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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Request for Proposals: Grants to Enhance Research Sites in High-burden Countries for Studies of Pregnancy and Preterm Birth
A message from our colleagues at the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS): The Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) is now accepting letters of inquiry…
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New Report From IHME: Massive Shifts Reshape the Health Landscape Worldwide
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative Last week, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation released the findings from the Global Burden of…
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A Comprehensive Approach to Women’s Health: Lessons From the Mexican Health Reform
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative In a recent paper published in BMC Women’s Health, Julio Frenk, Octavio Gomez-Dantez and Ana Langer…
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World Health Organization Issues New Recommendations: Task-Shifting for Maternal and Newborn Health
By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative The World Health Organization recently launched a new website with detailed recommendations for how countries can improve access…
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The Growing Field of Global Health: New Challenges and New Opportunities
In a new post on the Guardian’s Global Development Professionals network, Global health is growing in prominence – now what?, Alanna Shaikh, a leading health and international development blogger, writes about…
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In Urban and Rural India, Study Identifies Harmful and Unnecessary Practices in Health Facilities
A new post, Above All, Do No Harm: The Sad State of Health Care Quality in Rural Madhya Pradesh, on the Center for Global Development Blog offers an informative summary of a recent publication,…
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The Lancet and Women Deliver: Closing the Gap for Reproductive and Maternal Health–A Call for Papers
Our colleagues at Women Deliver and The Lancet have recently issued a call for papers for an upcoming special issue of The Lancet that will coincide with the Women Deliver conference to…
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Global Maternal Health Conference 2013: Join the Global Team of Guest Bloggers!
Are you presenting at the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania? Do you plan to tune in to the live stream to view sessions remotely? Join the team…
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Call for Papers: Maternal Health is Women’s Health
By: Jocalyn Clark, Senior Magazine Editor, PLOS Medicine We are delighted to announce the theme for year 2 of our Maternal Health Collection, a partnership between PLOS and the Maternal…
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Seeking Young Champion of Maternal Health in Mexico!
Apply today! The Young Champions of Maternal Health program is now seeking a Young Champion of Maternal Health in Mexico! To reduce maternal mortality and morbidity over the long-term, emerging…