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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Blog
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Maternal Health Messaging: Does It Work?
By: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Since the Safe Motherhood Initiative began in 1987, lots of catch phrases and tag lines have been deployed to raise awareness of our issues….
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Family Planning in Fragile States: Overcoming Cultural and Financial Barriers
Please join the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative and Environmental Change and Security Program, the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF), and the…
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A Good Idea or an Expensive Diversion? Workshop on the Evidence Base for Clean Birth Kits
By: Dr. Ann Blanc, Director, MHTF Last week, I attended a workshop in London convened by Immpact/University of Aberdeen and Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children. The workshop – the first…
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Grand Challenges in Global Health Seeks Novel and Innovative Approaches to Reducing Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity
Grand Challenges in Global Health has announced Round 5 of their Grand Challenges Explorations Initiative: New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns. Grand Challenges in Global Health…
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Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Rates in Tamil Nadu
In the state of Tamil Nadu in India, maternal and neonatal mortality rates have been declining according to the World Bank. One of the reasons might be due to a…
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A Look "Behind the Scenes" of Lisa Russell’s Film on Obstetric Fistula in Niger
By: Lisa Russell, Filmmaker, Member, MHTF Editorial Committee Lisa Russell, MHTF Editorial Committee Member, reflects on her experiences filming Love, Labor, Loss; a 2003 film on obstetric fistula in Niger. …
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Watch Today: Discussion on Maternal and Newborn Health as a Priority for Strengthening Health Systems
WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST TODAY AT THIS LINK. The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at EngenderHealth, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have…
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International Women’s Day: What Are You Doing to Honor the World’s Women Today?
By: Ann K. Blanc, Director, MHTF A message from Ann K. Blanc, Director of the Maternal Health Task Force, on International Women’s day: At the first International Women’s Day in…
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Issue Ascendance in Global Health: Jeremy Shiffman Presented the Case of Newborn Survival
On Thursday, February 25th, 2010, Dr. Jeremy Shiffman, member of the Maternal Health Task Force Editorial Committee, presented his research on issue ascendance in global health to a full house…
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Final Call for Information on Disposable Kits for Use During Pregnancy, Childbirth or the Postpartum Period
Immpact (The Initiative for Maternal Mortality Programme Assessment) is almost finished with a literature review on birth kits in developing countries–and is making a final call for additional information. Immpact’s…