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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Global Health Initiative Policy Forum
The Global Health Initiative is holding a Policy Forum in Washington D.C. this Thursday. The Forum is entitled Strategies for Global Health: Urgent Challenges, Comprehensive Solutions. To view the announcement…
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MHTF FIGO Event
On September 8th, the MHTF hosted an event at the FIGO Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the event was to update MHTF members and others in…
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Article of the Week
Dr. Flavia Bustreo gave a presentation at the FIGO meeting in Cape Town, South Africa last week on the role of the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health in…
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Clinton Global Initiative
On Thursday September 24, 2009, I attended a gathering of various leaders in the field of maternal health who were in New York to make commitments at the Clinton Global…
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Article of the Week
Yesterday, Human Rights Watch released a report “No Tally of the Anguish: Accountability in Maternal Health Care in India” which documents the poor health care system available for pregnant women…
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Recruiting for MHTF Intern
We are now actively recruiting for an intern to help us at the Maternal Health Task Force. This position is posted on the EngenderHealth website. If you are interested in…
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Inspired by Half the Sky? Check Out EngenderHealth’s Online Reader’s Companion!
During the past month, I’ve been reading Half the Sky, a new book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn that features stories of women who have overcome extreme adversity—sexual violence,…
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Article of the Week
Here at the Maternal Health Task Force, we were all very moved by this stark and realistic photo essay taken by Marco Vernaschi at the Simao Mendes Central Hospital in…
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Young Champions of Maternal Health
The MHTF is thrilled to announce our partnership with Ashoka to select and support a cadre of young professionals dedicated to maternal health. The Young Champions will be selected through…
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Article of the Week
On Monday, the Huffington Post published an article written by Dr. Ana Langer, President of EngenderHealth and Advisor to the MHTF, describing family planning as a key preventive measure against…