http://www.immpact-international.org/rss/Immpact RSS FeedenImmpactweb-team@abdn.ac.ukweb-team@abdn.ac.ukMon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:38 GMThttp://www.immpact-international.org/images/rss.gifhttp://www.immpact-international.org/15039The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) has released a report on the commitments to the Global Strategy entitled "Analysing Commitments to the Global Strategy for Woman's and Children's Health - The PMNCH 2011 Report". Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:07:32 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=187http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=187The MMM-R website has recently undergone a small change. The web address is now www.maternal-mortality-measurement.org.uk. You can access the website by using this new web address or alternatively by clicking on the MMM-R icon on the left hand menu of the Immpact website.  Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:13:20 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=186http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=186On 17-19 November 2011, more than 70 participants from 11 African countries met in Bamako, Mali, to share lessons how to design and implement fee exemption for maternal health. The meeting was part of a 'Community of Practice' which was established this year, with support from the FEMHealth project, led by Dr Sophie Witter from Immpact, University of Aberdeen. Read more...Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:32:54 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=185http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=185The global burden of diabetes in pregnancy is increasing, especially in developing countires. Yet, little is known about the epidemiological profile of this condition in these countries.Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:09:41 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=184http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=184Analysis published this week in The Lancet measures progress towards the MDGs using crucial sources of data missing from previous analyses. Based on current trends, 31 developing countries worldwide will achieve MDG 4 (to reduce the under-5 mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015) and 13 countries will reach MDG 5 (to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters during the same period).Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:05:16 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=183http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=183The UN Secretary General, BAN Ki-Moon has called on the global community to support action to prevent the deaths of an estimated 16 million women and children in the developing world. The University of Aberdeen and Immpact are among those who are committed to the success of this important initiative, to be celebrated tomorrow (September 20th) at a special event of the United Nations in New York.Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:59:12 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=182http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=182Hundreds of school pupils from all over Scotland will today (8th September) hear about worldwide efforts to promote better maternal health in developing countries to increase the chance of survival for mums-to-be and their babies during childbirth. Professor Wendy Graham - Immpact's Principal Investigator - will address pupils attending Scotland’s first Global Student Forum. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:01:38 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=181http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=181Newborn deaths have decreased but account for a higher share of global child deaths, according to a recently published study led by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO), Save the Children and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The study in the journal PLoS Medicine covered 20 years and all 193 WHO member states. The estimates are based on more data than ever and extensive consultations with countries. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:40:04 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=180http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=180This article, published this month in Global Health Action reports on a quasi-experimental trial involving 2,017 women in rural Bangladesh. Its purpose was to investigate whether a single dose of oral misoprostol could prevent postpartum haemorrhage in a community home birth setting and to assess its acceptability and feasibility among rural Bangladeshi women.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:20:55 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=179http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=179This recent article in RCOG International News looks at puerperal sepsis - an important but neglected cause of maternal mortality.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:55:30 GMTnewshttp://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=178http://www.immpact-international.org/index.php?id=20&display=y&news_id=178