Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) affects 1 in every 6 women giving birth and is the leading cause of maternal mortality globally. Death from PPH is largely preventable and has been nearly eliminated in high-income countries, yet women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to be disproportionately affected.
While policymakers at national levels struggle with this problem, a group of midwives in a remote mountain village in Indonesia solved the problem and have sustained zero maternal mortality continuously since 2015. They achieved this remarkable accomplishment using simple innovations, at zero cost. We interviewed Maya Hidayati, the head midwife who spearheaded the effort, together with Anna Kurniati, Director of Workforce Deployment at the Indonesian Ministry of Health.
By the Global Health Platform of the Global Health Centre (GHC), Geneva Graduate Institute.

Can midwifery eliminate maternal mortality? Innovations from Indonesia

Despite being there for many years, One Health has gained a lot of attention in the last year at the political level. With the new trends and changes appearing in health diplomacy, and the intersections with One Health, Katherine Urbáez talks about her research results and how diplomacy has been a tool for implementing new policies. This interview is provided by the Global Health Platform of the Global Health Centre (GHC), Geneva Graduate Institute.

Implementing One Health through Global Health diplomacy: Comparing Switzerland and Rwanda

What are the colonial legacies in global health? And what impact have they had on how some health and health research programmes are run in Africa? In this episode, we speak to two visionary women leaders who tell us what’s wrong in global health and give concrete steps toward more equitable and inclusive partnerships. 

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Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center in Kenya

Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda

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