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Registration is now open for the May 8 webinar, “Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage: Advocacy, Approval, Access.” The webinar will be hosted by Family Care International, Gynuity Health Projects, PATH and Population Services International. From the webinar announcement: Misoprostol is a safe and effective medicine for … Continue reading
Today, Evidence for Action launched MamaYe, a campaign that uses digital and mobile phone technology alongside community involvement in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Along with MamaYe’s innovative use of technology and outreach, it also seeks to … Continue reading
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Tagged: accountability, advocacy, Ethiopia, Evidence for Action, Ghana, Malawi, MamaYe, maternal health, newborn health, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania
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Over the past couple of weeks, our team has identified several exciting opportunities to work on projects relating to maternal health and/or global health knowledge management around the world—including posts in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, USA, and Zambia. In this post, we share ten opportunities … Continue reading
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Tagged: advocacy, Center for Reproductive Rights, Ethiopia, Harvard School of Public Health, IHME, India, Institute of International Education, Jacaranda Health, JHUCCP, John Snow Inc, K4Health, Kenya, knowledge management, Maternal Health Task Force, Nigeria, nutrition, PATH, USA, USAID, Zambia
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Global Health Strategies is looking for a Reproductive Health Manager to work with the firm’s senior staff and consultants to develop and implement advocacy and communications strategies for Global Health Strategies’ clients. Clip from the job description: The Manager will … Continue reading
As Janna Oberdorf wrote previously on the MHTF blog, much of the discussion on the first day of the MHTF Buzz Meeting surrounded the question of whether or not there is a maternal health movement. The general consensus seems to … Continue reading
Written by: Janna Oberdorf, Director of Communications and Outreach, Women Deliver I was incredibly lucky and honored to participate in the Maternal Health Task Force Buzz Meeting today with a room full of professional researchers, advocates, and maternal health … Continue reading
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Tagged: advocacy, Janna Oberdorf, maternal health movement, maternal mortality, MHTF Buzz Meeting, Women Deliver
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Photo courtesy of Water.org The following post is part of a series of posts exploring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and maternal health. It is written by Grace Kodindo, an obstetrician-gynecologist from Chad, currently serving as RAISE Medical and … Continue reading
Written by: Emily Puckart, Senior Program Assistant, MHTF This is the second post by Emily Puckart on “Maternal Health Challenges in Kenya: What New Research Shows.” The first is available here. “Do you want to be a pregnant … Continue reading
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Tagged: accountability, advocacy, Human Rights, Kenya, Maternal Health Policy Series, public goods
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Written by: Emily Puckart, Senior Program Assistant, MHTF I attended the two day Nairobi meeting on “Maternal Health Challenges in Kenya: What New Research Evidence Shows” organized by the Woodrow Wilson International Center and the African Population and … Continue reading
In the maternal health community, we often refer to Millennium Development Goal 5, which sets the goal of reducing maternal mortality by two-thirds by 2015. It gets used as an advocacy tool, a way to hold donors and governments accountable … Continue reading
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Tagged: advocacy, MDG 5, MDGs, Millennium Development Goal 5, Millennium Development Goals, policy makers
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