Archive: 2011

The second day of the MHTF Buzz meeting continued the conversation to cover topics like community interventions, addressing short-term fixes versus long-term system changes, and how to accelerate progress in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. …

By: Sarah Blake, Global Health Visions As the rapporteur for the MHTF Buzz Meeting, my job is really all about keeping track of what questions come out of the meeting, and as I look back at my notes on the first day of the meeting, I’m really struck by…

By: Janna Oberdorf, Director of Communications and Outreach, Women Deliver I was incredibly lucky and honored to participate in the Maternal Health Task Force Buzz Meeting today with a room full of professional researchers, advocates, and maternal health…

By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF The New York Times has recently published a series on “Small Fixes: Low-cost innovations that can save thousands of lives.” The series highlights small, low cost solutions to public health problems…

This week on the MHTF blog: An ebook from the Young Champions of Maternal Health A photoessay on fistula prevention and treatment in Guinea Keep an eye out for updates from the Buzz Meeting next week Some reading for the weekend: …

Next week, we are gathering 60 people from around the world in a retreat-like setting just north of New York City for 2½ days. Our goal is to discuss and debate today’s tough questions in maternal health and to learn from the MHTF’s…

Earlier this week, a Maternal Health Dialogue Series event focused on maternal morbidities and discussed why they are often neglected even within the maternal health field. A full summary and video of the event will be available soon through the Wilson…

Written by: Ashoka We are excited to announce the latest edition of Stories of Change, an electronic book series that tells the stories of changemakers from across Ashoka’s community. This fourth volume, called In Their Own Words: The Young Champions…

The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative in coordination with the Maternal Health Task Force and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) invite you to a discussion of: Silent Suffering: Maternal Morbidities in Developing Countries …

This week on the MHTF blog: An update from the Department of Community Medicine on screening for anemia Which countries will reach MDGs 4 and 5? Who does Jacaranda Health’s marketing? Its customers A new World Bank blog introduces us…