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Alison Morgan

@alison-morgan.bsky.social
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Australian living in Washington DC, working in maternal and newborn health and systems strengthening at the Global Financing Facility, World Bank, opinions my own.

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Align: @alignconnects.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
83% of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are off-track to meet SDG targets. MNH budgets have reduced in 85% of countries. Families are still not at the center of policy. We have the plans. We don't have the will — or the financing. Dr. Gagan Gupta, UNICEF | #IMNHC2026 #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I simply cannot wrap my mind around this “gutting of USAID that two weeks ago, employed more than 10,000 people across the world” www.devex.com/news/most-us...
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Most USAID staff cut from agency, marking end of world’s largest donor
It’s the final gutting of an agency that two weeks ago, employed more than 10,000 people across the world.
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Scott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 14/11/2024
🧪 New study links heat exposure during pregnancy to risks like preterm birth, hypertensive disorders, and stillbirth. Analyzing 198 studies across 66 countries, researchers urge integrating maternal health into climate policies amid rising global temperatures. 🩺 🛟 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of heat exposure impacts on maternal, fetal and neonatal health - Nature Medicine
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies covering 66 countries reported wide-ranging maternal, fetal and neonatal health harms associated with heat exposure, including increased risks of prete...
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