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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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677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Blog

  • February 22, 2010

    Capacity-Building Workshop on "Maternal and Newborn Health Programing"

    The Department of Making Pregnancy Safer at the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the seventh orientation workshop on Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) Programing to take place in Geneva,…

  • February 22, 2010

    Capacity-Building Workshop on “Maternal and Newborn Health Programing”

    The Department of Making Pregnancy Safer at the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the seventh orientation workshop on Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) Programing to take place in Geneva,…

  • February 22, 2010

    Announcing the Third Event in the Maternal Health Policy Series

    Maternal and Newborn Health as a Priority for Strengthening Health Systems Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF), and United Nations Population Fund…

  • February 20, 2010

    CARE Seeks Gender/Sexual and Reproductive Health Adviser to Work in Haiti

    CARE Haiti is looking for a Gender/Sexual and Reproductive Health Adviser to implement an integrated response to the post-earthquake crisis situation in Haiti. The Gender/Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) Adviser will…

  • February 12, 2010

    Article of the Week

    Pakistan: Midwives Gain Recognition But Concerns Remain Inter Press Service News Agency Three years ago, Kanwal Gul participated in a one-week training in community midwifery as part of a UNICEF…

  • February 11, 2010

    Article of the Week

    What you count is what you target: the implications of maternal death classification for tracking progress towards reducing maternal mortality in developing countries Our “Article of the Week” was published…

  • February 1, 2010

    Newly Revised DHS Core Questionnaire Now Online

    In June 2009, the MHTF hosted an online forumto discuss the maternal health content of the Demographic and Health Surveys core questionnaires.  Following the forum, a coordinated set of comments…

  • January 27, 2010

    Article Of The Week

    Amnesty International Releases Report on Maternal Mortality in Burkina Faso As part of their Demand Dignity campaign, Amnesty International has been researching the state of maternal health in Burkina Faso…

  • January 25, 2010

    RHRC Consortium: Haiti Response Must Address Health Needs of Women and Girls

    Humanitarian Actors Must Meet the Specific Health Needs of Women and Girls Displaced by the Earthquake The Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium (RHRC) has issued a statement urging humanitarian…

  • January 21, 2010

    Article Of The Week

    Hungry and Homeless: Pregnant Women Seek Safe Births in Devastated City Reporting from the devastated city of Port Au Prince, UNFPA highlights the personal stories of two pregnant women who…