South-to-South Learning on Advocating for Government Funding 

One of the advantages of being part of a global partnership is the chance to connect with and learn from others who have faced a similar challenge or have a best practice to share. It could be your neighbor or an organization on the other side of the globe — the opportunities are endless.

Advocating for Midwives in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Evidence from a study on the “Potential impact of midwives in preventing and reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and stillbirths,” published by Lancet Global Health in 2021, shows that if midwife-led care is fully resourced by 2035, 67% of maternal deaths, 64% of newborn deaths, and 65% of stillbirths could be averted. This would save approximately 4.3 million lives per year.

Integrating Health into Conservation

Credit: Blue Ventures | Garth Cripps

Blue Ventures wants to shift the way conservation work is done. For years, it has been integrating health care into conservation because Blue Ventures knows that improving the health of communities benefits both people and the environment upon which they depend.