Monthly Archives: March 2011

Join the George Washington University Center for Global Health to explore key areas for growth in research and implementation science relating to mhealth.   DateTuesday, April 12   Time12:00pm – 1:30pm   LocationGWU Center for Global Health2175 K St. NW, … Continue reading

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This blog post was contributed by Faatimaa Ahmadi, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about her experience every month, and you can … Continue reading

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  Written by: Lisa Russell, Independent Filmmaker   The following was originally posted on Lisa Russell’s blog. It is reposted here with permission.   In the last seven years of my work as a filmmaker, I’ve filmmed three short stories … Continue reading

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Last week, the Population Reference Bureau released The World’s Women and Girls 2011 Data Sheet. The publication contains interesting findings on domestic violence, household decision making, early marriage and maternal health: The economic status of women and girls directly affects … Continue reading

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The Population Association of America Annual Meeting will be taking place later this week in Washington. Sessions with specific focuses on maternal health include “Maternal Mortality: trends and correlates” and “Maternal Mortality: Data Collection and Measurement Issues.” Harriet Birungi, from … Continue reading

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Recently on the MHTF blog Raji Mohanam wrote about three days at the Non Profit Technology Conference (1, 2, 3) We announced a Maternal Health Supplies Community of Practice with PAI Emily Puckart recapped the Maternal Health Policy Dialogue Christopher … Continue reading

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The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS). MHTF is supporting their project, Evaluation of ALSO Program. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found here. … Continue reading

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The following is part of a series of project updates from mothers2mothers. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones in PMTCT. More information MHTF supported projects can be found here.   mothers2mothers (m2m) continues to explore integrating Active Client … Continue reading

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We have a new post up today on our Medscape blog GlobalMama on new Bangladesh MMR numbers, misoprostol and PPH. In order to view the post, you must register for a free account on Medscape.

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A new series, Birthrights, is available on Al Jazeera English that explores maternal health throughout the world. From AJE: Maternal health is about more than just mothers and babies. Across the globe the very business of delivering life into the … Continue reading

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