Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

See the following -

Answering the Call For More Nigerian Midwives

Amanda Puckett with Samuel Ngobua | CapacityPlus | May 1, 2013

“The world needs more midwives now more than ever,” said the Honorable Minister of Health of Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate. On May 6, Pate was joined by stakeholders and international development partners [...] to celebrate the 2013 International Day of Midwives. Read More »

Are Health Workers Delivering For Women? And Are We Delivering For Health Workers?

Rebecca Kohler | CapacityPlus | June 10, 2013

In 2010, an estimated 287,000 women died from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Of these deaths, 85% occurred in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia. This represents a global decline of 47% since 1990—but falls disappointingly short of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target of 75%. Read More »

Hesperian Health Guides Addresses Maternal Health

Cathleen O'Grady | Foundation Beyond Belief | July 23, 2013

According to the United Nations, more than 350,000 women die every year from maternity-related complications, with the risk being vastly higher in the developing world. [...] Read More »

Konektaz Open Development & Open Data

Staff Writer | Geeks Without Bounds | April 11, 2013

On April 15, 2013 the United Nations marked the 1000 day mark to the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals. The eight goals are [as follows]... Read More »

Millennium Development Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health

Cathleen O'Grady | Foundation Beyond Belief | July 2, 2013

In February of this year, Foundation Beyond Belief notified members that we would be incorporating the Millennium Development Goals into our charity vetting process... Read More »

Nandi Mobile, MoTeCH Win UN’s World Summit Awards

Staff Writer | Ghana Business News (GBN) | September 18, 2013

Nandi Mobile and Mobile Technology for Community Health in Ghana (MoTeCH), two local Electronic-Content (e-Content) developers, have won awards at the 2013 World Summit Awards (WSA). Read More »

No Health Care Without Health Workers

Richard Seifman and Kate Tulenko | CapacityPlus | June 1, 2013

With the post-Millennium Development Goals aim of universal health coverage, major external donors will find themselves increasingly constrained in meeting the needs of developing countries. They are seeking ways to generate greater health value from [limited funds]. Read More »

Putting People First In The Post-2015 Development Framework

Alan Hudson | ONE | October 31, 2012

This post sets out what open government is and why it matters, explains the relevance of open government to the post-2015 development framework, and poses some questions about whether and how the principles of open government might feature in the post-2015 development framework. Read More »

The @UN Deputy Secretary-General Writes About Why Toilets Matter

Jan Eliasson | Elsevier Connect | April 8, 2014

Why do toilets matter? They matter because they prevent disease and malnutrition, helping children to survive and thrive, communities to flourish and nations to prosper. Every dollar spent on sanitation brings a five-fold return in health and productivity. That is why, community by community, town by town, country by country, we need action to provide sanitation for all. Read More »

Tuberculosis Epidemic Much Worse Than People Think – WHO

Staff Writer | RT News | October 23, 2014

The world’s preoccupation with the Ebola virus has eclipsed almost any attention to other health hazards. But the tuberculosis epidemic is now considered to be much more severe than before, the WHO has claimed in a report...

Read More »

Working to Get the United Nations to Adopt Open Source Development Tools

Working at the bleeding edge of global development is about to get more lively. Akvo.org co-founder Mark Charmer argues the world needs the open source movement to assert itself right now.... Read More »