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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UK Launch of No Woman, No Cry
Saturday, October 23 marks the UK launch of the film, No Woman No Cry, directed by Christy Turlington Burns, at the London Film Festival. Also, starting on Saturday, you’ll be…
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Linking in the newborn at the Global Maternal Health Conference
By: Ashish KC, Program Manager, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Nepal This post was originally published on the Healthy Newborn Network blog. Reprinted here with permission. With five years…
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Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS)
The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS). MHTF is supporting their project, Evaluation of ALSO Program….
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Beyond Maternal Mortality Investigations: Improving Maternal Morbidity Surveillance in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka
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…
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Centre for Development and Population Activities, India
The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). MHTF is supporting their project, Working on Integration Issues of HIV/AIDS…
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Traditional Birth Assistants in Malawi
Last week, Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika lifted a ban on traditional birth attendants (TBAs) that had been in place since 2007, saying: We need to train traditional birth attendants…
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Weekend Reading
Recently on the MHTF blog, we’ve heard updates from: Plus, some links for the weekend: Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard Chan…
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Community Based MDR in Malawi
The following is part of a series of project updates from MaiMwana. MHTF is supporting their project, Community Based Maternal Death Review. More information on MHTF supported projects can be…
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MDGs at TED
Hans Rosling, of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute, delivered a TED talk last month called “The Good News of the Decade?” where he discussed the Millenium Development Goals. His discussion focused on…
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Putting Maternal Health on the Map
By: Joanna Hoffman, Women Deliver Increasingly in the maternal health field, it is critical to know who the other players in the field are, where they work and how we…