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	<title>ONE &#187; Maternal and Child Health</title>
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		<title>Kangaroo Mother Care</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/11/13/kangaroo-mother-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living Proof]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Living Proof Project recently posted a new video, this one set in Malawi.  It explores something called The Kangaroo Mother Care program, which &#8220;teaches mothers how to increase the body temperatures of their newborns by wrapping the babies to their bare chests.&#8221;  The skin-to-skin contact helps reduce hypothermia, among other benefits.
It&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We have changed the history of my country&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/02/we-have-changed-the-history-of-my-country/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/10/02/we-have-changed-the-history-of-my-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ONE.Partners</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diarrheal Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGO Partner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PATH]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This great blog post comes to us from Dr. Juan José Amador, Director of Health Systems and Technology in Nicaragua at PATH
During my childhood in Nicaragua, I used to see a shocking sight: Groups of people carrying child-size coffins through the streets toward the cemetery. Families-usually the poorest in my community-mourning the deaths of their [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Photo Journal: At the Tema General Hospital</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/23/photo-journal-at-the-tema-general-hospital/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/23/photo-journal-at-the-tema-general-hospital/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgana Wingard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ghana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ONEREDTrip]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Day 5 of our listening/learning trip to Africa, we visited the Tema General Hospital (a (RED)/Global Fund site), located 22 miles outside of Accra in the largest port, industrial city in Ghana. Built in 1954, the hospital is currently undergoing renovations in an effort to better serve the increasing number of patients. An eye [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Making Africa Fit for Children</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/19/making-africa-fit-for-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/19/making-africa-fit-for-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pooja Gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Health Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save The Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Coalition for Child Survival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[June 16 was the Day of the African Child. This year’s discussion, “Africa Fit for Children: Call for Accelerated Action Towards Their Survival,” was jointly hosted by the African Union and the African Diplomatic Corps, the Global Health Council, Save the Children, and the US Coalition for Child Survival. The panel discussion, moderated by Dr. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Visiting the Mother-to-Mother Program</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/17/visiting-the-mother-to-mother-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/17/visiting-the-mother-to-mother-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Biden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ONEREDTripDay1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our first on-the-ground post from our delegation traveling through Ethiopia and Ghana. Learn more about our trip here.

Yesterday we spent time at the Mother-to-Mother program at Adama Referral Hospital in Ethiopia. The hospital is a comprehensive HIV/AIDS service site, currently providing over 12,000 people with HIV care and more than 7,300 people with antiretroviral therapy.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reducing child mortality: cash transfers can help</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/16/reducing-child-mortality-cash-transfers-can-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/16/reducing-child-mortality-cash-transfers-can-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa.Fleisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Save The Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new report by Save the Children UK released today argues that reductions in child mortality can be accelerated if regular, predictable transfers of cash, or cash transfers, are provided to households or individuals by the government.  Unlike traditional welfare programs, cash transfers in this case are conditional upon parents seeking and receiving certain [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>WHO says all children should receive a vaccine to prevent diarrhea</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/05/who-says-all-children-should-receive-a-vaccine-to-prevent-diarrhea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/05/who-says-all-children-should-receive-a-vaccine-to-prevent-diarrhea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa.Fleisher</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diarrheal Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PATH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Health Organization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
The World Health Organization’s expert advisory panel on immunizations announced today that all children should receive a vaccine that can prevent a severe type of diarrhea and vomiting caused by the rotavirus.
Every year, 600,000 children die from severe diarrhea caused by rotavirus around the world.  Although most of these deaths occur in developing countries, rotavirus [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Talking Health in Geneva</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/28/talking-health-in-geneva/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/28/talking-health-in-geneva/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eloise Todd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ban Ki Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I attended a high-level taskforce meeting on climate change and innovative financing that was part of the 62nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. This precedes a big conference in Paris this week on innovative financing for health.
Dr Philippe Douste-Blazy, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the UN in charge of Innovative Financing, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Countdown to Mother’s Day: Thursday Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/07/countdown-to-mother%e2%80%99s-day-thursday-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/07/countdown-to-mother%e2%80%99s-day-thursday-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret McDonnell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CARE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Countdown to Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maternal and Child Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day Every Day Campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mothers Day 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGO Partner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Ribbon Alliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women and Leadership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Mother&#8217;s Day Every Day Campaign (led by the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE), and the Huffington Post continue their “Mother’s Day Every Day for Healthier Families, Communities and Nations” blog series this week with a post by Amb. Mark Dybul, and a post by Sarah Brown.
Excerpts from Mark Dybul’s post, full piece here:
Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Mother’s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/06/countdown-to-mother%e2%80%99s-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/05/06/countdown-to-mother%e2%80%99s-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 13:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Margaret McDonnell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CARE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Countdown to Mother's Day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day Every Day Campaign]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mother&#8217;s Day Every Day Campaign (led by the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE), and the Huffington Post continue their “Mother’s Day Every Day for Healthier Families, Communities and Nations” blog series this week with this post by Representative Lois Capps:
Excerpts below, full piece here
Each May, we celebrate and honor mothers. The treasure of motherhood [...]]]></description>
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