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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Slideshow Showcases Decline in Traditional Midwifery in Mexico
A new slideshow of photographs by photographer Nikhol Esteras Roberts and the Global Pediatric Alliance (GPA) follows traditional midwives in Chiapas, Mexico, highlights efforts to connect indigenous women with skilled…
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IHME Report Suggest “End of an Era” for Health Assistance, but MNCH Funding Continues to Grow
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Last week, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released, Financing for Global Health: The End of the Golden Era? its fourth annual report…
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Malawi President Joyce Banda Makes News for Commitment to Maternal Health
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant President Joyce Banda has made improving maternal health a centerpiece of her Presidency since taking office last spring, and her first “State of the Nation”…
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Health and Development Foundation: Using mHealth to Improve Maternal Health in Russia
By: Sara Buzadzhi, Communications Consultant, Health and Development Foundation I was recently able to view several sessions from the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 online, and was particularly interested to…
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Code of Conduct for Research in Low-income Countries
By: Jim Campbell, Director, Instituto de Cooperacion Social Integrare based in Barcelona, Spain The Global Maternal Health Conference in Arusha, Tanzania had many highlights, including the closing plenary presentation from…
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Malaria and Maternal Health: Treating Pregnant Women Reveals Need for Integration
By: Lauren Herzer, Wilson Center This post is cross-posted on New Security Beat. Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard Chan School
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Request for Participation: Survey to Enhance Understanding of Barriers to Appropriate Use of Essential Maternal Health Technologies
By: Priya Agrawal, Executive Director, Merck for Mothers This is a quick reminder to encourage you to fill out our survey on barriers to appropriate use of essential maternal health…
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Learning From Failures? Op-ed Calls for Better Use of Negative Findings
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Last weekend, The New York Times featured an op-ed by journalist Sam Loewenberg on research published last summer in PLOS Medicine, “Community Mobilization in Mumbai Slums to Improve Perinatal Care…
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Creating a Maternal Health Movement
By: Mariam Claeson, France Donnay and Melanie Walker, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation This post is cross-posted from Impatient Optimists. Although it was intended to create space for the maternal health…
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Discussions at GMHC2013 About Home Births and Traditional Birth Attendants
By: Girija Sankar, Director of Haiti Programs, Senior Program Manager, Global Health Action Over 2000 abstracts were submitted to the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013. Eventually, around 800 delegates from all…