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Written by: Tim Thomas, Acting Director, MHTF The Advancing Maternal Health Dialogue series has been seminal to meeting the MHTF mandate of convening new allied partners around emerging and neglected issues in maternal health. The series had a powerful … Continue reading
The first phase of the Maternal Health Task Force ends officially October 31st at its birthplace, EngenderHealth, and the second phase begins November 1st 2011 at its new home, the Harvard School of Public Health. (A six-month extension of the … Continue reading
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Tagged: Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, MH Buzz, MHTF Buzz Meeting, Tim Thomas
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Written by: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Our Young Champions of Maternal Health program helped the MHTF expand its network of likeminded initiatives around the world, most notably through the community of Ashoka Fellows with whom each Young Champion … Continue reading
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Tagged: Ashoka, Faatimaa Ahmadi, Joyce Fertility Centre, Tim Thomas, Uganda, Young Champions of Maternal Health
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Written by: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Writing from Accra where the gardens are blossoming and the intense heat of summer is lurking, a Mother’s Day approaches that promises real hope for the world’s mothers. Eight months into … Continue reading
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Tagged: Ashoka, Fred Sai, Ghana, maternal health, Tim Thomas, Young Champions of Maternal Health
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Written by: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Day two of the Partner’s Forum on Women’s and Children’s Health in Delhi turned out to be much more substantive than day one. The opening plenary obliquely titled Accelerating Action for Women’s and … Continue reading
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Tagged: India, Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health, PMNCH, Tim Thomas
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Written by: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF On the sidelines of the political posturing and rhetoric at the Partners’ Forum on Women’s & Children’s Health sponsored by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health underway at the prestigious Vigyan … Continue reading
Written by: Tim Thomas, MHTF Senior Advisor It was my great pleasure to moderate the most recent Maternal Health Policy Dialogue at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, co-sponsored by the MHTF and UNFPA with invaluable technical assistance from USAID: “New … Continue reading
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Tagged: Maternal Health Policy Series, mhealth, mobile technologies, mobile technology, Tim Thomas, UNFPA, Woodrow Wilson Center
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NEW YORK, July 22—The Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth announced today that it has awarded eight new grants supporting innovative maternal health projects across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The projects, which will be carried out by local organizations … Continue reading
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Late last week our friend and colleague Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations released this response to a request from Capitol Hill staffers. Laurie and her team have gathered and analyzed a great … Continue reading
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16 Young Champions of Maternal Health Selected and Announced!
Posted on June 18, 2010 by Christopher
On June 17th, the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth and Ashoka announced the 16 winners of the Young Champions for Maternal Health competition. The 16 selected Young Champions are set to participate in the first-ever international mentorship program focused … Continue reading →