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PATH and Merck for Mothers are hosting a webinar next Wednesday, April 10 at noon (EDT) to present the findings of PATH and Merck for Mothers’ year-long collaboration to identify innovations with the greatest potential to impact women’s health and … Continue reading

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From our colleagues at Catapult: Catapult.org Launches First Crowdfunding Site Focused on Equality for Girls and Women New York, NY, October 11, 2012 – Today, on International Day of the Girl Child, global advocacy organization Women Deliver launched Catapult, the first … Continue reading

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Our colleagues at Maternova recently highlighted on their innovation index a new tool (that is currently in development) that aims to increase the effectiveness of the partograph. The PartoPen is being developed by University of Colorado-Boulder Ph.D candidate Heather Underwood. According to Maternova’s innovation … Continue reading

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A recent collaboration between The Lancet and Imperial College London has led to a new Commission on Technologies for Global Health (launched today) that explores how medical technology (that tends to be developed in wealthy countries) can most effectively be utilized to improve health outcomes … Continue reading

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  This post is part of a blog series on Malaria in Pregnancy. To view the entire series, click here.   Take Away Messages from Day Two, June 27th, 2012, at Malaria in Pregnancy: A Solvable Problem—Bringing the Maternal Health … Continue reading

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  This post is part of a blog series on Malaria in Pregnancy. To view the entire series, click here.   Take Away Messages from Day Two, June 27th, 2012, at Malaria in Pregnancy: A Solvable Problem—Bringing the Maternal Health … Continue reading

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Last year, USAID, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and DFID provided 24 grants to innovative projects to improve maternal and child health through Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge … Continue reading

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