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Across the globe, cities pushed for change and committed to safer streets for all during UN Global Road Safety Week.

Casa de Todos is supporting Lima Peru's older unhoused population.

A healthy future requires healthy children. But children face health risks from environmental hazards, including air pollution and lead exposure. Gains have been made in reducing childhood mortality and improving health, but there is still much work to be done, particularly when it comes to children’s environmental health. Photo: Larry Price, Indonesia.

In 2017, the Thamini Uhai/Vital Strategies team introduced birth companions in health facilities in Tanzania's Kigoma Region to improve maternal health outcomes. Dr. Sunday Dominico, Director of Programs at Thamini Uhai, and one of the lead authors of a recently published study on the pilot, spoke with us about the impressive results.