April 30, 2008
"Stories of Mothers Lost" book launched at a special reception at No. 11 Downing Street
Published by the White Ribbon Alliance, the "Stories of Mothers Lost" book features the stunningly beautiful fabric panels created by individuals and organizations from around the world to honor women who have died in pregnancy and childbirth. You can purchase this book online.
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April 16, 2008
Maternal Health Champions on Capitol Hill
View the webcast of the maternal health luncheon briefing co-sponsored by CARE USA, PATH, White Ribbon Alliance, and Women's Policy Inc., held on Capitol Hill.
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April 16, 2008
White Ribbon Alliance Calls For Investments to Save Women's Lives Lost in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Joins with Maternal Health Champions on Capitol Hill to Ask US to Meet Obligations to World's Poorest Nations
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April 16, 2008
L'Alliance du Ruban blanc demande des investissements pour sauvegarder la vie des femmes lors de la grossesse et l'accouchement
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April 16, 2008
La Alianza Cinta Blanca aboga por inversiones para salvar la vida de las mujeres que están en peligro debido al embarazo y el parto
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April 15, 2008
U.S. must do more to stem maternal mortality at home and in Third World
(The Hill) Contributed by Representative Lois Capps.
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April 12, 2008
Investment and Accountability: Reducing Maternal Mortality for the World's Health
Delegates to the IMF/World Bank meetings engaged with health care experts, women's rights advocates and economic development specialists during a panel discussion and reception hosted by the UK Ambassador, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood and World Bank officials. The traveling exhibit, Stories of Mothers Lost, was on display.
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April 11, 2008
White Ribbon Alliance - India celebrates National Safe Motherhood Day
Watch the webcast of the White Ribbon Alliance - India's press conference in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to mark National Safe Motherhood Day.
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April 11, 2008
L'Alliance du Ruban blanc demande au Fonds monétaire international et à la Banque mondiale d'investir dans la santé des femmes
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April 11, 2008
White Ribbon Alliance Calls For International Monetary Fund and World Bank to Invest in Women's Health
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April 11, 2008
La Alianza Cinta Blanca pide al Fondo Monetario internacional y al Banco Mundial que inviertan en la salud de las mujeres
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March 30, 2008
Genital Mutilators Lay Down Tools in Monduli
(Arusha Times) Commitments to end female genital mutilation and other practices were made at the White Ribbon Alliance - Tanzania's National White Ribbon Day.
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March 29, 2008
Gordon and Sarah Brown: the persuaders
(The Telegraph) The Prime Minister of the UK and his wife hosted a gathering of businesswomen at No. 10 Downing Street, including White Ribbon Alliance Board Members Aparajita Gogoi and Brigid McConville, to discuss how the powerful can help the powerless.
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March 28, 2008
Carla Bruni and a charity calling
(The Telegraph) France's First Lady Carla Bruni made her first public speech in London for an audience of 120 high-powered women, vowing her support for the White Ribbon Alliance.
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March 28, 2008
Kikwete wants improved rural health services
(The Guardian) President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania spoke at the White Ribbon Alliance's National White Ribbon Day in Dar es Salaam, challenging health sector stakeholders to establish mobile clinics in Tanzania's rural areas to help cut mortality rates.
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March 28, 2008
There is no excuse for letting mums die as they give birth
(The Mirror) A speech given by Sarah Brown, wife of UK's Prime Minister and Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance, at a luncheon gathering of powerful women in London.
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March 26, 2008
CNN broadcasted the bicycle donation program of WRA member, the Japnaese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP).
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March 22, 2008
Sarah Brown to make her debut with televised speech
(The Times) Sarah Brown, wife of UK's Prime Minister and Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance, will make her first televised speech next week in support of the White Ribbon Alliance as she and France's First Lady Carla Bruni host a lunch for 150 of Britain's "highest-flying women."
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March 21, 2008
Women Of The Year: So which one has inspired you?
(Daily Mail) Sarah Brown, wife of UK's Prime Minister and Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance, names Aparajita Gogoi, the National Coordinator of India's White Ribbon Alliance, an inspirational woman.
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March 18, 2008
NGO marks Women's Day in Calabar
(The Tide News) White Ribbon Alliance member, the Centre for Health Works, Development and Research, celebrated International Women's Day in Calabar, Nigeria. The celebration activities centered around the theme "A Promise to Rita, A Promise to Mothers Lost."
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March 16, 2008
Ugly trend: Newborns abandoned, killed
(Newindpress) National co-chair of the White Ribbon Alliance in India, Nabin Pati urges the government to open a child helpline in Dhenkanal to curb the trend of female foeticide and unwed mothers abandoning newborns.
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March 12, 2008
Prime Minister's wife pledges her support to tackle maternal deaths worldwide
(Women and Children First) Sarah Brown, wife of UK's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance, strives to reduce maternal mortality.
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March 7, 2008
Philippines: President Arroyo vows to redouble efforts to reduce maternal mortality
(International Planned Parenthood Federation and Thai Press Reports)
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March 5, 2008
Congressional resolution seeks stronger commitment of the United States to reduce maternal death at home and abroad
Saying "no woman should die giving life," sponsor Lois Capps (D-CA) and 20 cosponsors introduce a resolution in the US House of Representatives.
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March 2, 2008
UP TO ONE MILLION MOTHERS DYING NEEDLESSLY EACH YEAR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
UK House of Commons International Development Committee Fifth Report of Session 2007-2008
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March 2, 2008
Maternal mortality report shocking
UK Liberal Democrat Shadow International Development Secretary, Michael Moore
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March 1, 2008
Make a Promise to Mothers Lost!
Betsy McCallon (InterAction's Monday Developments Newsletter)
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February 28, 2008
World Bank holds screening of White Ribbon Alliance participatory film
The new film, created by the White Ribbon Alliance of Burkina Faso featuring music by African pop star Djata, was screened for a private audience at the World Bank.

February 20, 2008
Reggae in Bridgwater helps mothers in India
(BBC) Youth at the Bridgwater Reggae Sound System put on eclectic musical evenings in Bridgwater and Glastonbury, raising funds for the White Ribbon Alliance.
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February 10, 2008
Engine Room supports Tanzanian midwives to bring about change
(BBC)
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February 6, 2008
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway visited with members of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood - India during an exhibition hosted by the Norway/India Partnership Initiative in Bharatpur, District of Rajasthan.
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February 1, 2008
Stories of Mothers Lost: A Promise of Healthy Pregnancy and Safe Childbirth for All
Theresa Shaver (RCOG International News)
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February 1, 2008
Little cash saves pregnant women
Nuapada Chapter of White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood - India and the success of its new program to provide emergency blood transfusions to anemic mothers is featured.
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January 26, 2008
How Being a Woman Gets You Star Service
Alison Smale (Davos Diary: International Herald Tribune & The New York Times)
Female delegates at the World Economic Forum hear speeches focused on decreasing maternal mortality by First Lady Sarah Brown, Queen Rania of Jordan, Indra Nooyi - CEO of PepsiCo, Wendi Murdoch, Annie Lennox, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala while being served dinner by high profile males, including Bono.
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January 21, 2008
First Lady Sarah Brown met in New Delhi with a delegation from the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, India.
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December 21, 2007
Enugu launches free medical services for women, children
Chukwudi Achife and Okinaka Anyaka (The Daily Independent)
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December 6, 2007
Mothers Betrayed
United Kingdom’s First Lady Sarah Brown (New Statesman)
First Lady Sarah Brown shares her experience of a recent visit at a hospital in Uganda and calls for increased investment in maternal health and progress for Millennium Development Goal No. 5.
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December 4, 2007
Women's health and rights, children's health and rights; why is there still silence?
Elizabeth Duff (MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, International Confederation of Midwives)
Current events and updates in the field of midwifery, including the reception at 10 Downing Street hosted by First Lady Sarah Brown for the White Ribbon Alliance and the Stories of Mothers Lost exhibition launch in London.
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November 22, 2007
White Ribbon Alliance Board Member Brigid McConville and Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, gave testimony to the United Kingdom’s Parliament International Development Committee regarding international maternal health
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November 10, 2007
Women have delivered (Part 1)
Association of Malawian Midwives President and White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood of Malawi Chair, Lennie Kamwendo (The Weekend Nation)
Lennie Kamwendo writes of Malawi’s Mother’s Day and the White Ribbon Alliance’s Stories of Mothers Lost exhibition.
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October 16, 2007
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood receives Gates Foundation grant for maternal health advocacy initiative
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October 16, 2007
Stories of Mothers Lost on display for the first time in London, the two month long exhibition can be viewed at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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October 16, 2007
Stories of Mothers Lost: Healthy Pregnancy and Childbirth for All
(Global Health TV) Rose Mlay, National Coordinator of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Tanzania is interviewed at the launch of Stories of Mothers Lost, first on display at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London.
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October 13, 2007
In Brief: Exhibition Mothers Lost
Pamela Das (The Lancet)
Stories of Mothers Lost exhibition and launch of year-long global initiative to ignite actions to impact maternal health is featured.
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October 8, 2007
Afghan Midwives Association celebrated Afghanistan's Safe Motherhood Day on October 8 by hosting programs in 20 provinces

September 28, 2007
Development Alternatives through Research and Innovative Action of India held a meeting to raise awareness of safe motherhood and address maternal mortality in the community for 50 self-help group leaders and other village members, receiving coverage from the daily newspaper The Samaya

September 5, 2007
More than 120 fabric panels were created in honor of mothers who died in pregnancy or childbirth representing 19 countries in response to The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood's call to participate in Stories of Mothers Lost
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September 1, 2007
Naguru Teenage Centre of Kampala, Uganda, hosted a session for more than 40 teenage participants to learn about the status of maternal death in Uganda and around the world, causes and risks of maternal death, the Millennium Development Goals, the Safe Motherhood Initiative, and Stories of Mothers Lost

September 1, 2007
Asosiaction de Mujeres Ngobes of Panama held a reception for traditional authorities, police, and women of the community to discuss safe motherhood issues and Stories of Mothers Lost

August 30, 2007
Uganda Private Midwives Association held receptions for community members of the Namayumba Village and with the Namayumba Local Council to address maternal mortality and morbidity

August 30, 2007
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences' School of Public Health of India held safe motherhood programs in four villages reaching 350 people and a training with 48 female village health workers who took an oath to prevent maternal mortality

August 29, 2007
Women who lost lives in pregnancy, childbirth honored
(The Frontier Star)
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August 29, 2007
Honoring those dying during pregnancy or delivery, Stories of the Mothers Lost
(Today's Muslim)
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August 28, 2007
Blue Veins (Women Welfare & Relief Services) of Pakistan hosted an event to address maternal mortality and discuss Stories of Mothers Lost, with special guest Ms. Ghaliba Khurshid - member of the provincial assembly, receiving coverage in 15 newspapers across Pakistan

August 28, 2007
Enugu: NGO Decries High Cost of Ante-natal Service
Ignatius Okpara (The New Nigerian)
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August 28, 2007
Aliansi Pita Putih Indonesia - White Ribbon Alliance Indonesia held a peer group educational activity for approximately 30 youth to discuss safe motherhood and Stories of Mothers Lost

August 27, 2007
Yar Muhammad Samejo Educational Society & Development Organization of Pakistan held a meeting with organization members and religious leaders, teachers, councilors, community members, and the local Sardar (the head of tribes) to discuss safe motherhood and Stories of Mothers Lost

August 27, 2007
Group Laments High Maternal Deaths In Enugu
Emmanuel Nzomiqu (The Daily Independent)
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August 24, 2007
Women Information Network of Nigeria calls upon state and local governments to provide free antenatal care for all pregnant women
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August 18, 2007
Tragedy of Malawi's Maternal Mortality in International Advocacy Campaign
The White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood of Malawi (The Weekend Nation)
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January 26, 2007
White Ribbon Alliance's "Play Your Part" film featured on Insight
Insight, an organization based out of the United Kingdom and France, is pioneering the use of Participatory Video as a tool for empowering individuals and communities. Insight has recently added the White Ribbon Alliance's "Play Your Part" video to its listing of featured films - watch it now!
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