Sexual and reproductive health and rights have increasingly been recognized in the
international arena, but their evolution and the definition of their scope and content have not …

This study investigates a puzzle concerning global health priorities—why do comparable
issues receive differential levels of attention and resources? It considers maternal and …

This article tracks the gender politics of the processes that led to the adoption of the
Millennium Development Goals and that continued to feature in subsequent policy debates …

This paper explores the intended and unintended consequences of the selection of MDG 5
as a global goal, together with its respective targets and indicators, and places what …

ABSTRACT Since 2000, the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) provided the
framework for global development efforts transforming the field now known as global health …

In October 2009 I learned that an Argentine senator named Liliana Negre de Alonso had
been awarded the Rosa Parks Prize for Citizenship in Defence of Human Rights. Having …

Nearly 300 000 women—almost all poor women in low-income countries—died from
pregnancy-related complications in 2010. This represents a decline since the 1980s, when …

This article begins by providing some context for the selection of targets and indicators
chosen to measure Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5,“improvement in maternal …

Abstract Background Women in Nigeria face some of the highest maternal mortality risks in
the world. We explore the benefits and cost-effectiveness of individual and integrated …

Background Maternal and child health issues have gained global political attention and
resources in the past 10 years, due in part to their prominence on the Millennium …