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A new slideshow of photographs by photographer Nikhol Esteras Roberts and the Global Pediatric Alliance (GPA) follows traditional midwives in Chiapas, Mexico, highlights efforts to connect indigenous women with skilled care at delivery are seriously hampered by the shortage of … Continue reading
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Tagged: maternal health, maternal mortality, Mexico, midwives, traditional birth attendants
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Yesterday, WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station, aired a story, Mexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery, about a new public midwifery school in southern Mexico. The goal of the new school is to increase the number of trained … Continue reading
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Tagged: education, Mexico, midwifery, midwives, NPR
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In a recent paper published in BMC Women’s Health, Julio Frenk, Octavio Gomez-Dantez and Ana Langer (Director of the Maternal Health Task Force) explore the “conceptual evolution” from maternal to reproductive to women’s health–within the context of health reform in … Continue reading
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Tagged: Ana Langer, health reform, Julio Frenk, Mexico, Octavio Gomez-Dantez, women and health
Posted in: Commentary, Evidence, Policy and Advocacy
Apply today! The Young Champions of Maternal Health program is now seeking a Young Champion of Maternal Health in Mexico! To reduce maternal mortality and morbidity over the long-term, emerging public health leaders need to be equipped with the skills, … Continue reading
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Tagged: Mexico, Young Champions, Young Champions of Maternal Health
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Written by: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF Since May 2010, the MHTF has supported the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social (CIESAS) in conducting an assessment of the Advance Life Support for Obstetrics Program (ALSO). This … Continue reading
The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS). MHTF is supporting their project, Evaluation of ALSO Program. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found here. … Continue reading
This week on the MHTF blog: We received the final posts from the Young Champions of Maternal Health We introduced a series of posts on cash transfers KG Santhya from the Pop Council wrote about her research on JSY in … Continue reading
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Tagged: cash transfers, data, India, Mexico, mhealth, Mozambique, OECD, postpartum hemorrhage, Uganda, Young Champions of Maternal Health
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The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS). MHTF is supporting their project, Evaluation of ALSO Program. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found here. … Continue reading
Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are social programs wherein participants receive a cash grant once they meet certain requirements. They are increasingly being used in developing countries to promote education and health. The World Bank lists 26 countries that are engaging … Continue reading
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Tagged: Cash Transfer Series, cash transfers, conditional cash transfers, El Salvador, India, Mexico
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Posted on April 23, 2013 by Sarah Blake
Guest post by Arlene Samen APRN, Founder and CEO, One Heart World-Wide The integration of modern medicine into traditional systems can be challenging. One Heart World-Wide (OHW) works with the Tarahumara populations of the Canyon in Northern Mexico. The Tarahumara are … Continue reading →