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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Brazil Has One of the World’s Highest Rates of Cesarean Births, NPR Reports
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative On May 12th, NPR ran a story, C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women, that explores…
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PBS Blog Series Explores mHealth in Africa
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant PBS is in the midst of publishing a ten-part blog series exploring the connections between between mobile technology and health in Africa. In its latest…
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Gates Foundation Reflects in “Family Health Checkup” Blog Series
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant This year, as the family health team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation undertakes its annual strategy review, its members are contributing to the…
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Wilson Center Event May 14: Girls on the Move Report Launch
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The Wilson Center Comparative Urban Studies Project is hosting an discussion on May 14 to mark the launch of Girls on the Move: Adolescent Girls and…
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PLOS Collection Explores Measurement Challenges in Expanding Coverage of MNCH Interventions
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant As we noted last week, PLOS Medicine launched a new collection on May 7, Measuring Coverage in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.The collection compiles evidence related to tools…
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Save the Children’s Annual State of the World’s Mothers Report Highlights Critical First Day for Mothers and Newborns
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Surviving the First Day, this year’s edition of Save the Children’s annual State of the World’s Mothers report is now available. As in past years,…
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Celebrating the International Day of the Midwife
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The International Day of the Midwife was marked yesterday, May 5. The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) hosted the Virtual Day of the Midwife, a…
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Call for Submissions: New Voices in Global Health at the World Health Summit
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The Lancet and the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centres, Universities and National Academies are now accepting submissions of abstracts for presentation at its upcoming…
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PLOS Medicine Editorial Spotlights Access to Health Information as Central to Human Right to Health
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant In an editorial published this week in PLOS Medicine, the editors discuss the critical need for improved health information, particularly clear, accessible reference materials that…
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Reminder: Join the MH Dialogue on Disrespect and Abuse Tomorrow at the Wilson Center
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant As we announced last week, the next event in the 2012-2013 Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health series will be held tomorrow at the Wilson Center…