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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Global Health and Diplomacy Seeks Editorial Intern
Global Health and Diplomacy (GHD) is looking for an Editorial Intern to assist in writing short articles, updating social media, and performing other tasks. Be sure to check…
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DFID Health Research Competition: Focus on New Technologies to Impact Diseases of Poverty
On March 13, DFID announced their Health Research Competition for the Development of New Technologies to Impact Diseases of Poverty. The competition will fund research projects on a number of…
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How Might Data-sharing Aid in the Fight Against Malaria?
In a recent article in Nature International Weekly Journal of Science, science writer, Daniel Cressey, wrote about efforts by drug development companies to share intellectual property and expand access to…
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Bringing Sex Education to Burundi’s Youth Through Radio
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TZo_7ITSKs Our colleagues at PSI recently shared a blog post about a new program in Burundi that is working to increase access to sexual and reproductive health information for…
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TEDxChange: The Big Picture
TEDxChange is a program and partnership of TED and the Gates Foundation, created to spark global conversations about social issues. The focus of Thursday’s event, TEDxChange: The Big Picture,…
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Attend the Asia Regional Meeting on Interventions for Impact in Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care
Next month, Bangladesh will host the Asia Regional Meeting on Interventions for Impact in Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care: Organized by the Government of Bangladesh, USAID’s flagship Maternal, Newborn and…
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Project Manager Position with the Maternal Health Task Force and the Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute
The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at the Women and Health Initiative (W&HI) and the Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) are teaming up on a new project focused on…
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Screening for Gestational Diabetes in Sri Lanka
With support from the Maternal Health Task Force, researchers at the Department of Community Medicine at Rajarata University in Sri Lanka sought to understand the prevalence and impact of maternal…
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Apply for a Scholarship to Women Deliver 2013
Women Deliver 2013 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 28-30. The general scholarship application is now available: There are two different scholarship applications – one for young…
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Weekend Reading
This week on the MHTF blog: Some reading for the weekend: Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard Chan School