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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Analyzing Data – CIESAS Evaluation of the ALSO Program
The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS). MHTF is supporting their project, Evaluation of ALSO Program….
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Analyzing Results of ACFU by mothers2mothers
The following is part of a series of project updates from mothers2mothers. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones in PMTCT. More information MHTF supported projects can be found…
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A Letter to the Maternal Health Community
Dear MHTF friends and colleagues, During the past three years, the MHTF has built vital connections among maternal health initiatives and engaged global and national experts to pinpoint problems facing…
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Harvard School of Public Health Awarded $12 Million Grant to Improve Global Maternal Health
A new three-year, $12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support a Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) effort to significantly improve maternal health in developing…
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If You Were Born as an African Baby…
By: Joy Lawn, Director Global Evidence and Policy, Saving Newborn Lives-Save the Children-US The following post originally appeared on the Healthy Newborn Network blog. It is reposted here with permission…
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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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A Second Group of Researchers Trained by ICDDR,B
The following is part of a series of project updates from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B). The MHTF is supporting their project, Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge…
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New Numbers of Newborn Mortality Around the World
By: Mikkel Oestergaard and Colin Mathers, World Health Organization The following post originally appeared on the Healthy Newborn Network blog. It is reposted here with permission. Where you are born…
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Can MH Services Be an Avenue for Family Planning?
Increasing access to modern contraceptive methods is a priority in many countries. However, how best to reach women and provide family planning is not always clear. A new report from…
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After the MDGs in The Guardian
With the deadline of 2015 for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) fast approaching, many people are discussing the possibilities for global frameworks after 2015. We discussed the topic on GlobalMama,…