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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One Size Does Not Fit All: Importance of Culturally Sensitive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Immigrant Communities
By: Canadian Advisory of Women Immigrants (CAWI), Hani Rukh-E-Qamar, Rehma Khan, Roma Ranade, Crystal Yang, Naomi Phung, Isabella Kakish, Ana Dumitrache, Marianne Djigo, Yasemin Erdogan, Saba Al-Leswas, and Ushna Masroor…
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Meaning and Measurement, Towards High EPMM Indicator Validity
By: Yeeun Lee, Master’s Student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force Whether you know it or not, indicator…
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Challenging the reliance on facility-based childbirth to prevent maternal mortality in low and middle-income countries
By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force The burden of maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains high, notwithstanding heavy investment in…
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Pregnancy & Mosquitoes: Do we need a malaria vaccine for pregnant women?
By Ada Ezeokoli (MHTF Research Assistant) Atinuke, a young professional in Abuja, Nigeria, was watching CNN when she saw the news that the World Health Organization (WHO) had recommended use…
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa…
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa…
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa…
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The Silent Tsunami of Maternal and Newborn Deaths: How we are failing pregnant women and infants in our climate change response
By: Diana Perez Buck, This climate change-related catastrophe doesn’t make the headlines, not even in the context of the recently concluded Climate Change Conference (COP 26) talks. It does not…
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Exploring the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Congenital Syphilis Epidemic in the U.S.
By Mahaa Ahmed Mahaa Ahmed is an MSc student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force. Beyond the devastating…
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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Africa…