Archive: Jan 2010

Amnesty International Releases Report on Maternal Mortality in Burkina Faso As part of their Demand Dignity campaign, Amnesty International has been researching the state of maternal health in Burkina Faso for over two years. Earlier today, the…

Humanitarian Actors Must Meet the Specific Health Needs of Women and Girls Displaced by the Earthquake The Reproductive Health Response in Crises Consortium (RHRC) has issued a statement urging humanitarian organizations to provide lifesaving…

Hungry and Homeless: Pregnant Women Seek Safe Births in Devastated City Reporting from the devastated city of Port Au Prince, UNFPA highlights the personal stories of two pregnant women who survived last week’s earthquake. The article describes…

MHTF is looking forward to the discussion, Human Resources for Maternal Health: Midwives, TBAs, and Task-Shifting, to be held Wednesday, January 6, at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC from 3-5 pm. There, you will see Dr. Seble Frehywot,…

Over the weekend, New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof and widely published freelance writer Elayne Clift wrote columns exploring key maternal health issues. Kristof raised the neglected issue of micronutrients and the role they play in…

By: Roy Jacobstein, Medical Director, RESPOND Project, EngenderHealth Observations on “Linking Reproductive and Maternal Health Supplies” Population Action International (PAI) in partnership with the Maternal Health Task Force at…

The Maternal Health Policy Series at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC kicked off last week with a full house! The packed room came to join three panelists in discussing various aspects of the integration of HIV and AIDS and maternal health…

On Thursday, December 3rd, 2009, five influential voices in women’s rights gathered to discuss equality for women and girls around the world. The event, Accelerating Equality for Women and Girls around the World: A Conversation with Media,…