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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Blog
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Avoiding Averages
By: Anna Dion, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Anna Dion, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the…
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Maternal Health on Google Books Ngram
Google Labs has a new program out that is taking the blog world by storm. Google Books Ngram allows users to search the corpus of Google Books to see the…
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How Does Gender Influence Maternal Undernutrition?
By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF As Amy Webb Girard highlighted in her presentation at the latest Woodrow Wilson International Center policy dialogue, biology is not the only reason women…
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Happy Holidays!
As we approach the New Year, we would like to share with you some highlights from 2010. The MHTF had a very busy year, and these highlights cover only some…
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Collaboration, Integration, and Maternal Nutrition
By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF During the latest Woodrow Wilson International Center Dialogue on maternal undernutrition, Amy Webb Girard highlighted some effects of maternal undernutrition. Anemia, increased susceptibility to…
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Unintended Pregnancy Estimates
Earlier this months, estimates of unsafe abortions were published in Reproductive Health Matters. A related paper in Studies in Family Planning written by researchers from the Guttmacher Institute estimates rates…
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Global Fund – MNCH Decision Point
By: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Yesterday we blogged about the robust advocacy movement underway to convince the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria to broaden their funding…
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Ifakara Health Institute
The following is part of a series of project updates from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI). MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones for Obstetric Emergencies. More information on…
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Open Letter to the Global Fund Board on MNCH
Written by: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Over the past 12-18 months, a dedicated group of advocates have been pushing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria to…
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Knowledge Translation in Bangladesh
The following is part of a series of project updates from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B). MHTF is supporting their project, Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Translation…