The global health community has made significant progress toward reducing child and maternal deaths but is not on track to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for maternal and child deaths that world leaders agreed to in 2000… Read the full post >>

The Executive Director of U.N. Women says your tweets can help stop violence against women…. Read full post

Johnson & Johnson convened leaders in global health and development to discuss progress made and next steps needed to expand interventions to save the lives of 16 million women and children around the world. Three sessions refocused attention on newborn survival, new collaborations to treat and prevent intestinal worm infections, and the expansion of promising practices needed to strengthen the global health work force…

In the 5 days world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly, close to 100,000 children and 4,000 women will die unnecessarily… Read full post + view infographic >>

By Girls’ Globe
On Tuesday, September 24th, Dr. Sanjay Gupta moderated an incredible panel that focused on global development for women and girls. Panelists included Hillary Clinton, Melinda Gates, Queen Rania of Jordan, and Dr. Muhammad Yunus… Read crowdblog

By Courtney Petersen

While participating in Tostan’s holistic, nonformal education program, the Community Empowerment Program (CEP), women, men, and adolescents in Murreh Kunda learned about their human rights, including their right to health… Read full post >>

Improving the health and well-being of youth is paramount to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Why? Read on… Read full post >>

By Julia Wiklander, Girls’ Globe

White Ribbon Alliance understands that we cannot improve the health of women and girls by commitments alone. Women and girls must be empowered and given the opportunity to voice their opinions and hold governments, health centers, and community leaders accountable… Read the full post>>

Girls’ Globe spent Tuesday with Girls Not Brides, the Ford Foundation, the Social Good Summit, and the Clinton Global Initiative… Read the crowdblog