Archive: Dec 2010

Global Fund - MNCH Decision Point

By: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Yesterday we blogged about the robust advocacy movement underway to convince the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria to broaden their funding portfolio with MNCH programming. A letter endorsed by an unusual…

Ifakara Health Institute

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. To guide the…

Open Letter to the Global Fund Board on MNCH

Written by: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF Over the past 12-18 months, a dedicated group of advocates have been pushing the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria to expand its mandate to include maternal, newborn and child health programs. (The…

Knowledge Translation in Bangladesh

The following is part of a series of project updates from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B). MHTF is supporting their project, Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Translation in Bangladesh. More information on…

Weekend Reading

This week on the MHTF blog: The Department of Community Medicine at Rajarata University wrote about productivity costs and maternal health CEDPA updated us on their project to integrate HIV/AIDS into maternal health programs Young Champion…

Out of My Comfort Zone

By: Anna Dion, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Anna Dion, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about her…

CIESAS Evaluation of ALSO

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…

mothers2mothers and PMTCT

The following is part of a series of project updates from mothers2mothers. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones in PMTCT. More information MHTF supported projects can be found here. Written by: mothers2mothers mothers2mothers (m2m)…

A Festival of Maternal Health

By: Hellen Kotlolo, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Hellen Kotlolo, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging…

CEDPA - Integrating HIV/AIDS

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…