Submitted by Dr. Saradha Narayanan (Consultant Physician and President 2010- 2012, SI Damansara) The Intercountry Workshop on Maternal Death Review was held in Kuala Lumpur in November 2011. Participants at the workshop included WHO Representatives from Malaysia, Philippines, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea. In addition, Government Health

On 10 January, SI Representatives in Nairobi, Kenya, met with UNIDO officials to continue discussions begun by SI UN Representative Roswitha in Vienna last year. Michelle Chitechy, Women and Climate Change Project Coordinator, sent the following meeting report:   "Dr. Alice Odingo, SI UNEP Represenative, Sophie Koech, Lucy Mburu and I

Soroptimist International Past President, Margaret Lobo, has shared an update received from 'Hamlin Fistula International' - the project partner for the 2007 December 10th Appeal, 'Restoring Dignity - Securing a Future'. As she shared in her SoroptiVoice blog last week,  the 2007 appeal supported the Adis Ababa Fistula Hospital in

Soroptimist International's Programme Director, Reilly Dempsey, is attending the 10th World Congress on Maternal and Neonatal Health in Rome. Here is her report from the third day of events, seminars and debate:  Today was the third and final day of the 10th World Congress on Maternal and Neonatal Health, where

Soroptimist International's Programme Director, Reilly Dempsey, is attending the 10th World Congress on Maternal and Neonatal Health in Rome. Here is her report from the second day of events, seminars and debate:  Today the sessions were quite varied, ranging from very technical clinical studies, to new technologies and techniques, to

Soroptimist International's Programme Director, Reilly Dempsey, is attending the 10th World Congress on Maternal and Neonatal Health in Rome. The congress opened yesterday. Here is her report from the first half day of events, seminars and debate: The focus of the first half day of the conference was maternal and

Soroptimist International has launched the CSW 56 pre-session advocacy tool kit. This tool kit is designed to help Soroptimists in all 124 countries lobby their Goverments and local decision makers to ensure that all Government missions attending CSW 56 are aware of SI's position. What is CSW? The Commission on

Soroptimist International has nominated two Soroptimists for the NGO CSW Woman of Distinction Award. The purpose of this award is to recognise a woman of distinction who is an inspiration to the world and who has shown leadership in the struggle for gender equality and women’s empowerment, particularly under the CSW

The Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) took place in Geneva on 1 and 2 December 2011 to prepare the contribution from the UN Economic Commission for Europe region to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. This conference will be held from 20 – 22 June 2012 in Rio de Janeiro

On December 10th we celebrate International Human Rights Day, and every year Soroptimists engage in different ways to use human rights to improve the lives and status of women and girls worldwide.  This year, the Soroptimist focus is using education and leadership to improve maternal health by increasing access to