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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Providing Nairobi’s Mothers With Top-quality Maternal Care at a Low Cost
By: Nick Pearson, Founder and Managing Director, Jacaranda Health The following was originally posted on Jacaranda’s blog. It is reposted here with permission Five weeks ago, Jacaranda Health opened our…
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WASH for Mothers: An MHTF Series
“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and, therefore, a basic human right. Contaminated water jeopardizes both the physical and social health of all people. It is an…
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Maternal Health and C-sections in Iraq
Most of the news out of Iraq revolves around the war and violence. Even for those of us that work in the maternal health field, maternal health in Iraq isn’t…
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Three Possibilities for a Post-MDG Framework
Women Deliver has been hosting a discussion of what global frameworks might exists in post-Millennium Development Goal world after 2015 in a series “Beyond 2015.” Last week, Andy Sumner of…
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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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Preventing Maternal Malnutrition: Evidence, Challenges, and Opportunities
Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Time: 9:30 to 11:00 AM Location: PATH 10th Floor, Room 1061 455 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001, USA (Please note new location) Please join…
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Abstract Submission for the Global Health & Innovation Conference
The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world’s leading global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,200 professionals and students from all 50 states and from more than…
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Young Champion Named Finalist for INDEX: Award 2011
Young Champion of Maternal Health Zubaida Bai has developed a birth kit that is a finalist for the INDEX: Award 2011. Zubaida’s was based in Boston during the YC program…
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An MMR Estimate for Rural Mali
Even though 350,000 women die due to pregnancy related causes each year, maternal deaths are still a relatively rare event. While this doesn’t mean we should not concern ourselves with…
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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