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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The Conversation Continues: Catheters as an Important Component of Fistula Prevention and Treatment
On June 3rd, 2010, I posted a guest blog post from Dr. Fatouma Mabeye of WAHA International on a recent meeting in Benin of midwives from West and Central Africa….
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Global Maternal Health Conference 2010: June 14th Update
From the Global Maternal Health Conference 2010 co-organizers: The Public Health Foundation of India and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth Preparations for our conference to take place in…
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Women Deliver Day Three: Adolescents are Central to Improving Maternal Health
The Women Deliver conference team made a special commitment to not only including the issues of youth (health, well-being, empowerment, etc.) in the program for Women Deliver 2010–but they also…
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Women Deliver Day Two: A Focus on (High and Low) Technology
Day two (6/8) of the Women Deliver conference had a clear focus on technology to improve the health of women and children around the globe. Take a look at two…
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Women Deliver: Day One in Review
The Women Deliver conference is officially underway–and in the first day alone several announcements were made that will likely make a significant impact on the maternal health field. Below you…
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Countdown to 2015 Decade Report (2000-2010) Now Available Online
Countdown to 2015 will officially launch the Countdown to 2015 Decade Report (2000-2010) at the Women Deliver and Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival conferences in Washington…
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Dr. Joseph K. Ruminjo Offers Additional Insight on the Use of Catheters to Treat New Fistula Cases
Earlier today I posted a guest blog post from Dr. Fatouma Mabeye on a recent meeting in Benin of midwives from West and Central Africa. The goal of the meeting…
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Midwives Meet in Benin to Discuss Their Role in Fistula Prevention and Treatment, a Look at Catheters to Treat New Fistula Cases
By: Dr. Fatouma Mabeye, Medical Coordinator, WAHA International WAHA International and the National Midwives Association of Benin recently organized the first international midwives conference for midwife associations in West and…
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AMDD Invites You to an Interactive Photo Exhibition at Women Deliver: Under the Radar, At the Frontline
The Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program (AMDD) cordially invites you to attend the launch of Under the Radar, At the Frontline. This interactive photo exhibition features the life-saving work of…
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Take the Survey–and Help the Maternal and Newborn Health Community Better Understand Clean Birth Kits
Saving Newborn Lives and Johns Hopkins University are leading a group conducting a short survey on implementation experiences with Clean Birth Kits, including contents, methods of distribution, and incentives/disincentives issues….