Archive: Feb 2013

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant A Road Less Travelled, which is a partnership project led by Anglican Overseas Aid, Australia that supports nomadic pastoralists to improve maternal and child health within their communities in Ethiopia and Kenya,…

As The Guardian reported today, Ghana’s GTV will begin airing the “Maternal Health Channel” tonight. Through a series of 30 minute episodes that mix drama and documentary, the Maternal Health Channel will seek to drive home the message that maternal…

A new slideshow of photographs by photographer Nikhol Esteras Roberts and the Global Pediatric Alliance (GPA) follows traditional midwives in Chiapas, Mexico, highlights efforts to connect indigenous women with skilled care at delivery are seriously…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Last week, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) released, Financing for Global Health: The End of the Golden Era? its fourth annual report analyzing trends in Development Assistance for Health (DAH) from…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant President Joyce Banda has made improving maternal health a centerpiece of her Presidency since taking office last spring, and her first “State of the Nation” address is no exception. The speech, which was published…

By: Sara Buzadzhi, Communications Consultant, Health and Development Foundation I was recently able to view several sessions from the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 online, and was particularly interested to hear about the maternal health texting…

By: Jim Campbell, Director, Instituto de Cooperacion Social Integrare based in Barcelona, Spain The Global Maternal Health Conference in Arusha, Tanzania had many highlights, including the closing plenary presentation from Dr. Mahmoud Fathalla ( watch…

By: Lauren Herzer, Wilson Center This post is cross-posted on New Security Beat. Ten years ago, a study was conducted in Mozambique to determine the impact of a new medicine for pregnant women with malaria. Over 1,000 women participated in…

By: Priya Agrawal, Executive Director, Merck for Mothers This is a quick reminder to encourage you to fill out our survey on barriers to appropriate use of essential maternal health technologies before the deadline on February 8. The survey should take…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Last weekend, The New York Times featured an op-ed by journalist Sam Loewenberg on research published last summer in PLOS Medicine, “Community Mobilization in Mumbai Slums to Improve Perinatal…