Monthly Archives: January 2011
We have a new post up today on our Medscape blog, Global Mama on the relationship between family planning, maternal health and climate change. Be sure to check it out.
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Tagged: climate change, family planning, GlobalMama, maternal health, Medscape
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The Gates Foundation released the 2011 Annual Letter from Bill Gates today, which focuses on the final push to eradicate polio. Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan are the four countries where polio remains a problem, and each of the four … Continue reading
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Tagged: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, malaria, maternal health, polio
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This week on the MHTF blog: We heard updates from the Young Champions of Maternal Health Hannah Knight wrote about the progress of the Global Voices for Maternal Health project Ann Starrs told us about commitments made on maternal and … Continue reading
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Tagged: CEDPA, Global Voices for Maternal Health, malaria, Young Champions of Maternal Health
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Earlier this week, RH Reality Check launched a series of blog posts focusing on obstetric fistula. The effort is a collaboration between a number of organizations, including EngenderHealth, UNFPA, The Campaign to End Fistula, The Fistula Foundation, Guttmacher Institute and … Continue reading
In order to improve maternal health, medical professionals and NGO workers need to engage with government officials, including elected representatives. Many approaches for parliamentarians and other elected officials are outlined in “Maternal Health: An Advocacy Guide for Parliamentarians,” a recent … Continue reading
Written by: Hannah Knight, Community Moderator for Global Voices for Maternal Health (GVMH) at University of Oxford, United Kingdom. An online project, run by the Oxford Maternal & Perinatal Health Institute and Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University … Continue reading
The Young Champions of Maternal Health have continued to contribute blogs on their progress implementing projects with Ashoka Fellows around the world. This month, the Young Champions share their insights into topics as diverse as celebrating the holidays in a … Continue reading
Christopher Lindahl, of the MHTF, recently wrote a post for the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases on the links between maternal health and neglected tropical diseases as global health issues. Be sure to check it out.
Working with Women Deliver, we’ve created a map documenting organizations working in maternal health throughout the world. As the map has become more populated, we realized that additional features were needed to enhance the users’ experience. Many of the enhancements … Continue reading
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Tagged: interactive maps, knowledge management, map, maps, maternal health organizations, Women Deliver
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Posted on January 25, 2011 by Christopher
Written by: Ann Starrs, President, Family Care International When UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon formally launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health last September during the 2010 UN General Assembly meeting, a range of stakeholders made commitments totaling … Continue reading →