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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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Boston, MA 02115

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  • October 18, 2011

    Buzz Meeting: Beyond Technical Issues

    By: Dr. Ann Blanc, Director, MHTF I left the recent Maternal Health Buzz meeting with a lot of ideas and inspirations, a few frustrations, and many questions. One thread that…

  • October 17, 2011

    Buzz Meeting: A Sense of Urgency

    By: Josh Nesbit, Co-Founder and CEO, Medic Mobile The retreat made me feel like a vetted member of the maternal health knowledge and action community. It was much different than…

  • October 14, 2011

    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

  • October 14, 2011

    Buzz Meeting: What Can We Learn From Other “Movements”

    As Janna Oberdorf wrote previously on the MHTF blog, much of the discussion on the first day of the MHTF Buzz Meeting surrounded the question of whether or not there…

  • October 13, 2011

    Buzz Meeting: In Photos

    Unable to see photos? View them here. All photos © Christopher Lindahl Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard Chan School

  • October 12, 2011

    Improving Health Systems Through a Maternal Health Framework

    The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, Environmental Change & Security Program, and Africa Program, in coordination with the Maternal Health Task Force, UNFPA, and African Population & Health Research…

  • October 11, 2011

    Buzz Meeting: How Do We Expand the Maternal Health Community Without Losing Focus?

    By: Janna Oberdorf, Director of Communications and Outreach, Women Deliver At the end of the two and a half days of the MHTF Buzz meeting, my brain is certainly buzzing…

  • October 7, 2011

    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

  • October 7, 2011

    Buzz Meeting: Day 3 recap

    The third day of the MHTF Buzz Meeting was led in large part by five of the Young Champions of Maternal Health. The purpose of their session was for the…

  • October 5, 2011

    Buzz Meeting: Day 2 recap

    The second day of the MHTF Buzz meeting continued the conversation to cover topics like community interventions, addressing short-term fixes versus long-term system changes, and how to accelerate progress in…