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As we noted last week, PLOS Medicine launched a new collection on May 7, Measuring Coverage in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.The collection compiles evidence related to tools and indicators for collecting high quality evidence to expand coverage and improving the quality of … Continue reading
Today, The Lancet published “A Manifesto for Maternal Health post-2015,” which was co-authored by MHTF Director Ana Langer, along with Lancet Editor Richard Horton, and Guerino Chalamilla, the Executive Director of Management and Development for Health. The manifesto, proposed during … Continue reading
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Tagged: EmOC, family planning, GMHC2013, GMHC2013 manifesto, health workers, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, institutional delivery, malaria, Management and Development for Health, maternal health, maternal morbidity, maternal mortality, MDG, MDG5, mhealth, newborn health, quality of care, reproductive health, respectful care, safe abortion, stillbirths, The Lancet, women and health
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Last weekend, The New York Times featured an op-ed by journalist Sam Loewenberg on research published last summer in PLOS Medicine, “Community Mobilization in Mumbai Slums to Improve Perinatal Care and Outcomes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.” For anyone interested in the challenges related to improving … Continue reading
Guest blog post by Mariam Claeson, France Donnay, and Melanie Walker, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation This post is cross-posted on Impatient Optimists. Although it was intended to create space for the maternal health community to get together to discuss … Continue reading
Guest blog post by Girija Sankar, director of Haiti programs, senior program manager, Global Health Action Over 2000 abstracts were submitted to the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013. Eventually, around 800 delegates from all around the world presented papers and posters … Continue reading
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Tagged: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, GMHC2013, home birth, Nigeria, Pakistan, quality of care, TBAs, traditional birth attendants, Uganda
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Guest blog post by Ana Luisa Silva, Transaid As we get to the end of the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013, a three-day opportunity to discuss issues and share experiences on improving quality of maternal health care, I would like to … Continue reading
Guest post by Ann Starrs, president of Family Care International, founding member and former co-chair of the board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), and leading advocacy partner of PMNCH This post is cross-posted on the … Continue reading
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Tagged: Arusha, continuum of care, Every Woman Every Child, FCI, GMHC2013, GMHC2013 manifesto, Kenya, maternal health, newborn health, PMNCH, postpartum care, quality of care, reproductive health, Richard Horton, RMNCH, Safe Motherhood Initiative, Tanzania, The Lancet, WHO, Women Deliver
Posted in: Commentary, Conferences and Meetings, Policy and Advocacy
Guest post by Jocalyn Clark, senior editor, PLOS Medicine. This blog post is cross-posted on Speaking of Medicine. Today in Arusha, more than 700 delegates from around the world gathered to begin three days of presentation, discussion, and calls to … Continue reading
Today marks the first day of the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 in Arusha, Tanzania! Over the next three days, stay tuned to the MHTF Blog for conference updates and recaps. We will be sharing posts from the Maternal … Continue reading
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Tagged: GMHC2013, JSY, maternal health, MDG5, open access, quality of care
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Gates Foundation reflects in “Family Health Checkup” blog series
Posted on May 10, 2013 by Sarah Blake
This year, as the family health team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation undertakes its annual strategy review, its members are contributing to the Family Health Check Up blog series. In the post introducing the series, Gary Darmstadt, the Foundation’s Director … Continue reading →