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News and events
2010
Case studies from Towards 4+5 supported research
New case studies highlight some current research activities in Malawi, Nepal and Ghana
Improving the lives of mothers and infants in Malawi through community-based health promotion
Saving newborn lives: training female community health volunteers to manage neonatal sepsis in Nepal
Testing a community based intervention to reduce neonatal deaths in rural Ghana
2009
Towards 4+5 newsletter, September 2009
The Towards 4+5 newsletter for September 2009 is now available. The newsletter contains information about about our research activities in Burkina Faso and Nepal and new publications from Bangladesh. Download a PDF of the newsletterLaunch of the MARCH Centre for Maternal, Reproductive & Child Health
On the 15th September 2009 the MARCH Centre was officially opened by Sir Andy Haines at the London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine. MARCH brings together researchers, students and practitioners to address maternal, reproductive and child health problems.Launch of the UK APPG report on Maternal Morbidity - Better Off Dead?
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health have launched their report on Maternal Morbidity. The report contains written and oral evidence provided by members of the Towards 4+5 RPC from the LSHTM. Read the full reportNew issue of GREFSaD news
The latest newsletter from GREFSaD in Burkina Faso is now available. Download a PDF of the newsletter in FrenchNewsletter from the Shahjadpur Integrated Maternal and Newborn Health Project
ICDDR,B has produced the first issue of a newsletter providing information about the new Shahjadpur maternal and newborn health project. This project aims to operationalise the available evidence-based low-cost interventions for maternal and newborn health in an integrated manner. Download a PDF of the newsletterTowards 4+5 newsletter
The Towards 4+5 newsletter for January 2009 is now available. The newsletter contains information about about our annual meeting in Ghana and our new publications. Download a PDF of the newsletterDFID open space conference on maternal, reproductive and sexual health rights
On the 13 of January 2009, Professor Anthony Costello attended a conference held by the Department for International Development (DFID), UK. The purpose of the conference was to share expertise and ideas to aid the updating of DFID's Maternal Health Strategy. Download the current maternal health strategy - Reducing maternal deaths: evidence and action
2008
Evidence presented to the UK parliamentary enquiry on maternal morbidity
In December 2008, researchers from Towards 4+5 submitted written and oral evidence to the All Party Parliamentary group on Population, Development and Reproductive health. The inquiry focused on maternal morbidity, an important research theme of the Consortium. When presenting her evidence, Veronique Filippi argued that if policy-makers are to adequately address morbidity, they need to further the research-base on its determinants, and also to openly debate and tackle political factors in the international donor-driven community that drive the predominant focus on mortality. Download the written evidence presented to the inquiry.
No goals at half time: what next for the MDGs?
In November 2008, Professor Oona Campbell was a key speaker at the London International Development Centre (LIDC) conference on the Millennium Development Goals. In her presentation on improving maternal health, she described progress towards MDG5 as "severely off-track" and set out the stark reality of the high levels of maternal death in the developing world. The presentation abstract, recording and powerpoint slides can be downloaded from the LIDC website, section on conference resources.
Towards 4+5 annual meeting in Ghana
This year's annual meeting took place on the 3-6 November, and was hosted by the Kintampo Health Research Centre in Accra, Ghana. The aims of the meeting included: to share research findings with national and regional stakeholders, to review RPC work on integrating maternal and newborn health interventions, and to discuss good practices for getting research into policy and practice. Download the report of the annual meeting.
Consortium featured on the Guardian's supplement on poverty
In September 2008, Towards 4+5 was featured in a special supplement in the Guardian newspaper that focused on the Millennium Development Goals and was produced in collaboration with DFID. The article entitled 'Simple things that can make a difference' highlights some of the research that Consortium members have been involved in as well as efforts to link research as closely as possible with policymaking and practice on the ground. Read the article.
2007
Women Deliver: A Global Conference
Women Deliver is a landmark global conference being held on October 18th - 20th, 2007 at the ExCel Centre, London, that will focus on reducing maternal and newborn deaths around the world. The conference theme is Invest in Women - It Pays!
2006
Child survival symposium and IHMEC/Lancet lecture, 'Our children: The key to our future'
On Monday 16th October 2006 the Child Survival Symposium brought distinguished international researchers and policymakers, together with representatives from DFID, UNICEF, WHO, the World Bank and other international agencies to explore challenges to reach the Millennium Development Goal 4, which aims to reduce child mortality by two thirds by the year 2015. This event also launched the new Centre for International Health and Development, and was supported by Towards 4+5 and the Lancet.
Launch of the Lancet Maternal Health Series
On September 28th 2006 The Lancet published a landmark series of papers on reducing the burden of maternal mortality in developing countries. This series represents the fourth phase of The Lancet's campaign on child survival. The maternal survival series addresses the deaths of pregnant and recently pregnant women, who die from causes related to their pregnancy. For more information please visit the Lancet and our press page.