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CARE’s Maternal Health Blog
June 2010
Monday June 21, 2010
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 4:29PM EST on June 21, 2010
Today’s posting is from my colleague, Mary Day Kent, CARE Field Coordinator for the MidAtlantic States on meeting Goretti Nyabenda, recipient of CARE's "I am Powerful" award this year… ... (more)Thursday June 17, 2010
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 2:01PM EST on June 17, 2010
Yesterday’s Congressional briefing on maternal health was fantastic. Attendance was high including strong representation from our target audience: Congressional staff. Unbeknownst to me, the Capitol Visitor Center where the briefing was being held was evacuated for a number of minutes just prior to the start of the briefing so perhaps some people were turned away. ... (more)Tuesday June 15, 2010
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 1:58PM EST on June 15, 2010
Tomorrow, Congresswoman Kay Granger, Anita McBride, Christy Turlington Burns and Mark Dybul are gathering for a Congressional briefing to talk about maternal health, CARE’s successful programs in Peru that are changing the lives of women and their families, and what our next steps should be to improve maternal health globally. Months ago, when Congresswoman Granger said she wanted to travel with CARE to see our work, Sarah Lynch (who runs CARE’s trips) and I started daydreaming about how the Congresswoman could share her trip experience with her colleagues in Congress, and what influentials could we assemble to help her tell that story. It’s exciting to see it all come together.... (more)
Monday June 7, 2010
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 9:36PM EST on June 7, 2010
Christy Turlington Burns, CARE Advocate for Maternal Health, had a great piece in Huffington Post about this week's Women Deliver conference. Don’t miss it! Thursday June 3, 2010
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 11:29AM EST on June 3, 2010
More from my colleague, Sarah Lynch, from Peru…. ... (more)
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 11:25AM EST on June 3, 2010
More from my colleague, Sarah Lynch, who is in Peru to lead a Congressional delegation with Congresswoman Kay Granger, Congressman Luis Gutierrez and his wife, Secretary Donna Shalala, and NPR producer Andrea Hsu.
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 11:13AM EST on June 3, 2010
More from my colleague, Sarah Lynch, who is in Peru doing advance work for the Congressional delegation that’s on its way… ... (more)Wednesday June 2, 2010
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 4:51PM EST on June 2, 2010
More from my colleague, Sarah Lynch, who is in Peru doing advance work for the Congressional delegation that’s on its way… ... (more)Tuesday June 1, 2010
Posted by: Katherine Porter at 1:25PM EST on June 1, 2010
From my colleague, Sarah Lynch, who is in Peru awaiting a Congressional delegation….
I’m in Lima, Peru today advancing a trip that CARE is hosting this week with a top notch delegation of critical voices on the maternal health issue. We are anticipating the arrival of Secretary Donna Shalala, Congressman Luis Gutierrez and his wife, Congresswoman Kay Granger and an NPR producer – Andrea Hsu – who is working on a ten part series on the topic. We have also invited one of CARE’s stellar donor/advocates, Karen Kelly, who rallies other Americans and policymakers to support key pieces of US legislation that impacts the global poor.... (more) |
