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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Beyond Didactic Trainings: Structured Mentorship to Improve Antenatal Care Delivery in Rwanda
By: Manzi Anatole, Director of Mentorship and Quality Improvement, Partners In Health This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force Partners In…
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Why Men Matter to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health: A Global Conversation
How often do we talk about men when we talk about maternal and newborn health? Not very often. But we know they play an integral role to the health of…
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Human Resources Collection Created as Blog Series Wraps-up
By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health This week we wrapped up our month-long blog series, “Supporting the Human in Human…
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ANC: Diversion or Real Opportunity to Achieve Better Outcomes?
By: Stephen Hodgins, Senior Technical Advisor, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force What some…
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Obstetric Fistulas Caused by Medical Intervention – More Common Than We May Think
By: Carrie Ngongo, Field Projects Manager, EngenderHealth We typically think of genitourinary fistula as tragic birth injury, resulting from the death of soft tissue during obstructed labor without timely medical…
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Innovative Models Providing for Mom and Baby Through Antenatal and Postnatal Care
By: Annie Kearns, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative This post is part of our “Continuum of Care” blog series hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force….
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Q&A Interview With Influential Jamaican Midwife Victoria Melhado
This post is part of our “Supporting the Human in Human Resources” blog series co-hosted by the Maternal Health Task Force and Jacaranda Health. Katja Iversen is the CEO of Women Deliver, a…
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What is Quality of Care and How Do We Measure It?
By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health As I’ve read through the excellent guest posts of “Supporting the Human in Human…
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Using Technology to Close Gaps in Health Provider Performance Management
By: Janet Matemu, Technology Manager, Jacaranda Health; Shalmali Radha Karnad, Clinical Programs Manager, Jacaranda Health This post is part of our “Supporting the Human in Human Resources” blog series co-hosted by the…
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Using the Donor Toolkit to Treat Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia with Magnesium Sulfate
By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative There are an estimated 50,000 deaths a year from eclampsia. In a recent presentation, “Promoting Improvements in…