Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 In Photos

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Christopher

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Top Posts in 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Christopher

Infographics How is Janani Suraksha Yojana performing in Uttar Pradesh? Misoprostol added to WHO list of essential medicines for PPH Janani Suraksha Yojana and the Bumpy Road to Maternal Health in Rural India Do homeless women in urban India have … Continue reading →

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Partograph Meeting Reflections, Ctd

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Christopher

More from Barbara Kwast on the partograph meeting: The meeting called by Fistula Care and the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) at Engender Health on revitalizing the partograph for the management of labor has been an important initiative. Management of … Continue reading →

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Maternal Health Dialogue Series Report Available

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Christopher

Over the past two years, the Woodrow Wilson Center has convened a number of public and private focusing on neglected issues in maternal health and strategies to move the maternal health agenda forward.   A synthesis report is now available … Continue reading →

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New Interactive Timeline

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Christopher

  Over the past three years, the MHTF has done a wide variety of activities, including, but certainly not limited to, hosting meetings and conferences, identifying innovative approaches to improving maternal health, and funding research on emerging issues.   While … Continue reading →

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Translating promise into reality: Misoprostol for post-partum hemorrhage

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Christopher

Written by: Ann Starrs, President, Family Care International   The following originally appeared on the Family Care International blog. It is reposted here with permission.   Every five minutes, somewhere in the developing world, a woman who has just given … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reading

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Christopher

This week on the MHTF blog: Last chance to take PATH’s supplies survey A petition for preeclampsia awareness month An update from the Alliance for Reproductive, Maternal and Newborn Health Maternal health will be featured on ABC’s 20/20 Celia Pett … Continue reading →

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Opportunity with the Women & Health Initiative

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Christopher

The Women & Health Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health is seeking a Project Manager for the Hansen Project on Maternal and Child Health: The Women and Health Initiative (W&HI has embraced the reduction of maternal mortality as … Continue reading →

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Revitalizing the Partograph: Does the Evidence Support a Global Call to Action?

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Christopher

The following is a summary of a meeting hosted by the Fistula Care Project in New York in November.   Written by: Celia Pett, Medical Associate and Pam Harper, Senior Writer/Editor, EngenderHealth   Prolonged or obstructed labor is a major … Continue reading →

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Making Life: A Risky Proposition

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Christopher

Tonight on ABC’s 20/20, Diane Sawyer and a team of correspondents will explore the state maternal health in Afghanistan, Sierra Leone and Bangladesh: “There is so much we can do together – so many simple ways for us all to … Continue reading →

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