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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Apply Today to Be a Young Champion of Maternal Health!
The Maternal Health Task Force is delighted to announce that the application process for the second cohort of Young Champions of Maternal Health is now open! Applications are currently being…
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Private Providers Important to Maternal Health Care
By: Amy Boldosser, Director, Global Advocacy Program, Family Care International Family Care International was proud to partner with Merck for Mothers and Women Deliver to host a stimulating and provocative…
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Pump It Up: How a Male Condom and an Air Pump Can Save Mothers’ Lives Worldwide
By: Jason Rosenberg, Chief Operating Officer, Jibon Health Technologies Jibon Health Technologies is a social enterprise startup that I co-founded along with four biomedical engineers from Columbia University. Our project,…
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Women’s and Children’s Health: No Time for Complacency
On September 29th, The Lancet published a commentary, Women’s and children’s health: no time for complacency, by Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet. The commentary describes discrepancies between research groups…
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Global Status Report on National Programs for Postpartum Hemorrhage and Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia
Our colleagues at MCHIP recently completed the 2nd annual survey of national programs aimed at managing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E). The survey included countries from several regions and…
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New Campaign: Safe Birth, Even Here
A message from our colleagues at UNFPA: New York, NY—To raise awareness of the urgent needs of pregnant women in emergencies, UNFPA, The United Nations population fund is launching a…
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Saving Lives that Give Life: Preventing Maternal Deaths and Advancing Women’s Health
The Maternal Health Task Force is delighted to participate in an exciting event this afternoon , Saving Lives that Give Life: Preventing Maternal Deaths and Advancing Women’s Health! The…
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UN Human Rights Guidance Aims to Reduce Preventable Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
According to the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH), “The 21st Session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has received a report which aims to help policymakers in…
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UN Commission Sets Out Plan to Make Life-Saving Health Supplies More Accessible
Yesterday, the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children, part of the Every Woman Every Child initiative, submitted a new plan and set of recommendations to improve access to…
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United Nations General Assembly: A Pledge for Every Woman, Every Child
Today, the Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report provided a brief summary of the focus on women and children at the United Nations General Assembly. The summary highlights a number of…