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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The Lancet Features Series on Health in Bangladesh
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant This week, The Lancet launched a series on the remarkable progress and remaining challenges for improving health in Bangladesh, focusing on what The Lancet’s Bangladesh…
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IDEAS Web Seminar November 20: How to Write a Research Paper
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant In this month’s edition of the web seminar series organized by our colleagues at IDEAS, Dr. Tanya Marchant, IDEAS Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology will lead…
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Celebrating the Young Champions of Maternal Health
By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Over the course of the last nine months, the Young Champions have each designed projects focused on…
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Managing and Preventing Preterm Birth: How Findings From the INTERGROWTH-21st Project Can Improve Both
By: Alison Chatfield, Project Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative Every year, 15 million babies are born too soon – that’s 1 in every 10 births. Preterm…
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New Commitments Announced at ICFP 2013 Will Bolster Contraceptive Access and Choice in Countries With High Unmet Need
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant This week, as donors, health program leaders, researchers, policy makers and advocates from around the world are meeting at the International Conference on Family Planning…
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World Prematurity Day Events: November 15-19
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant For more: Related Topics Last Updated Get the latest public health news Stay connected with Harvard Chan School
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Beyond Access To Respectful Care and Informed Choice: Reflections From the International Conference on Family Planning
By: Kelsey Holt, Senior Project Manager, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The third biennial International Conference on Family Planning kicked off this week in…
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UNFPA Estimates 200,000 Pregnant Women Affected by Typhoon Haiyan
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant UNFPA reported yesterday that in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, 200,000 pregnant women now face an uncertain future, as health services struggle to provide even…
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NASG Decreases Maternal Mortality From Hemorrhage and Shock When Applied at the Primary Health Care Level
By: Alison El Ayadi, UCSF Safe Motherhood Program; Suellen Miller, UCSF Safe Motherhood Program Imagine that you are a nurse midwife, the only staff member in a busy primary health…
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Two Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition RFPs Issued in Support of Advancing Knowledge Around Maternal Health Supplies
By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) has issued RFPs for two projects aimed at advancing knowledge in relation to maternal health supplies: issue briefs and…