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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Africa Network for Non-Physician Clinician Training Community of Practice
By: David Lusale and Charlemagne Ouedraogo, Africa Network for Non-Physician Clinician Training Community of Practice Did you know that more than half of Sub-Saharan African countries utilize Non-Physician Clinicians (NPCs)—health…
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Medic Mobile on ABC News
Josh Nesbit and Medic Mobile were featured this week on ABC News’ “Be the Change, Save a Life.” Josh discussed donating used cell phones to support Medic Mobile’s work. The…
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Rajiv Shah to discuss Global Health Initiative
Tomorrow, February 15, Dr. Rajiv Shah, the Administrator of USAID, will deliver a lecture on President Obama’s Global Health Initiative at the National Institutes of Health. The lecture can be…
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Developing an Indicator to Measure Intrapartum Stillbirth and Immediate Neonatal Death
The Maternal Health Task Force and the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth sponsored a two-day meeting of researchers on February 2-3, 2011 to (1) re-evaluate the Intrapartum Stillbirth and Early…
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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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Next Week: mHealth at the Mobile World Congress
The Mobile World Congress will be taking place next week in Barcelona. Unsurprisingly, there are a number of mhealth related events. Via Mobile World Live, you’ll be able to watch…
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Global Health Journalism
Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on global health journalism: “Taking the Temperature: The Future of Global Health Journalism.” Global health journalism has certainly not been immune to…
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Hamlin Fistula Hospital
Earlier today, EngenderHealth hosted a group from the Hamlin Fistula Hospital to discuss their work in Ethiopia, including co-founder Dr. Catherine Hamlin and CEO Mark Bennett. Both are currently in…
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Folk Dance is used to Convey Maternal and Newborn Health Messages in a Remote Village in India
By: Kate Mitchell, Clinton Fellow Seraikela Chhau is a traditional form of dance that originates in the Seraikela block of Jharkhand, part of the eastern steel belt of India. I…
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Executive Officer at Women Deliver
Summary: Women Deliver is an advocacy organization focused on solutions to improve the health of girls and women – long-term and short-term – at the national, regional, and global levels….