Maternal Health Task Force
The Maternal Health Task Force strives to create a strong, well-informed and collaborative community of individuals focused on ending preventable maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide.
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New Report From UNAIDS and PEPFAR: What About the Women?
By: Ann Starrs, President and Co-Founder, Family Care International Two years ago, in July 2011, UNAIDS launched a joint initiative with PEPFAR, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS…
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Addressing HIV-Related Stigma is an Essential Part of Respectful Maternity Care
By: Janet M. Turan, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Maternal and Child Health Concentration, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham Pregnant…
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Ten Job Opportunities in Maternal Health
From New York to Dar es Salaam to Chiapas, several global health and development organizations are hiring for exciting positions that focus on improving maternal health. In this post, the…
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Saving Mothers, Giving Life: Lessons from Uganda and Zambia
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative Over the past year, the Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) partnership has worked to address the…
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Preconception Planning, Counseling and Care (PCC) is Important for All Couples, Including Those Affected by HIV
By: Dr. Jean Anderson, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Jhpiego; Kelly Curran, Jhpiego, MCHIP; Laura Fitzgerald, Jhpiego, MCHIP Decisions about whether a woman and her partner want to have children,…
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Addressing HIV-related Comorbidities in Pregnant Women
In sub-Saharan African settings where HIV/AIDS is a leading cause of maternal mortality, infectious diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, pneumonia, and sepsis have largely surpassed obstetric causes as main causes of…
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Women Living with HIV in Uganda and Malawi Share Their Perspectives on Option B+
By: Sonia Haerizadeh, Law Fellow, International Community of Women Living with HIV In order to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, it is critical that the perspectives and concerns of women…
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MHTF Scholarship Contest for the International Conference on Family Planning
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships for…
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Delivering Quality Maternal Health Services in Rural India, the Role of the Private Sector
By: Jacqueline Kingfield, World Health Partners In India, 212 out of every 100,00 women die in childbirth. In Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s largest state where over 200 million people live,…
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Girls’ Health and Education: Igniting Change Worldwide
By: Alison Chatfield, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for adolescents in much of the…