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  • Malaria and Maternal Health: Treating Pregnant Women Reveals Need for Integration

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    Dot-Mom  //  February 5, 2013  //  By Lauren Herzer Risi

    Ten years ago, a study was conducted in Mozambique to determine the impact of a new medicine for pregnant women with malaria. Over 1,000 women participated in a controlled trial of intermittent preventative treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine – half received a placebo, the other half received the actual drug. All were given an insecticide-treated net.

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  • Building a Global Network of Maternal Health Policymakers

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    Dot-Mom  //  January 18, 2013  //  By Sandeep Bathala

    On day three of the 2013 Global Maternal Health Conference here in Arusha, Tanzania, I was joined by the Global Health Initiative’s partners to present the results of the Wilson Center’s four-year-old Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health Series. This series is unique in its convening power, helping to bring together experts and policymakers from around the world to collaborate on a shared goal: healthier mothers and children.

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  • Should Maternal Health Goals Be Combined With WASH?

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    Dot-Mom  //  January 17, 2013  //  By Lauren Herzer Risi

    Does access to quality water and sanitation have an effect on maternal health outcomes? That was a surprising topic of discussion on day one of the second-ever Global Maternal Health Conference hosted this week in Arusha, Tanzania.

    Surprising because, to be honest, I did not think there would be strong disagreements over the relationship between water and sanitation (WASH) and maternal health. In my work with the Comparative Urban Studies Project, the two seem to be clearly linked.

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