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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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  • December 3, 2010

    Maternal Undernutrition: Evidence, Links, and Solutions

    Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, the Maternal Health Task Force, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the final event of the 2009-2010 series Advancing…

  • December 3, 2010

    Essential MNCH Knowledge

    The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health has developed a new portal for information on MNCH, seeking to “bridg[e] the gap between knowledge and action.” On the site, you…

  • December 2, 2010

    Pregnancy Histories and Community Education in Peru

    The following is part of a series of project updates from Future Generations. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Pregnancy Histories to Help Mothers, based in Peru. More information on…

  • December 1, 2010

    Maternal Health in Refugee Situations

    During emergency situations and periods of displacement, reproductive health is sometimes lost in the mix of the problems that arise. However, just because other problems arise doesn’t mean that women…

  • November 30, 2010

    Access to Maternal Health Commodities

    Unlike some other aspects of the development world, maternal health solutions are often straightforward and less controversial. Ask 10 experts how to improve local governance in a given country, and…

  • November 29, 2010

    Visualizing Data in Tableau Public

    Visualizing data is a useful way to show trends and information that may not be as easily understood or compelling in tables or text. There are many tools available online…

  • November 24, 2010

    Developing a Positive Body Image

    This blog post was contributed by Ifeyinwa Egwaoje Madu, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She…

  • November 23, 2010

    Balancing the Bicycle

    By: Seth Cochran, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Seth Cochran, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the…

  • November 22, 2010

    Fistula Care in Sierra Leone

    The following post was contributed by the Fistula Care Project and is a part of their Stories from the Field series that documents the experiences of women suffering from obstetric…

  • November 19, 2010

    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