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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

Blog

  • March 19, 2011

    Day 2 at NTEN 2011: People Are at the Center of Technology

    By: Raji Mohanam, Knowledge Management Specialist, MHTF With 2,000 people trying to access a limited Hilton wi-fi service, it was a struggle to get and then keep a connection on…

  • March 17, 2011

    Day 1 at NTEN 2011: So Many Sessions, So Little Time!

    By: Raji Mohanam, Knowledge Management Specialist, MHTF Almost 2,000 people converged in Washington D.C. today to attend the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. The conference, which runs today through Saturday, brings together…

  • March 17, 2011

    Incorporating Research Training Into Community Health Needs

    The following is part of a series of project updates from the Department of Community Medicine at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. MHTF is supporting their project, Measuring Economic Impact…

  • March 17, 2011

    MHTF at the Non-Profit Technology Conference

    We’re heading down to Washington today to attend the Non-Profit Technology Conference (NTC) hosted by NTEN. Be sure to check back here and on Twitter for updates on what’s going…

  • March 16, 2011

    MH Policy Dialogue Series Returns!

     Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, the Maternal Health Task Force, the United Nations Population Fund, and PATH for a discussion of:   Innovations From Development to…

  • March 16, 2011

    Generating Political Priority: The Case of Newborn Survival

    By: Jeremy Shiffman, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at American University The following was originally posted on the Healthy Newborn Network blog. It is reposted here with permission….

  • March 15, 2011

    Sindhiyon Ki Dhani: A Case Study from CEDPA

    The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). The case study come from their project, Working on Integration Issues…

  • March 14, 2011

    GHME 2011 Conference Underway

    The Global Health Metrics and Evaluation 2011 Conference is underway in Seattle, continuing until Wednesday. Measuring maternal mortality was a topic of discussion today at the conference. You can read…

  • March 14, 2011

    Postponed: mothers2mothers on Good Morning America

    We mentioned last week that a second MHTF subawardee, mothers2mothers, was going to be featured on Good Morning America on ABC. The feature was scheduled for this morning, however, due…

  • March 14, 2011

    MHTF at NTEN

    Raji Mohanam and I will be heading to Washington, D.C. later this week to attend the Non-Profit Technology Conference. We’ll be attending sessions on mapping, mobile strategies and other innovations…

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