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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Blog
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Day Two of our Technical Meeting on Maternal Health, HIV, and AIDS
By: Staff, Maternal Health Task Force This post is part of a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Tuesday marked the second…
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Day One of Our Technical Meeting on Maternal Health, HIV, and AIDS
This post is part of a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire series, click here. Today marked the first day of Maternal health, HIV,…
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The Connection Between Healthy Mothers and Healthy Newborns
By: Ann Starrs, President and Co-Founder, Family Care International; France Donnay, Senior Program Officer, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Gary L. Darmstadt, Director of Family…
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Woman-Centered Maternity Care, Family Planning, and HIV: Principles for Rights-Based Integration
Our colleagues at the Wilson Center Global Health Initiative are hosting a discussion with experts on rights-based maternity care and the intersection with family planning and HIV. The event will…
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In Countries with Low HIV Prevalence, Integrating HIV and Reproductive Health Services is a Lifesaver for Women and Children
By: Tamil Kendall, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Women and Health Initiative This post is the second in a blog series on maternal health, HIV, and AIDS. To view the entire…
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Can Women Deliver a New Development Agenda in 2015?
By: Schuyler Null, Editor, New Security Beat This post is part of a series of posts about the recent Women Deliver 2013 conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The disempowerment of…
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Maternal Health, HIV, and AIDS: Examining Research Through a Programmatic Lens
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative; Samantha Lattof, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative This post is the…
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Recommendations for Post-2015 Development “Roadmap” Include Targets on Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Yesterday, the United Nations High Level Panel of Eminent Persons (HLP) released A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty And Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development, a…
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Midwives, “the Frontline and Backbone of Maternal Health,” Face Difficult Working Environments
Our coverage of the Women Deliver 2013 conference continues–with a Storify featuring highlights from the second and third days of the conference, this guest post by Sandeep Bathala of the Wilson Center. Midwives play a critical…
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Special Issue of Impact Magazine Shares 10 Game-changing Moments for Women and Girls
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative What have been the 10 biggest game-changing moments for women and girls over the last 10…