
Day 2 of the African First Ladies Health Summit
April 24, 2009
Sierra Leone's First Lady Koroma and United Kingdom's wife of the Prime Minister Brown share same passion
April 23, 2009
Kenya's Daily Nation reports on African First Ladies Health Summit
April 23, 2009
Nigerian First Lady seeks partnerships on women health issues
April 22, 2009
Sarah Brown speaks before African leaders' wives in plea to cut preventable deaths
April 22, 2009
So much depends on ensuring the health of the world's mothers
April 22, 2009
Naomi Campbell appointed ambassador by Sarah Brown
April 22, 2009
First Lady of Nigeria Moves To Reduce Maternal Mortality
April 22, 2009
The Cameroon Online: 'African First Ladies Summit Ends'
April 22, 2009
Sarah Brown speaks out on maternal deaths
April 22, 2009
Prime Minister's wife praised for an impassioned speech
April 22, 2009
Put Reducing Maternal Mortality at the Top of the Development Agenda
April 22, 2009
WRA-Tanzania launches new advocacy campaign at annual White Ribbon Day
April 21, 2009
Sarah Brown delivers keynote speech at African First Ladies Summit
April 21, 2009
Naomi Campbell Honoured: Global Ambassador to the WRA
April 21, 2009
Build for Mothers and You Build for Everyone
April 19, 2009
Unifying a Global Chorus for Maternal Health: WRA News
April 18, 2009
'Childbirth by flashlight' by Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times
April 18, 2009
Duchess calls for action to cut deaths during childbirth
April 17, 2009
Global Health TV features exclusive interview with WRA Executive Director Theresa Shaver
April 16, 2009
Actress Raveena Tandon spreads safe motherhood message
April 11, 2009
WRA - India: 'Million mums' campaign for safe motherhood today
April 11, 2009
Radio Mirchi of India celebrates National Safe Motherhood Day
April 11, 2009
National Safe Motherhood Day Celebrated in Anakavur
April 11, 2009
White Ribbon News: National Safe Motherhood Day Celebrated in India
April 9, 2009
WRA-India launches 'Million Mums' campaign
April 9, 2009
Global Girl Power: Three non-profits advocating for women's rights around the world
April 2, 2009
WRA asks G20 attendees to invest in and empower women
April 1, 2009
Investing in Women: The G20 must support the economic heart of the developing world
March 27, 2009
Save mothers - and you will save the world: WRA News
March 25, 2009
WRA Strategic Plan Translations Available: French & Spanish
The WRA is pleased to share our 5-Year Strategic Plan, now available in French and in Spanish.
March 24, 2009
'Every child deserves the safe birth Beatrice and Eugenie had' says Sarah Ferguson in the Evening Standard
March 22, 2009
Sarah Brown in Battle to Save Lives
March 22, 2009
Celebrity mothers join Sarah Brown to boost maternity campaign
March 20, 2009
Pushy Mothers launches fundraising drive to raise money for the WRA's Million Mums campaign
March 19, 2009
Members of the European Parliament back safe motherhood & the WRA
March 18, 2009
Davina McCall and Sarah Ferguson back the Million Mums Campaign
March 18, 2009
The Launch of WRA's Million Mums Campaign
March 17, 2009
END BEFORE BEGINNING: A terrible loss every minute
March 17, 2009
Shalala, Veneman Co-Chair Groundbreaking Maternal Health Campaign - Mothers Day Every Day
March 16, 2009
Save mothers - and you will save the world
March 16, 2009
Women of the world are crying out for your help
March 15, 2009
Sarah Brown Takes on New Role on Maternal Health
March 15, 2009
Amplifying Voices for Maternal Health Around the Globe: WRA News
March 13, 2009
WRA urges IIF Taskforce to strengthen health systems to prevent maternal death
March 12, 2009
New leadership group announced to spearhead drive against maternal mortality
March 11, 2009
Rep. Lois Capps & Mark Dybul's op-ed on 'Mothers Day, every day' in The Hill
March 9, 2009
Health Exchange's Spring Newsletter highlights WRA-Tanzania's 'Play Your Part'
March 8, 2009
Davina McCall in Fabulous Magazine 'No name, no mum - why I won't give up on this baby'
March 7, 2009
Maternal mortality on the rise in Sonepur, India
March 6, 2009
White Ribbon Alliance Day at Kings College London
March 2, 2009
Karen Brody's 'Bold Thoughts' on Mothers Day Every Day
March 2, 2009
RH Reality Check interviews WRA's Deb Clark
March 1, 2009
Mothers Day Every Day: The Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns officially launches: WRA News
February 27, 2009
PunditMom: 'Maternal Health Around the World Needs a Shot in the Arm'
February 27, 2009
'Lawmakers Press for Mothers' Share of U.S. Budget' - Allison Stevens
February 27, 2009
Global Health Policy's Danielle Kuczynski on 'Florists Globally Celebrate Launch of Mothers Day Every Day Campaign'
February 27, 2009
Tammy Haddad of Newsweek's latest TamCam: Mothers Day Every Day
February 26, 2009
Mothers Day Every Day Campaign Launched
White Ribbon Alliance and CARE Launch Mothers Day Every Day: A Campaign for Healthy Moms and Newborns
February 26, 2009
Donna Shalala: U.S. Must Take Leadership to Make Mother's Day Every Day
February 26, 2009
Sue Jacquette on 'Mother's Day Every Day' in What Got Me Going Today
February 26, 2009
MOMocrats report on 'Mother's Day Every Day: The White Ribbon Alliance'
February 25, 2009
"U.S. Must Take Leadership to Make Mother's Day Every Day" by Donna Shalala in The Huffington Post
February 24, 2009
Concern over neo-natal deaths in Orissa
February 15, 2009
Prime Minister of Norway Thanked for Leadership on MDG 5
February 14, 2009
WRA urges G8 Finance Ministers to prioritize maternal health
February 13, 2009
White Ribbon Alliance & Gov't of India: Launch of Deliver Now Media campaign in Orissa, India
February 10, 2009
Sarah Brown, a suprise guest, promotes the WRA at Elle Style Awards
February 8, 2009
Malawi: Holding MPs accountable to safe motherhood promises
February 6, 2009
WRA Malawi launches campaign to challenge politicians to commit to combating maternal mortality
February 5, 2009
Newsweek's Tammy Haddad's TamCam features 'Women Rally for Maternal Mortality!'
February 4, 2009
Employment Opportunity with the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
February 2, 2009
The Girls' Session and Davos according to Maria Eitel of The Huffington Post
February 2, 2009
'Davos, Powerful Women and The Girl Effect' by Carol Hymowitz of Forbes
February 1, 2009
The Opening Salvos of 2009: WRA News
January 31, 2009
'Pregnancy complications kill 16 women in Malawi daily' in Nyasa Times
January 31, 2009
Maternal mortality discussed at 3rd Annual Women's Dinner at the World Economic Forum
January 31, 2009
From the black hole of Davos...rays of light shine through
January 30, 2009
Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post reports on Davos 2009
January 26, 2009
WRA Strategic Plan 2009-2013
The WRA is pleased to release its 5-year global strategic plan.
January 25, 2009
AllAfrica reports on WRA co-organized event 'African First Ladies' NGO to Hold First-Ever Summit in U.S.'
January 17, 2009
Sarah Brown reports in Yo Dona, magazine of Spain's leading daily newspaper El Mundo
January 16, 2009
'UNICEF: Indian Women Do Not Keep Proper Gap Between Their Children' in Top News India
January 9, 2009
'Female MPs in Rwanda make history' in Developments Magazine
January 5, 2009
BBC writes 'Predictions and hopes for 2009...Preventing world's biggest killer'
January 4, 2009
Eight Ways to Make a Difference in Global Health
Alanna Shaikh of Global Health change.org includes supporting the WRA as a way to make a difference.
December 29, 2008
Read the WRA's December 2008 Newsletter!
December 20, 2008
The Yemen Observer reports on WRA Leaders meeting with Sarah Brown at the UN
December 20, 2008
Tadias Magazine reports 'USDFA to host First Ladies from African countries for first-ever U.S. Summit'
December 18, 2008
Dr. Nafisa Hamoud Al- Jaifi writes of 'National Safe Motherhood Alliance' in the Yemen Times
December 16, 2008
'Public Hearing on Safe Motherhood' in Express News Service
December 15, 2008
Just in time for the holiday...:WRA News
December 15, 2008
'For better health services...' The Statesman reports on public hearing and rally led by WRA-India
December 8, 2008
Malawi's Daily Times reports on workshop held for WRA-Malawi members 'Expectant women reject us say male nurses'
December 1, 2008
'Women 'have to cross that bridge alone': bringing to the attention of world governments the one MDG towards which no progress has been made' by Elizabeth Duff of ICM's MIDIRS Midwifery Digest
December 1, 2008
Abigail Pesta of Marie Claire reports on Christy Turlington Burns' efforts as a maternal health advocate in 'Christy Goes to Washington'
December 1, 2008
'Fighting for Mothers' by Christy Turlington Burns in the December issue of Marie Claire
November 24, 2008
'Prioritise maternal healthcare, First Lady tells policy makers' writes Anthony Bugembe of Uganda's New Vision
November 17, 2008
The Patriotic Vanguard reports that Sierra Leone's President praises First Lady Koroma for her campaign to reduce the deaths of women during childbirth
November 15, 2008
Dear Global Leaders: WRA News
November 14, 2008
PBS Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal Interviews WRA Board Member Catharine Taylor
Daljit Dhaliwal and Catharine Taylor discuss challenges and progress to create political will to invest in health workers and care to save mother's lives lost in developing countries.
October 29, 2008
'Heads up: Amazing ELLE bag auction begins next week' with all proceeds to go to the WRA
October 28, 2008
Cartoonist Sally Ann Lasson highlights maternal mortality in her strip 'As If...' in The Independent
October 25, 2008
Keir Philip writes on the WRA's 'Convoy to Cape Town', a major event raising awareness of maternal health in South Africa in The Lancet Student.
October 14, 2008
Tony Barigye of The New Times writes: 'First Lady Launches White Ribbon Alliance'
October 13, 2008
First Lady of Rwanda Jeanette Kagame, UK's Department for International Development, and other development partners unite to support the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Rwanda.
October 13, 2008
HERE COME THE GIRLS - Boots sells new Sugababes' single and doubles donation to the WRA
October 12, 2008
Special Report: 'A Mother's Final Look at Life' in The Washington Post by Kevin Sullivan
October 7, 2008
White Ribbon Alliance joins with UNFPA to launch advocacy in Rwanda
October 7, 2008
WRA-India collaborates with UNICEF and the Government of Orissa to implement the Maternal Perinatal Death Inquiry and Response
October 6, 2008
Lincoln, Snowe Legislation to Reduce Maternal Mortality Passes in Senate
October 3, 2008
White Ribbon Alliance Praises Senate Resolution to Save Women's Lives Needlessly Lost in Pregnancy and Childbirth
October 3, 2008
'Saving Women's Lives: U.S. Maternal Health Resolution' by Amie Newman on RH Reality Check
October 1, 2008
White Ribbon Alliance featured in Eve magazine's cover story, 'Together we can help other mothers'
October 1, 2008
WRA supporters write letter to global leaders to insist on a breakthrough in maternal mortality statistics at the UN Secretary General's MDG Summit in Marie Claire magazine.
September 30, 2008
BBC's Woman's Hour features White Ribbon Alliance - Nepal's National Alliance Coordinator Dr. Arzu Deuba
September 30, 2008
Chicago Public Radio program Worldview hosts Dr. Aparajita Gogoi - National Alliance Coordinator of the White Ribbon Alliance in India
September 28, 2008
'Case studies: The families of those who have died in childbirth' by Rebecca Seal & Katrina Manson of The Observer
September 28, 2008
'Why are mothers still dying in childbirth?' - Rebecca Seal & Katrina Manson write in The Observer
September 25, 2008
Act now or miss mother and child survival targets, international leaders say
September 25, 2008
Whoopi Goldberg and Martha Stewart speak of their experience attending the women's dinner held at Tao in NYC to discuss maternal mortality.
September 25, 2008
Elle attends star studded White Ribbon Alliance dinner in New York
September 25, 2008
Commitments Made to Progress for Mothers, Newborns and Children at U.N. High Level Meeting on the MDGs
September 24, 2008
'The Fate of Our Mothers: A Maternal Health Crisis' by Amie Newman of RH Reality Check
September 24, 2008
Women Leaders Dinner at Tao in NYC
Wendi Murdoch, Sarah Brown and Queen Rania hosted women leaders from around the globe at an exclusive dinner at Tao NYC to discuss maternal mortality and why it is such a vitally important goal of the UN and the world community at large. Women in attendance included: Gov. Sarah Palin, Whoopi Goldberg, Elle Macpherson, Vera Wang, Martha Stewart, Queen Rania of Jordan, Alexis Glick, Christiane Amanpour, Gayle King, Christy Turlington, and Sarah Ferguson.
September 24, 2008
The Guardian's Sarah Boseley writes, 'Parental warning: Safe childbirth is at the heart of all the other millennium goals, so why is it the one in greatest danger of failing?'
September 24, 2008
'Plea for cash to cut deaths in childbirth' by Sarah Boseley, health editor for The Guardian
September 23, 2008
Helen Tither of the Manchester Evening News writes of WRA Patron Sarah Brown in 'First Lady's Campaign Trail'
September 22, 2008
'A Ribbon for Safe Motherhood' by Tony Addison of Brooks World Poverty Institute
September 21, 2008
'Rowling's £1m helps party as her friend Sarah Brown takes stage' reports Gaby Hinsliff of the Observer
September 20, 2008
CNN International Interview with White Ribbon Alliance Director Theresa Shaver
September 19, 2008
Oxfam and The White Ribbon Alliance bring you pregnant women dancing on the London Southbank
September 18, 2008
Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief raises thousands at fashion week for the White Ribbon Alliance - read ELLE Magazine's report!
September 18, 2008
'Death in Birth' by Vivienne Walt in Time Magazine
September 12, 2008
The Mirror reports 'Why Naomi Campbell and Sarah Brown are backing White Ribbon campaign for safe births'
September 11, 2008
Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief 2008 Superstars Walk The Runway At London Fashion Week In Aid Of The White Ribbon Alliance
September 10, 2008
Read the WRA's September 2008 Newsletter!
September 10, 2008
Sugababes Support White Ribbon Alliance
September 9, 2008
Leisa Barnett of Vogue Magazine reports on Supermodel Naomi Campbell joining with Sarah Brown to benefit the WRA in Campbell's Fashion for Relief during London Fashion Week.
September 9, 2008
'Prime Time for Models' - the UK Daily Record reports on London's upcoming Fashion For Relief and the WRA
September 4, 2008
European Parliament Passes Resolution Urging Financing of Action Plan to Reduce Maternal Mortality
September 3, 2008
Daily Mail reports on Sarah Brown's support of the WRA - 'Is that you, Mrs. Brown? PM's wife Sarah and friends look a delight in white as she gets used to the limelight.'
September 2, 2008
ELLE supports the White Ribbon Alliance by asking its readers to join them in supporting Sarah Brown and Carla Bruni on their quest to save the lives of thousands of young women around the world.
September 1, 2008
In her letter in ELLE Magazine, Sarah Brown urgers readers to join her in support of the White Ribbon Alliance
August 13, 2008
Femina Magazine features WRA India's National Coordinator Aparajita Gogoi in 'Making a difference'
August 13, 2008
'Probe into maternity death' in The Statesman
August 11, 2008
The Statesman reports on WRA-India's efforts to collect verbal autopsies in 'Mother dies due to PPH'
August 5, 2008
UN Summit in NY on September 25th to review the Millennium Development Goals
July 31, 2008
'Reproductive health care ignored in Asian countries' in The New Nation by Manipadma Jena
July 25, 2008
Burkina Faso's Sidwaya Magazine features 'Djata, Safe Motherhood Ambassador'
July 22, 2008
U.S. Senators Lincoln (D-Ark.) & Snowe (R-Maine) call on Senate to commit to reducing maternal mortality both at home and abroad.
July 18, 2008
Read the WRA's 2007 Annual Report
July 16, 2008
WRA-Zambia member organization, Men's Network Project, to sensitize men on safe motherhood programs
July 12, 2008
Takuma Participates in White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Event: "I Want to Help Save More People in the World"
July 11, 2008
G8 Leaders Fail to Act to Save Women's Lives Lost in Childbirth: Neglected Urgency of Appeals by White Ribbon Alliance and Women Leaders to Invest in Maternal Health
July 11, 2008
The Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper reports on the Stories of Mothers Lost exhibit held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
July 11, 2008
Japan's Hochi Sports News reports that Maya Masai and Takuma Sato, the F1 Racing Driver, participated in the WRA's Stories of Mothers Lost exhibit kick-off event in Tokyo
July 8, 2008
WRA President/Executive Director Theresa Shaver interviews with Asahi Shimbun Newspaper about MDG-5 after the People's Summit 2008, held Hokkaido in conjuction with the G8 Summit.
July 7, 2008
'No child should ever be orphaned at birth' writes Sarah Brown in The Times
July 7, 2008
Gwyneth Paltrow, ELLE and a host of stars support the White Ribbon
July 6, 2008
Asahi Shimbun Newspaper writes of Sarah Brown's visit to Japan to promote global safe motherhood
July 5, 2008
Daily Express writes of the leading women including Gwyneth Paltrow, Yoko Ono and Dame Judi Dench who are urging the wives of world leaders to take action to stop mothers dying during childbirth
July 5, 2008
Japan's Jiji Press writes 'Call for Improving Global Maternal Health: Japan and UK First Ladies Appeal in Tokyo'
July 2, 2008
Japan's Ai Awaji of Jiji Press writes: 'Microcredit can kill two birds with one stone: Vietnamese health NGO sets up mechanism for sustainable project'
July 1, 2008
Read WRA Tanzania's latest newsletter!
June 30, 2008
The Guardian's Madeleine Bunting writes of the WRA's Promise to Mothers Lost campaign in 'Pregnancy should be a cause for cheer, not a reason to fear for your life.'
June 27, 2008
From South Africa to Glastonbury Festival: Banners made by children during WRA's music convoy from Johannesburg to Cape Town carried messages of hope to thousands attending UK's Glastonbury Festival
June 24, 2008
Democratic Women Push President Bush for Greater Commitment to Address Maternal Mortality
June 11, 2008
Early Day Motion on Maternal Mortality Submitted to UK House of Commons
June 9, 2008
Read the newly released WRA June newsletter!
June 5, 2008
The Uganda Weekly Observer writes 'US House votes to cut mothers' deaths'
June 4, 2008
WRA Challenges World Economic Forum on Africa to Invest in Women's Health
June 4, 2008
An Open Letter from the WRA to World Leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa - Invest in Women's Health to Save Women's Lives Lost in Pregnancy and Childbirth!
June 4, 2008
Read Congress Daily - the official newspaper from the ICM Congress - Sarah Brown enlists midwives to join Promise to Mothers Lost and its call for G8 leaders to invest in maternal health.
June 3, 2008
Sarah Brown Addresses the International Confederation of Midwives Congress in Glasgow
June 3, 2008
WRA Musical Convoy to Cape Town - reported in the Cape Times
June 2, 2008
WRA - Burkina Faso's 'Avec Nous' Film Screened
May 30, 2008
Cape Argus newspaper writes of the 'Convoy to Cape Town - Presented by the White Ribbon Alliance'
May 30, 2008
'Music tour with a message' - The Mercury writes of WRA's convoy to Cape Town
May 28, 2008
WRA member organization JOICFP featured on France 24 - 'Japan sends its lost bikes to Africa'
May 25, 2008
Actress Diana Quick Calls for More Action to Cut Deaths in Childbirth in Hello Magazine
May 23, 2008
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Resolution to Reduce Maternal Mortality at Home and Abroad
May 23, 2008
WRA Praises Congressional Resolution to Save Women's Lives Needlessly Lost in Pregnancy and Childbirth
May 22, 2008
WRA's Umhlaba Ulalele - 'the World is Listening' Musical Convoy to Cape Town to Kick-Off May 28th!
May 21, 2008
'Improving maternal health worldwide' from The Hill by Isobel Coleman & Laurie Garrett
May 15, 2008
May is Mothers' Month on Capitol Hill!: WRA News
May 11, 2008
Reuters reports on WRA - Malawi 'Battling to take death out of birth in Africa'
May 9, 2008
Ban Ki-moon gathers global health experts to improve care for world's poorest
May 2, 2008
The Guardian writes of the work of the WRA in 'Millions of mothers lost'
April 30, 2008
'Stories of Mothers Lost' book launched at a special reception at No. 11 Downing Street
April 18, 2008
Francis Ugwoke reports on WRA organizational member WINET's meeting with Enugu State Ministry of Health and local Priest to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for women in Nigeria.
April 16, 2008
WRA Joins with Maternal Health Champions on Capitol Hill to Ask US to Meet Obligations to World's Poorest Nations by Investing to Save Women's Lives Lost in Pregnancy and Childbirth
April 16, 2008
View the webcast of the luncheon briefing, 'Maternal Mortality: How Can We Save Women's Lives?,' co-sponsored by CARE USA, PATH, White Ribbon Alliance, and Women's Policy Inc., held on Capitol Hill.
April 16, 2008
Lizzy Achuagu of Nigeria's Daily Star reports on WRA member WINET - 'Women task govt on health care delivery'
April 16, 2008
'Maternal mortality on the rise' by Neha Rathi of The Asian Age, New Delhi
April 15, 2008
Representative Lois Capps calls upon the US government to do more to improve maternal mortality at home and abroad
April 15, 2008
Ignatius Okpara writes in the New Nigerian of WRA member WINET's work with Local Government Officials, Supervisors for Health and the Ministry of Health in their Safe Motherhood Campaign in Uroshi, N
April 14, 2008
'Sounding an alarm: More Indian women die in childbirth in a week than in a year in Europe. Such startling facts came to light at the recent National Safe Motherhood Day' written in The Hindu
April 12, 2008
WRA Calls For International Monetary Fund and World Bank to Invest in Women's Health
April 12, 2008
Media with Conscience News reports 'White Ribbon Alliance Appeal to IMF/World Bank'
April 11, 2008
WRA Awarded Contract for HIV and Safe Motherhood
April 11, 2008
WRA - India celebrates National Safe Motherhood Day!
April 10, 2008
Read Emmanuel Nzomiwu's article in the Daily Independent about WRA organizational member Women Information Network embarking on educating rural women of Enugu State, Nigeria, in their new campaign.
March 30, 2008
Genital Mutilators Lay Down Tools in Monduli
March 29, 2008
Sarah Brown speaks on behalf of the WRA, 'There is no excuse for letting mums die as they give birth'
March 29, 2008
UK Prime Minister and his wife invite businesswomen, including White Ribbon Alliance Board Member guests Aparajita Gogoi and Brigid McConville, to discuss how the powerful can help the powerless
March 28, 2008
France's First Lady Carla Bruni vows her support for the White Ribbon Alliance
March 28, 2008
President of Tanzania calls for improved rural health services at WRA - Tanzania's National White Ribbon Day
March 26, 2008
CNN broadcasted the bicycle donation program of WRA member, the Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Plannning (JOICFP)
March 25, 2008
WRA March 2008 Newsletter
March 22, 2008
Sarah Brown to make her debut with televised speech in support of the White Ribbon Alliance
March 21, 2008
Sarah Brown, wife of UK's Prime Minister and Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance, names WRA - India's National Coordinator Aparajita Gogoi an inspirational woman
March 18, 2008
Nigerian WRA Member Organization Celebrates International Women's Day with 'A Promise to Mothers Lost'
March 16, 2008
'Ugly trend: Newborns abandoned, killed'
March 15, 2008
Sarah Brown joins the WRA campaign!: WRA News
March 12, 2008
Prime Minister's wife pledges her support to tackle maternal deaths worldwide
(Women and Children First)
March 5, 2008
Congressional resolution seeks stronger commitment of the United States to reduce maternal death at home and abroad
March 2, 2008
Maternal mortality report shocking
March 2, 2008
Up to million mothers dying needlessly each year in developing countries
UK House of Commons International Development Committee Fifth Report of Session 2007-2008
February 28, 2008
World Bank holds screening of White Ribbon Alliance - Burkina Faso participatory film
February 20, 2008
Reggae in Bridgwater helps mothers in India
(BBC)
February 10, 2008
Engine Room supports Tanzanian midwives to bring about change
(BBC)
February 6, 2008
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway visited with members of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood - India
February 1, 2008
Little cash saves pregnant women
Nuapada Chapter of White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
January 31, 2008
'From the black hole of Davos...rays of light shine through' by Ann Pettifor in Debtonation
January 28, 2008
WRA's 'Play Your Part' film featured on Insight
January 26, 2008
How Being a Woman Gets You Star Service
(Davos Diary: International Herald Tribune & The New York Times)
January 21, 2008
First Lady Sarah Brown met in New Delhi with a delegation from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, India
December 21, 2007
Enugu launches free medical services for women, children
(The Daily Independent)
December 6, 2007
Mothers Betrayed
(New Statesman)
November 22, 2007
White Ribbon Alliance Board Member gave testimony to the UK's Parliament International Development Committee regarding international maternal health
October 16, 2007
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood receives Gates Foundation grant for maternal health advocacy initiative
August 29, 2007
Women who lost lives in pregnancy, childbirth honored
(The Frontier Star)
August 28, 2007
Enugu: NGO Decries High Cost of Ante-natal Service
(The New Nigerian)
August 27, 2007
Group Laments High Maternal Deaths In Enugu
(The Daily Independent)
August 24, 2007
Women Information Network of Nigeria calls upon state and local governments to provide free antenatal care for all pregnant women
August 18, 2007
Tragedy of Malawi's Maternal Mortality in International Advocacy Campaign
(The Weekend Nation)
March 29, 2007
Women and Infants Service Package (WISP)