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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Economists, Government Officials, and Maternal Health Experts Gather to Discuss Financial Mechanisms for Maternal and Neonatal Health
The US Government is currently (April 24th-25th) convening an Evidence Summit on Enhancing Provision and Use of Maternal Health Services through Financial Incentives in Washington DC. The Evidence Summit is part…
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Live Webcast Today: Ministers of Health Discuss Accelerating Progress in Maternal Survival
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is hosting an event today, Learning From Success: Ministers of Health Discuss Accelerating Progress in Maternal Survival, that will bring together Ministers of…
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Making it Happen: Young Champion of Maternal Health Launches Project in Nigeria
In 2009, the Maternal Health Task Force partnered with Ashoka to launch the first ever international fellowship focused specifically on maternal health. We called it the Young Champions of Maternal…
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Academics, Development Workers, Techies, and Entrepreneurs Gather to Share Ideas for Increasing Global Health Equity
This Friday, April 20th, our colleagues at IntraHealth are bringing together “thought leaders, inventors, industry greats, tech superstars, multi-disciplinary entrepreneurs, academics, crisis responders, innovators, brand-makers, communication specialists, community builders, and…
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Apply Now: Reproductive Health Manager with Global Health Strategies
Global Health Strategies is looking for a Reproductive Health Manager to work with the firm’s senior staff and consultants to develop and implement advocacy and communications strategies for Global Health Strategies’…
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A Closer Look at the Interconnections: Healthy Mother, Healthy Newborn
By: Shafia Rashid, Family Care International There is ample evidence illustrating that the health of a woman and her newborn baby are intimately connected. We know that: Recent research conducted…
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Maternal and Neonatal Technology Briefs: The Right Tools for the Right Job
MANDATE (Maternal and Neonatal Directed Assessment of Technology), a project of RTI International, has developed a series of technology briefs that provide extensive information about a number of technologies in…
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NIH Awards $20M to Train the Next Generation of Global Health Researchers
In an effort to foster the next generation of global health researchers and strengthen global health research programs at U.S. and foreign institutions, Fogarty International Center along with partners at the…
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Melinda Gates: Contraception is “A Totally Uncontroversial Idea Which Unfortunately Has Become Incredibly Controversial”
At the April 5 TEDxChange event, Melinda Gates gave a speech that the Gates Foundation has described as the launch event for “a major push for the foundation around the critical…
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Compendium of Global Health Technologies: Innovative Ideas and Product Concepts
Last year, the World Health Organization published a document titled, “Compendium of New and Emerging Health Technologies“. The document is an interesting resource that provides one page summaries of several technologies…