Archive: 2012

Leadership Development for Enhanced Decision-Making   From our colleagues at the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research: The WHO Implementation Research Platform (IRP) has issued a Call for Proposals: Leadership Development for…

The Maternal Health Task Force and Management and Development for Health are delighted to announce the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013: Improving Quality of Care.   What: GMHC2013 will bring together approximately 700 scientists,…

This week on the MHTF blog: What is the relationship between intimate partner violence and maternal health? An opportunity to work with Jacaranda Health Who made the Women Deliver 50? MCHIP’s Koki Agarwal wrote about misoprostol We…

The Maternal Health Task Force serves as a global platform to bring together the efforts of organizations working to improve the health of women around the world. On International Women’s Day, it is an honor for us to showcase the innovative work…

By: Koki Agarwal, Director, MCHIP The following originally appeared on the MCHIP blog. It is posted here with permission. Bleeding to death after delivery is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide, with the greatest burden of disease in the…

Earlier today in honor of International Women’s Day, Women Deliver announced their list of 50 “ideas and solutions improving the lives of women and girls.” The Women Deliver 50 includes educational initiatives, advocacy campaigns,…

Jacaranda Health is a start up social enterprise that aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. We are combining business and clinical innovations to create a self-sustaining and scalable chain of clinics that provide reproductive…

A new paper, published this week in BMC Public Health, explores the relationship between pregnancy loss and domestic violence in Tanzania, finding that intimate partner violence may also lead to poorer reproductive health outcomes for women.   …

This week on the MHTF blog: A job opportunity with the MHTF Mapping the global landscape of fistula Nutrition for rural mothers Dr. Ana Langer discusses the MHTF priority countries CSW focusing on rural women Some reading for the…

The Maternal Health Task Force is currently seeking a Graphics and Content Producer.   The Graphics and Content Producer will create and manage all MHTF communications materials produced both digitally and in print. S/he will update the…