Archive: Fri Apr 2011

Weekend Reading

This week on the MHTF blog: Lisa Russell wrote about mobile phones and maternal health We highlighted publications from the Population Reference Bureau and Save the Children Young Champion Faatimaa Ahmadi updated us on her project in Uganda …

The Missing Midwives

A new report is out today from Save the Children on the “Missing Midwives.” They identify a shortage of 350,000 midwives globally resulting in higher maternal and neonatal mortality. The report focuses on the consequences of this shortage on…