Podcast: Mark Kennedy Shriver is a Global Humanitarian Advocate On a Mission Mark Leon Goldberg July 31, 2017 Mark Shriver is president of Save the Children Action Network, which is the advocacy arm of the global humanitarian organization. We kick off with a discussion of what advocacy for global development and humanitarian issues looks like in the age ...
My Wife Gave Birth to Our Son in the Passenger Seat of our Old Car, Which Taught Me a lot About Global Health Mark Leon Goldberg October 14, 2015This is a wild story. It ends well.Two weeks ago my wife went into labor with our second child. We did not quite make it to the hospital. Or, rather, we did make it to the hospital. Just not inside. Our son was delivered in the passenger seat of our ca...
Giving Birth in an IDP Camp Mark Leon Goldberg June 11, 2014The math is not good for displaced women in South Sudan.
Towards a “Grand Convergence” in Global Health Mark Leon Goldberg April 15, 2014What it will take to close a health gap between rich and poor countries.
US Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Talks Maternal Health at the World Health Organization Mark Leon Goldberg May 22, 2012This is a great speech by US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is in Geneva this week for the World Health Assembly. Sebelius offers some global context to America's own struggles with providing adequecate health care to women and mothers.
Happy Mother’s Day: Saving Moms At Birth Mark Leon Goldberg May 11, 2012A neat Mother's Day infographic from the USAID
20/20 Highlights Maternal Health (Video) Mark Leon Goldberg December 19, 2011ABC News' 20/20 program ran a special on Friday to highlight maternal health around the world.
From the World Health Assembly: New Committments for Women and Children’s Health Mark Leon Goldberg May 19, 2011Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health.
Helping Women and Girls Face the Challenges of Post Earthquake Haiti Mark Leon Goldberg January 6, 2011I speak with Tamara Kreinin, the executive director of women and population at the UN Foundation about some of the challenges facing women and girls in Haiti--and what local groups, the UN and the international community are doing to support reproductive health and women's empowerment in Haiti.
