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Theresa Shaver
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Theresa Shaver is a nurse-midwife and has over 20 years of experience in international health program management and implementation, focused primarily on maternal and reproductive health. She is currently the Director of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA) Global Secretariat. As Director, Ms. Shaver serves as the spokesperson for the WRA, provides technical assistance in community mobilization, capacity building, advocacy and maternal health to WRA National Secretariats and members. She also leads all fundraising efforts and is responsible for WRA administrative and financial management. She has provided technical assistance and worked throughout Cambodia, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Malawi, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Vietnam, and Zambia.

Blog Entries by Theresa Shaver

Stand Up for Moms and Babies Around the World

(2) Comments | Posted May 7, 2012 | 11:02 AM

The Huffington Post's Global Motherhood section joins Mothers Day Every Day, an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE, in a countdown to Mother's Day. Pulling together diverse voices, Mothers Day Every Day is raising awareness and calling for greater U.S. leadership to...

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The White Ribbon Alliance: 10 Years In

(1) Comments | Posted January 19, 2012 | 10:00 AM

Picture this: a world where childbirth is the biggest killer of young, healthy women. A world where many girls and women have no choice about who they marry, or how many babies they have or when.

This is how it was when we began the

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Mother's Day: A Countdown to Make Mother's Day Every Day

(2) Comments | Posted May 9, 2010 | 7:00 AM

The Huffington Post's Living section joins the Mothers Day Every Day, a joint campaign of the White Ribbon Alliance and CARE, in a daily countdown to Mothers Day with special voices working to help save the lives of mothers and newborns around the world. Mothers Day Every Day...

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Of Pandemics and a Global Pledge to Moms and Newborns

(0) Comments | Posted May 10, 2009 | 9:00 AM

Progress is being made to save the lives of mothers and newborns around the world. Still, every minute, a woman dies of complications in pregnancy and childbirth, leaving her baby more likely to die within two years. Most of these deaths could be prevented. Join The Huffington Post and the...

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