The White Ribbon Alliance is an international nonprofit organization, established in 1999 as the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, that advocates for maternal health and works to eliminate maternal mortality. It operates as a coalition bringing together partners at the global, national and sub-national levels to advance reproductive health and reproductive rights and to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns.
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Program StatusActive, operating as a 501(c)(3) organization in the United States 1 Sponsoring BodyWhite Ribbon Alliance, originally established as the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood 1 Target PopulationWomen seeking maternity care and mothers with newborns 1 Health GoalEnding maternal mortality and improving the health of mothers and newborns 1 Geographic ScopeInternational coalition with fourteen National Alliances, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda, the United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe 1 Measured ResultsDeveloped the Respectful Maternity Care charter in 2011 and established National Safe Motherhood Day, observed annually on April 11 since 2003 1 Program status (class) Classification
Program KindHealth Education Program 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: White Ribbon Alliance
Wikipedia- White Ribbon Alliance article, infobox abbreviation
- White Ribbon Alliance article, founding section
- White Ribbon Alliance article, national alliance list
White Ribbon Alliance article, mission statement
ending maternal mortality and improving the health of mothers and newborns
- White Ribbon Alliance article, initiatives section
White Ribbon Alliance article, US organizational status
501(c)(3) organization
White Ribbon Alliance article, original name
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
- White Ribbon Alliance article, beneficiary description
- Wikipedia 'White Ribbon Alliance': present-tense description, 14 National Alliances; checked 2026-09-27.
Associated With: Maternal and Child Health, Lead section
The White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) is an international non-profit organization that advocates for maternal health.
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