The Lifesaving Drug For Future Mothers: Heat-Stable Carbetocin
SEATTLE — In developing countries, about 830 women die due to pregnancy or childbirth complications…
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Recent Breakthroughs Inspire Hope in the Fight Against Malaria
SEATTLE — Each year, 500,000 people die as a result of malaria. This is an…
Women Improve Health in Myanmar Villages with Puppet Theater
SEATTLE — Myanmar is still an impoverished country, but women there are working to address…
How Displacement and Poverty Create Health Risks in Bangladesh
SEATTLE — Bangladesh is the tenth most densely populated country in the world, with a…
Efforts to Improve Mortality Rates and Maternal Healthcare in Brazil
SEATTLE — In Brazil, access to healthcare before, during and after giving birth is a…
Investing in Healthcare: A Key to Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
SEATTLE — On the path to promoting the third of the 17 Sustainable Development Goal…
Improvements Seen in Child and Maternal Health in Angola
SEATTLE – For 27 years—from the end of Portuguese colonial rule in 1975 until 2002—civil…
How Mobile Clinics in Tanzania Are Making a Difference
SEATTLE — The average Tanzanian is expected to live for about 65 years. This is…
Efforts to Contain the Nipah Virus Outbreak in India
SEATTLE — The Nipah virus (NiV) is considered a pandemic, epidemic disease. Similar to Ebola,…
Progress and Challenges in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Vietnam
SEATTLE — The rate of new HIV/AIDS infections in Vietnam peaked in 2002, when an…