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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Breaking the Silence on Failures to Reduce Maternal Deaths
When it comes to maternal and newborn health, we are often loath to share information about “failed” efforts. We need a culture shift that recognizes that failure is our “first attempt in learning,” and that those learnings can help save women’s and newborns’ lives… read more
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Wilson Center Event | After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns
We are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns, on Wednesday, April 13 in Washington, DC. After exploring the newly-adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference last October, the maternal health community will gather again this May at the Women Deliver Conference. Now is the time to review priorities, evaluate progress, and reignite efforts to improve policies and programs in maternal health. Join us at the Wilson Center or tune in to the webcast… read more
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Wilson Center Event: How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda
We are excited to announce the upcoming dialogue, How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda, on Tuesday, April 12 in Washington, DC. The Zika outbreak presents an opportunity to set the conversation on access, quality, and equity of sexual and reproductive health care in affected countries. Join us at the Wilson Center or tune in to the webcast…read more
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Call for Papers: Neglected Populations in Maternal Health — Deadline Extended to May 1st!
The deadline for the MHTF-PLOS Collection, “Neglected Populations: Decreasing Inequalities & Improving Measurement in Maternal Health,” has been extended to 1 May 2016! We are particularly interested in submissions that include study populations in sub-Saharan Africa, migrants, women in conflict areas, racial minorities, adolescents, or stigmatized groups. The collection seeks research that utilizes disaggregated data, measurement, or other specific tools to quantify disparities or identify inequity in maternal healthcare… read more
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Making Workplace Health Initiatives Work for Women
As a space where individuals gather and spend significant amounts of time, workplaces can serve as an efficient, underutilized platform and safe environment for impacting employees’ health. Recent initiatives aim to improve access to family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and HIV prevention education among employees in low-resource settings… read more
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15 Job Openings in Maternal Health!
Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up maternal health job and internship opportunities from around the globe…read more
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Maternal Health Innovations: Leveraging Health Information Systems and Tools
Reliable health information systems and audit tools allow us to monitor patients’ health, identify warning signs, and prevent complications. The Maternal Health Innovations Fund, an MHTF project, recently supported several projects in collaboration with The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and Pakistan’s Agha Khan University (AKU) that addressed advances and challenges in maternal health measurement… read more
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MHTF Supports Young Leaders in Maternal Health
This summer, the Maternal Health Task Force will support eight students at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health as they apply their skills and knowledge to internships in maternal health. Project topics include maternal mental health, health equity and social determinants, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV…read more
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Rethinking Maternal Health
The sharp and sustained focus on maternal health over the last 30 years has resulted in a global decline in maternal mortality, but our work on maternal health is far from over. It is time to revisit our approach to maternal health needs so that we can effectively address both the complex unfinished and emerging maternal health agendas…read more
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Maternal Health Innovations: Strengthening Quality of Care
While improving access to maternal and newborn health services is fundamental in reducing the global maternal and neonatal mortality ratios and meeting the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, strengthening quality of care is an equally important aim. The Maternal Health Innovations Fund, an MHTF project, recently supported several projects in collaboration with The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and Pakistan’s Agha Khan University (AKU) that examined ways to improve quality of care in low- and middle-income countries…read more