This week I’m going to Abu Dhabi to attend the Global Vaccine Summit to celebrate the tremendous progress the world has made in ending polio and immunizing children.

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For over 25 years there has been painfully slow progress in the life chances for a pregnant woman or her newborn in Africa. Yet we know why women and newborns are dying.

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My recent travels have taken me from Texas to Turkey, from Ghana to India and Manhattan, real and virtual, with one thing in common - women evoking the need for empowerment as a human right.

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Dr. K.O. Antwi-Agyei manages the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Ghana, where he oversees the day-to-day work to ensure vaccines reach children across the country.

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Concern about the “evil eye” at birth, in some communities, makes it quite difficult for women to have a skilled attendant during delivery or to get early postnatal care, both of which can improve the health of mom and baby. How can this cultural norm be accommodated while promoting life-saving interventions?

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