Archive: 2010

By: Raji Mohanam, The three-day mHealth Summit began today in Washington DC, with over 2,000 experts from both public and private sectors coming together to discuss how innovative mobile technologies are being used to improve health and health systems…

The first 1,000 days of child’s life, including for mothers while pregnant, are key to a child’s development and future. Malnutrition during this period can have detrimental effects that last a lifetime. This is one of many areas in which…

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

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

The Knowledge Management (KM) unit of the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) requires a highly motivated KM Assistant to help coordinate and support the MHTF KM strategy and tactics. The MHTF website is one of the most important channels through which…

By: Tim Thomas, Senior Advisor, MHTF 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…

The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) is seeking a Senior Program Assistant. The Senior Program Assistant will be a pivot point for the MHTF. In addition to supporting the MHTF Director as needed, the Sr. Program Assistant will support the MHTF’s…

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

Photographer Mark Tuschman was recently in Northern Nigeria on behalf of the Packard Foundation to look at maternal health and family planning. For the seventh post in his series of “Nigerian Chronicles,” he visited various hospitals in the…

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…