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Five Bright Spots and Four Causes For Worry From The First Official Indian Health Survey In A Decade

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare finally released the findings of the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS), India’s primary source of data on public health, on Tuesday. The NFHS-4, which is meant to be conducted every five years, comes after a ten year gap this time because of differences of opinion between the government and… Continue reading Five Bright Spots and Four Causes For Worry From The First Official Indian Health Survey In A Decade

The Next Frontier in Global Financing: High-Impact Health Solutions for Women and Children

Merck announced its $10 million commitment to the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in support of Every Woman Every Child to improve maternal and child health in low- and lower-middle-income countries worldwide through Merck for Mothers. The GFF, launched by then U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim in July 2015, is a multi-stakeholder… Continue reading The Next Frontier in Global Financing: High-Impact Health Solutions for Women and Children

Agency and Autonomy: Reaching Quake Survivors in Nepal with Lifesaving Reproductive Care

On April 25, 2015, Nepal was struck by its worst earthquake in nearly a century.  Measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, the quake destroyed nearly 600,000 and damaged almost 300,000 homes, and displaced some 2.8 million people.  More than 8,800 people were killed; tens of thousands were injured.  Powerful aftershocks have compounded the devastation.