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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Women Deliver 2013 Youth Scholarship Application Opens
Women Deliver will be providing a number of scholarships for Women Deliver 2013. The process has begun with the Youth Scholarship application, and the general scholarship will be available soon…
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Project Update: BRAC’s Manoshi Project
By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF BRAC’s Manoshi project works to establish a community-based health program in urban slum areas of Bangladesh in order to reduce maternal and child mortality….
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Can mHealth Reach the Poorest of the Poor?
Although mobile phone penetration is incredibly high, even in poor countries, there is concern that mobile based interventions may not be able to reach the poorest of the poor. While…
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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 and Newborn Health, Exploring Shared Solutions for Common Goals
A recent post on Impatient Optimists by Gary Darmstadt and Vishwajeet Kumar addressed the question, “Can newborn health care help mothers, too?” They wrote about a recent study, Community-driven impact of…
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Field Experience in Maternal Health: Megan Loucks Shares Her Experience with Jacaranda Health in Kenya
By: Megan Loucks, MPH Candidate, Harvard School of Public Health Over the first three weeks of January, several Harvard School of Public Health graduate students took part in the Field Experience in…
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Kadi – Saving Mothers and Babies, One Voucher at a Time
Kadi – Saving Mothers and Babies, One Voucher at a Time from Gobee Group on Vimeo. As part of Social Media Week next week, a new film about vouchers…
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Exciting Opportunities to Work in Maternal Health: Internships, Full-time Jobs
Over the past couple of weeks, our team has noticed a number of exciting opportunities posted on the web to work on projects relating to maternal health around the world—ranging…
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Field Experience in Maternal Health: Annie Kearns Shares her Experience with the Bangalore Birth Network in India
By: Annie Kearns, MSc Candidate, Harvard School of Public Health Over the first three weeks of January, several Harvard School of Public Health graduate students took part in the Field Experience in…
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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