The International Day of Families provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families. The theme for 2015 is: Men in Charge? Gender Equality and Children’s Rights in Contemporary Families. Within the context of the development goals, this theme is…
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The United Nation’s Every Woman Every Child movement has expanded their “Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed” Call to Action to target the most critical and impactful period of a child’s life: the neonatal period. The neonatal period refers to the first 28 days of a newborn’s life, a period in which…
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This week Dr. Anita Zaidi was announced as the inaugural Caplow Children’s Prize million-dollar winner on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Dr. Zaidi’s submitted 5-step plan is titled Saving children’s lives in a Pakistani village through a peri-natal care and primary health promotion intervention package and you can find some information about it here. Dr. Zaidi’s…
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