Archive: Jul 2011

Recently, on the MHTF blog, we have been focusing a number of posts on cash transfer schemes, particularly Janani Suraksha Yojana in India, that promote maternal health. We received a number of posts people on the ground in India on the success, failures…

During conflicts and displacement, the need for reproductive health services does not disappear. A new paper in BMC Health and Conflict reports on baseline findings from surveys of women in conflict settings in Uganda, Sudan, and the DRC. The authors…

The New York Times described experiences of mothers and health workers since Sierra Leone instituted a scheme to provide free health care to pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under the age of 5. The inability to pay is often cited as a main…

The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is a major health challenge and one that is addressed by an MHTF-supported project at mothers2 mothers. According to AVERT, “Without treatment, around 15-30 percent of babies born to…

We posted recently about the success that Morocco has had in reducing its maternal mortality ratio and a recent meeting in Rabat that “brought together leaders in research, policy, and implementation. Participating in the Forum were national and…

By: Denny John, NZAID Commonwealth Scholar This post is part of a series of posts on cash transfers and maternal health. To read other posts in the series, click here. If CCTs are a part of your work or research, we’d love to hear from you. Contact us at…

The MH Buzz and the MHTF Newsletter provide you with timely and relevant information on maternal health, allied fields, and the Maternal Health Task Force. Every two weeks, the MH Buzz includes 4-6 important news items, journal articles and other…

By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF This is the second post by Emily Puckart on “Maternal Health Challenges in Kenya: What New Research Shows.” The first is available here. “Do you want to be a pregnant woman or a prisoner in…

By: M.E. Khan, Senior Associate, Population Council This post is part of a series of posts on cash transfers and maternal health. To read other posts in the series, click here. If CCTs are a part of your work or research, we’d love to hear from you.…

Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development is a collaboration between Grand Challenges Canada, USAID, the World Bank, the Gates Foundation and the Norwegian Government. The purpose of the challenge is to encourage advances in technology to…