Archive: Mar 2013

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant In “Roots of Iraq’s maternal and child health crisis run deep” published today in The Lancet as part of a special edition on health in Iraq ten years after the U.S. invasion, Paul C. Webster synthesizes evidence on the…

By: Betty Blay Ackah, Maternal Health Channel Publicity, Creative Storm Networks Approximately 2,700 women in Ghana die every year, and many thousands more suffer serious injuries and disabilities from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.…

Informed Decisions for Actions (IDEAS), kicks off its 2013 monthly web seminar series  to exchange knowledge, discuss literature and share experiences on maternal and newborn health next week.  The first session, on human rights and…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Last week’s announcement that a baby girl born HIV-positive in Mississippi had been functionally cured of the disease drew the attention of media around the world. However, the implications of this case are still unknown:…

Last Thursday, a special session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held to draw attention to the issue of child marriage, and the experiences of the 39,000 girls who are married before the age of 18 every day. The session highlighted…

Today, the Maternal Health Task Force is marking International Women’s Day by reflecting on the many different voices, perspectives, and efforts that go in to advancing women’s rights and health. Earlier today, we published the final blog post in the…

By: Lisa Schechtman, Head of Policy and Advocacy for WaterAid in America Water is a women’s issue. It’s an important adage, one that highlights how we expect governments to prioritize investments in safe drinking water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and…

The following guest posts provide snapshots of the work of three recipients of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grants for work on innovative WASH and gender interventions in India. By Akhila Sivadas,Project Director, Center for Advocacy and…

By: Gemma Bulos, Director, Global Women’s Water Initiative At Amuria High School in Uganda, even though female students live at the school as boarders, perfect attendance is not guaranteed. Girl children are required to fetch water during school hours…

By: Marni Sommer, Executive Director, Grow & Know, Inc.; Susie Connolly, Team Leader for Cambodia, Grow & Know, Inc. The onset of menstruation indicates the passage from girlhood to womanhood in societies around the world. In many low-income…