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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Opening the GMNHC2015: Seizing the Moment for Maternal and Newborn Health
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant This morning’s opening plenary session opened with a video, #Moments Matter, which laid out the task that the maternal, newborn and related communities now face:…
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A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: Lessons From Countdown to 2015 for Monitoring and Accountability in the SDG Era
By: Mickey Chopra, The World Bank; Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children (Canada) and Aga Khan University (Pakistan) Zulfiqar Bhutta and Mickey Chopra are…
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Welcome to the Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference 2015!
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference in Mexico City is here! The conference kicks off with a welcome from the conference’s co-chairs, Koki Agarwal,…
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Integration and Equity in Fistula Care: Goals for GMNHC
By: Vandana Tripathi, Deputy Director, Fistula Care Plus, EngenderHealth The Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference (GMNHC) is an exciting opportunity for all of us to share our experiences and…
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WHO Guidelines to Accelerate the Realization of the SDGs
By: Dina Neelofur Khan, Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), World Health Organization As we transition from the MDGs to the SDGs it is imperative to accelerate momentum to…
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Bridging Equity Gaps and Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Care Post-2015: How Will We Hold Ourselves Accountable?
By: Emily Peca, Technical Advisor, Translating Research into Action (TRAction), University Research Co. LLC The global public health community has made significant gains to date improving maternal and newborn health,…
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Use of Chlorhexidine to Save Newborn Lives: Making People Aware Through Mass Media
By: Leela Khanal, Project Director, Chlorhexidine Navi Care Program, JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. The Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference holds for us a unique opportunity to come together…
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Share the Power to Reduce Maternal Mortality With the Rural Communities
By: Susan B. Aradeon, International Social and Behavior Change Consultant We failed to meet the MDG target for reducing maternal mortality largely because our indicators were confined to proxy medical…
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Assuring Quality MNH Health Service: The Next Frontier
By: Harshad Sanghvi, Vice President Innovations and Medical Director, Jhpiego As a public health-oriented OBGYN who has worked in many resource-challenged countries from Afghanistan to Zanzibar championing low-cost innovative strategies…
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Let’s Create Disruptive Innovation For Maternal Newborn Health at GMNHC2015
By: Lauri J. Romanzi, Project Director, Fistula Care Plus, EngenderHealth The 2015 Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference (GMNHC2015) holds a key position in the definition, design and implementation of…