Archive: Dec 2010

As many of our readers are likely aware, two sets of estimates of maternal mortality ratios were published this year, by the United Nations (UN) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). After publication of each, the MHTF gathered…

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 Child and Family Research Institute at the University of British Columbia received $7 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to research pre-eclampsia monitoring, prevention and treatment. The project hopes to develop new strategies in…

Recently on the MHTF blog: We heard from Young Champion Seth Cochran Young Champion Ifeyinwa Egwaoje spoke at a TED event organized by Tulane University The Wilson Center hosted a Maternal Health Policy Dialogue on access to commodities Good…

By: Ann Blanc, Written by: Ann Blanc Over the last 2 ½ days, the Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) project and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-hosted a consultation on “Rethinking Referral Systems”. The meeting gathered…

Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, the Maternal Health Task Force, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the final event of the 2009-2010 series Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health.   …

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health has developed a new portal for information on MNCH, seeking to “bridg[e] the gap between knowledge and action.” On the site, you can download “Knowledge Summaries” on a…

The following is part of a series of project updates from Future Generations. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Pregnancy Histories to Help Mothers, based in Peru. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found here. All photos courtesy…

During emergency situations and periods of displacement, reproductive health is sometimes lost in the mix of the problems that arise. However, just because other problems arise doesn’t mean that women don’t need access to health services. A…