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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Where Respectful Maternity Care Begins
By: Becky Auerbach, Special Projects Fellow, Jacaranda Health At Jacaranda Health, we are working to build a model of maternity care that is more respectful and mother-centered. In a health…
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1000 Day Countdown to MDG Deadline Begins with Global Social Media Rally
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Today, April 5, marks the beginning of the 1000 day countdown to the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), UN Secretary General Ban…
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Respectful Maternity Care: Voices of Rwandese Midwives
By: Mande Limbu, Maternal Health Technical Advisor, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood In low resource countries like Rwanda, disrespect and abuse during maternity care is often linked to poor…
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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Importance of Respectful Maternity Care
By: Kathleen McDonald, Senior Program Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative The final plenary of the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 (GMHC2013) in Arusha, Tanzania struck a…
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PATH and Merck for Mothers Webinar on Innovative Maternal Health Technologies
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant PATH and Merck for Mothers are hosting a webinar next Wednesday, April 10 at noon (EDT) to present the findings of PATH and Merck for…
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Hesperian Health Mobile App Now Available in Spanish and English
Hesperian Health has announced the launch of its comprehensive app on healthy pregnancy and birth in Spanish. This version joins Hesperian’s English-language app, “Safe Pregnancy and Birth,” which has been…
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Studies Document HIV Stigma’s Effect on Use of PMTCT and Skilled Care at Delivery
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Two new studies reported on by The New York Times , document the role that stigma related to HIV/AIDS plays in dissuading women around the…
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High Level Panel Talks on Post-2015 Development Agenda Conclude in Bali
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The UN Secretary-General’s High Level Panel (HLP) on the post-2015 development agenda met this week in Bali, Indonesia to discuss priorities specifically related to the…
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Join the Wilson Center Dialogue April 4: Maternal Health in India: Emerging Priorities
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant On April 4, the Woodrow Wilson Center is hosting “Maternal Health in India: Emerging Priorities,” in three locations: New Delhi, Washington, DC and Boston, as…
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Safe Birth Even Here: UNFPA Continues Campaign on Clean, Safe Deliveries in Crisis With New Video
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant As part of its Safe Birth. Even Here campaign, UNFPA recently released a new video highlighting the good news: that safe birth is possible even…