Archive: Oct 2010

This week on the MHTF blog: We heard from Maria Laura Casalegno, a Young Champion working in Mexico Young Champion Martha Fikre Adenew wrote about maternal health in Louisiana The Maternal Health Policy Dialogue Series streamed live on the…

Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, the Maternal Health Task Force, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today at 3:00PM for the eighth event of the series on Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health: New…

By: Kate Mitchell, This post was originally published on Kate Mitchell’s blog, Maternal Mortality Daily. Reposted with permission. On Wednesday, September 29th, nearly 300 community health workers from 174 villages in the rural Seraikela block…

This week on the MHTF blog: We heard from CIESAS and their evaluation of a Mexican Ministry of Health program The Department of Community Medicine at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka told us about their focus on maternal morbidity CEDPA…

The following is part of a series of project updates from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI). MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones for Obstetric Emergencies. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found here. Written by:…

Saturday, October 23 marks the UK launch of the film, No Woman No Cry, directed by Christy Turlington Burns, at the London Film Festival. Also, starting on Saturday, you’ll be able to watch the film online at www.brightwide.com. The film tells the…

By: Ashish KC, Program Manager, Saving Newborn Lives, Save the Children, Nepal This post was originally published on the Healthy Newborn Network blog. Reprinted here with permission. With five years remaining until the deadline for the Millennium…

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…

The following is part of a series of project updates from the Department of Community Medicine at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. MHTF is supporting their project, Measuring Economic Impact of Maternal Morbidity. More information on MHTF supported…

The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). MHTF is supporting their project, Working on Integration Issues of HIV/AIDS and Maternal Health. More information on MHTF supported…