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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1,000 Days: Improving the Nutrition of Rural Women
From our colleagues at Family Care International: Please join Family Care International and our partners at a side event to this week’s meetings of the UN Commission on the Status…
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Priority Countries for Maternal Health Research
We have a new post up on our Medscape blog, Global Mama, by Dr. Ana Langer that discusses the three priority countries for the MHTF: Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria: The…
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Commission on the Status of Women: A Focus on Rural Women
The fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) began today and will continue through Friday, March 9th. According to the CSW website, delegates from around the…
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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
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with the MHTF
In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8th), the Maternal Health Task Force is planning to highlight the important work that your organization is doing to improve the health of…
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Saving Lives at Birth: Round 2
This week Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development announced a second round of awards for innovative approaches and solutions to improve the lives of mothers and children:…
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Vote for the Women Deliver 50
As part of their campaign for International Women’s Day, Women Deliver is identifying the “top 50 inspiring ideas and solutions that deliver for girls and women.” The winners will be…
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How Simple are Simple Solutions?
The rhetoric surrounding international development and global health (definitely including maternal health) often refers to simple solutions, particularly low-cost simple solutions. Karen Grepin, a professor at NYU, challenges this rhetoric…
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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
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Maternal Health at the International Museum of Women
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tS5qQxmZSs Can’t see the video? View it on YouTube The International Museum of Women, an online museum that “showcases art, stories and ideas to celebrate, inspire and advance the…