Archive: Apr 2013

By: Becky Auerbach, Special Projects Fellow, Jacaranda Health At Jacaranda Health, we are working to build a model of maternity care that is more respectful and mother-centered. In a health system where respect is not the norm, its contribution to…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Today, April 5, marks the beginning of the 1000 day countdown to the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon sums up the current situation as follows: In the last…

By: Mande Limbu, Maternal Health Technical Advisor, White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood In low resource countries like Rwanda, disrespect and abuse during maternity care is often linked to poor status and working conditions of health workers. As…

By: Kathleen McDonald, Senior Program Manager, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative The final plenary of the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 (GMHC2013) in Arusha, Tanzania struck a nerve. The expert panel presented evidence of…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant PATH and Merck for Mothers are hosting a webinar next Wednesday, April 10 at noon (EDT) to present the findings of PATH and Merck for Mothers’ year-long collaboration to identify innovations with the greatest potential to…

Hesperian Health has announced the launch of its comprehensive app on healthy pregnancy and birth in Spanish. This version joins Hesperian’s English-language app, “Safe Pregnancy and Birth,” which has been downloaded more than 60,000 times,…