The BBC has produced a new multi-series documentary called “Survival” that includes a 45-minute look at maternal health in Bangladesh. To capture the true story, the filmmakers traveled to a remote area in the North East of Bangladesh and filmed the labor of a young woman, Morjina, in her small hut with the aid of [...]
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October 21, 2008
A Powerful Noise
I just watched the trailer for this moving documentary, A Powerful Noise. The film profiles three different women: Hanh, an HIV-positive widow in Vietnam; Nada, a survivor of the Bosnian war; and Jacqueline, who works the slums of Bamako, Mali.
[The film] takes you inside the lives of these women to witness their daily challenges and their [...]
October 14, 2008
Spotlight on Sierra Leone
There was a great feature in the Washington Post this weekend all about maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. Unfortunately, Sierra Leone has an extremely high maternal mortality rate — 1 in 8 women die during childbirth. The Post’s feature includes articles on women dying during childbirth, stillborn births, and multimedia photo galleries and a video from the [...]
October 10, 2008
Know Your Rights
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Seth Brau brought the important words to life with motion graphics. Check out the video below to see his moving interpretation. And remember that maternal health is a human right. Health care improvements must come within a broader context of efforts to promote [...]
October 3, 2008
Martha Stewart Gets Onboard!
Watch this video clip of Martha Stewart talking about the dinner hosted by Sarah Brown, Wendi Murdoch and Queen Rania last week in NYC. 105 women from around the globe were invited to NYC’s Tao restaurant to discuss maternal mortality and why it’s such an important goal of the UN and the world community. Props to Martha Stewart for getting onboard [...]
October 3, 2008
Kangaroo Mother Care
Check out this video about the success of Kangaroo Mother Care in Malawi. This process helps newborn babies with low birth weight gain weight through constant skin-to-skin contact with the mother and access to breastfeeding. It also means that whatever is needed for the medical, emotional, psychological and physical well being of mother and baby is [...]
September 26, 2008
Sign Your Name to Support MDGs
Hip-hop star Will.I.Am launched a new video campaign called “In My Name.” He got celebs and participants to sign their name in support of acheiving the MDGs. Even better — he’s asking us to get involved. Click here to add your name to the list, or you can submit your own video to YouTube and Will.i.am [...]
September 19, 2008
Groove Your Bump!
Check out this hysterical and slighty unorthodox video from Oxfam and The White Ribbon Alliance. As they say: “If you think this is dangerous, try giving birth in poor countries without a midwife hospital or medicine.”
September 18, 2008
Film Awards for Health
Facing the Truth, a 30-minute televised drama on the importance of HIV tests for pregnant women in Cambodia won a coveted Freddie Awards at this year’s celebration. The Freddie Awards are given in the US for international health and medical media achievements–Facing the Truth won under the category of Prevention. The film was shot in [...]
September 10, 2008
Mobile Phones and Global Health
Many thanks to DataDyne, the nonprofit (sponsored by the UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation) that developed a software application for mobile phone devices that enables public health workers in developing countries to collect data more efficiently. (Found via UN Dispatch) Yesterday, the UN Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation, together with the World Health Organization announced that its EpiSurveyor program [...]
