Monthly Archives: November 2011

Partograph Meeting Reflections

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Christopher

At the technical meeting on partograph use earlier this month a wide variety of opinions were heard about the appropriateness of the tool, how to increase its coverage, and many other topics. Over the coming days, we’ll be posting some … Continue reading →

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Adapting to and mitigating climate change to promote MNCH

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Christopher

Earlier this year, we ran a series of posts exploring the relationship between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and maternal health. A new paper (gated) published in Current Opinions on Environmental Sustainability by Susan Watt and Jean Chamberlain delves into … Continue reading →

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Maternal Health Supplies Mapping Survey

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Christopher

Please take a moment to assist our colleagues at PATH who are conducting a survey on maternal health supplies in collaboration with Population Action International and the Maternal Health Supplies Working Group. Your input is critical: PATH is undergoing an … Continue reading →

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Access to maternal health care for Romani women

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Christopher

Access to health care, particularly maternal care, is not limited to the developing world, nor always the result of an inability to pay. Racism, poverty, and other forms of discrimination deny mothers access to care in the United States and … Continue reading →

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Fistula Hotline Launched in Sierra Leone

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Christopher

Last week’s meeting on the partograph use was organized by the Fistula Care Project since its use may reduce obstructed labor, one of the main causes of obstetric fistula. Not only do women who develop fistula suffer terrible physical outcomes, … Continue reading →

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Engaging Faith-Inspired Organizations in the Response to Maternal Health

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Christopher

Written by: Tim Thomas, Acting Director, MHTF   The Advancing Maternal Health Dialogue series has been seminal to meeting the MHTF mandate of convening new allied partners around emerging and neglected issues in maternal health. The series had a powerful … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reading

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Christopher

This week on the MHTF blog: The MHTF is looking for a Deputy Director of Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Engaging Faith-Based Organizations at the Wilson Center Revitalizing the Partograph recaps: Day 1 and Day 2 An upcoming conversation on ehealth … Continue reading →

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The Partograph: A simple tool that is quite complicated

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Christopher

The partograph is often referred to as a simple tool (see here, here, here). The word simple often appears in a definition of partograph. However, if one thing became clear over the course of a two day meeting to discuss … Continue reading →

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Revitalizing the Partograph: Day 2

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Christopher

The second day of the partograph meeting began with a discussion of how to overcome some of the challenges to partograph use identified on Day 1. The most significant challenges, as identified by polling attendees, included health systems failures and … Continue reading →

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Webcast: A technological boost for weak health systems and maternal and child health, with e-health

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Christopher

On November 24, 2011 at 2pm EST, IDRC is hosting a conversation with Dr Richard Gakuba, director of eHealth in Rwanda’s Ministry of Health.   Improving maternal and child health is a key aim of the Millennium Development Goals. Health … Continue reading →

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