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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A Decade of Change for Newborn Survival
According to the Healthy Newborn Network, Health Policy and Planning recently published a supplement, A Decade of Change for Newborn Survival, that shares a multi-country analysis of the changes in newborn care…
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How 15,000 Midwives Will Save Mothers’ Lives
Yesterday, Impatient Optimists published a post titled, How 15,000 Midwives Will Save Mothers’ Lives, that describes a new project by AMREF, the African Medical & Research Foundation, that aims to…
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Women Need More Help In AIDS Battle, Experts Say
In an article titled Women Need More Health in AIDS Battle, Experts Say, the Huffington Post reports on recent conversations at the International AIDS Conference about the need for more…
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Overcoming Phase 1 Delays: The Critical Component of Obstetric Fistula Prevention Programs in Resource-Poor Countries
BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth recently published a commentary titled, Overcoming phase 1 delays: the critical component of obstetric fistula prevention programs in resource-poor countries that discusses fistula prevention in developing…
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Call for Abstracts–Global Maternal Health Conference 2013: Improving Quality of Care
GMHC2013 is a technical conference for scientists, researchers, and policy-makers to network, share knowledge, and build on progress toward eradicating preventable maternal mortality and morbidity by improving quality of care….
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Global AIDS Conference Rally Calls for Cheaper Medicines, More Funding
In a piece titled, Global AIDS conference rally calls for cheaper medicines, more funding, the Washington Post reports on the first day of the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C….
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US and World Bank Team Up to Improve Data on Women
In the maternal health community, we often decry a lack of good data, which is often echoed by others working on a number of women’s issue. In order to address…
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New Report: Together We Will End AIDS
Leading up to the19th International AIDS Conference that will take place in Washington D.C. from 22-27 July 2012, UNAIDS released a new report, Together We Will End AIDS, yesterday showing…
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The Effectiveness of Emergency Obstetric Referral Interventions in Developing Country Settings: A Systematic Review
PLoS Medicine recently published a systematic review that explores the effectiveness of emergency obstetric referral interventions in developing country settings. The authors concluded that monitoring of interventions and evaluation of…
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Turkish Doctors Face Fines For Elective Cesarean Sections
On Friday, the Guardian reported that Turkey recently became first country to make elective cesarean sections punishable by law. While Turkey has one of the world’s highest cesarean section rates,…