Archive: Mar 2011

As part of International Women’s Day, the MHTF would like to honor the amazing work our partners are doing around the world. 20 partners and organizations have submitted brief statements about what they are doing to improve maternal health. Click…

The MHTF is proud to announce that its website is now available in Arabic, French, and Spanish! By making the site available in additional languages, we hope to expand our audience and encourage the spread of maternal health information globally. We are…

The MHTF had a few visitors last week and, thus, the opportunity to hear from people doing amazing work in maternal health. The week started with a visit from two Young Champions of Maternal Health, Zubaida Bai and Egwaoje Ifeyinwa Madu. Both are…

The inaugural GSMA-mHA Mobile Health Summit will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa on 6-9th June 2011. Taking advantage of the global reach and initiatives of the GSMA and mHealth Alliance, the Summit will encourage the collaboration and relationships…

This week on the MHTF blog We heard updates from the Young Champions of Maternal Health ICDDRB updated us on their knowledge translation project Raji Mohanam wrote about MHTF plans for International Women’s Day Some reading for the…

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

It’s a hectic but exciting week at the MHTF as we gear up for the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD) next Tuesday, March 8th. Like many other organizations, we are planning to honor the day by launching a number of special features that…

Earlier today, Women Deliver announced the 100 “Most Inspiring People Delivering for Girls and Women.” The list includes politicians, doctors, journalists, advocates, and others. According to Women Deliver: This list recognizes women…

The MHTF and the maternal health community lost a friend and champion with the death of Amy Coen this morning. She will be deeply missed by the MHTF and the field. From Population Action International: PAI celebrates the life of Amy Coen, who…

This afternoon, starting at 3:00pm EST, maternal health will be the focus of a panel at the 55th Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters in New York. To watch “Elimination of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and the…