Monthly Archives: October 2011
Written by: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF During the recent meeting in Nairobi on improving health systems through a maternal health framework, participants focused on knowledge gaps in the Kenyan health system that can negatively affect maternal healthcare. … Continue reading
This week on the MHTF blog An opportunity to work with Jacaranda Health in Kenya Satisfaction with care for mothers in Ethiopia Maternal mortality in Afghanistan Linkages between WASH and maternal health On Monday, the world population hits 7 billion … Continue reading
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On Monday, October 31, the world’s population will reach and surpass seven billion. By some estimates, the population will be over 10 billion by the end of the century. This year’s State of the World’s Population from UNFPA addresses the … Continue reading
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Tagged: 7 billion, DFID, family planning, population, population growth, UNFPA
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Earlier this year, we ran a series of posts exploring linkages between water, sanitation and maternal health. WASH for Mothers included issues such as health systems, integrating maternal care and water delivery, and infection prevention, among others. This week, … Continue reading
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Tagged: family planning, Global Post, Jan Eliasson, maternal deaths, MDGs, sanitation, water
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Quality of care is often a difficult thing to measure, especially in low resource settings. The data are generally good to show us if women have four antenatal care visits or give birth in a facility. However, this does not … Continue reading
Jacaranda Health is seeking an experienced clinician with significant work in maternal and child health to assist and provide mentorship to our growing clinical team. The position will be a mix of operations and strategy. We are seeking a clinician … Continue reading
This week on the MHTF blog: Josh Nesbit wrote about a sense of urgency for the maternal health community Ann Blanc believes we need to move beyond technical issues in maternal health Meg Wirth discussed the “maternal health movement“ Emily … Continue reading
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The first phase of the Maternal Health Task Force ends officially October 31st at its birthplace, EngenderHealth, and the second phase begins November 1st 2011 at its new home, the Harvard School of Public Health. (A six-month extension of the … Continue reading
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Tagged: Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, MH Buzz, MHTF Buzz Meeting, Tim Thomas
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Written by: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF After the meeting in Nairobi in July on maternal health challenges in Kenya, I was looking forward to hearing more productive, and sometimes provocative, discussions during the most recent Nairobi policy dialogue … Continue reading
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Tagged: African Population and Health Research Center, diagonal approach, Emily Puckart, health systems strengthening, Improving Health Systems through a Maternal Health Framework, Kenya, Wilson Center, Woodrow Wilson Center, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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