Events
A Conversation on Art and Social Change
January 12, 2011 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
"At the core of human rights and artistic behavior is respect for human dignity. It is this that unites art and justice," said Jane M. Saks, executive director of the Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, speaking at an event cosponsored by the Environmental Change and Security Program and the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Maternal Undernutrition: Evidence, Links, and Solutions
December 15, 2010 // 8:30am — 10:30am
Experts Doyin Oluwole and Amy Webb Girard address the linkages between poverty, undernutrition, and poor maternal health outcomes in the final meeting of the 2009-2010 Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health series.
Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Research Findings and Programmatic Implications
December 09, 2010 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Experts came together to discuss conflict-related, prevalent, systematic, and widespread sexual violence in the war-torn country of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Expanding Access to Essential Maternal Health Commodities
November 30, 2010 // 8:30am — 10:30am
The ninth meeting of the 2009-2010 Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health series addresses the challenges and strategies for expanding access to maternal health commodities.
New Applications for Existing Technologies to Improve Maternal Health
October 27, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Josh Nesbit, Alain Labrique, and David Aylward discuss the role of Information and Communication Technologies in the prevention of maternal mortality.
Improving Monitoring, Transparency, and Accountability for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
September 08, 2010 // 10:00am — 12:00pm
Panelists discuss strategies for improving maternal health evaluation methods while balancing the interests of donors and beneficiaries during the seventh meeting of the Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health series.
The Impact of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity on Economic Development
July 29, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
The sixth meeting of the Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Series addresses the economic impact of maternal mortality, and provides evidence of the need for increased investment in maternal health.
Improving Transportation and Referral for Maternal Health
May 20, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
As part of the Maternal Health Dialogue Series, experts discuss their experiences, and share lessons, challenges, and recommendations for improving transportation and referral for maternal health.
Family Planning in Fragile States: Overcoming Cultural and Financial Barriers
April 29, 2010 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
OB/GYNs from Nigeria, Pakistan, and Chad offer strategies to overcome the significant cultural and financial barriers facing family planning in fragile states.
Forging a Golden Middle Path? Growing Activism in China's Green, HIV/AIDS, and GLBT Nongovernmental Organizations
April 14, 2010 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Timothy Hildebrandt, Center for Asian Democracy at the University of Louisville; Liu Jiangqiang, Peking University Center for Nature and Society and Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley