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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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