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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International Nurses Day: Reflection on Nursing, Maternity Care, and Cultural Sensitivity
By: Emily George, RN, MPH, Hematology and Oncology Clinic, Boston Medical Center In honor of International Nurses Day, Emily George contributed a guest post to the MHTF. Emily is a…
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The Role of Midwives During Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Making a Case for South Sudan
By: Monica Onyango, MPH, PhD, Member, MHTF Editorial Committee In honor of International Day of the Midwife last week (May 5th) and International Nurses Day (today), Monica Onyango, MHTF Editorial…
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Mother’s Day: Save the Children Publishes the Eleventh State of the World’s Mother’s Report
In honor of Mother’s Day, Save the Children published the eleventh State of the World’s Mothers report. The focus of the report is on the shortage of health workers around…
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Improving Transportation and Referral for Maternal Health
Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, the Maternal Health Task Force, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the fifth event of the series on Advancing…
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Take a Look at Our New List of "Must Read" Articles in Maternal Health!
The Maternal Health Task Force and its Editorial Committee, in collaboration with NHS Evidence, recently compiled a list of “Must Read” articles in maternal health. The list of articles is accessible here…
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Tomorrow: eConference on Mobile Technologies to Improve Family Planning, Maternal Health and Newborn Services in Developing Countries
Registration is still open for the SHOPS and mHealth Alliance eConference tomorrow on mobile technologies for improving family planning, maternal health and newborn services in developing countries. “The United States…
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United States Government Policy Trends for Global Public Health
Late last week our friend and colleague Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations released this response to a request from Capitol Hill staffers….
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Empowering Women Through the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
This guest blog post was written by the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases staff. According to the new maternal mortality estimates recently published in the Lancet, 342,900 women die…
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Vote Now: Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health
Eight innovative ideas for transforming the field of maternal health are finalists in the online competition “Healthy Mothers, Strong World: The Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health,” sponsored by…
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Leaders in Maternal Health Comment on the New Maternal Mortality Estimates: IMMPACT
By: Lucia D’Ambruoso and David Braunholtz, IMMPACT The Maternal Health Task Force is looking to those working in maternal health to comment on the recent findings published in the Lancet…