Archive: May 2013

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant Yesterday, the United Nations High Level Panel of Eminent Persons (HLP) released A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty And Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development, a report which sets out a “roadmap” for…

Our coverage of the Women Deliver 2013 conference continues–with a Storify featuring highlights from the second and third days  of the conference, this guest post by Sandeep Bathala of the Wilson Center. Midwives…

By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative What have been the 10 biggest game-changing moments for women and girls over the last 10 years?  A special issue of Impact Magazine, produced in…

By: Schuyler Null, Editor, New Security Beat Our coverage of the Women Deliver 2013 conference continues–with a Storify featuring highlights from the first few days of the conference, live tweeting from various conference sessions, and this guest…

By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative Women Deliver 2013 is bringing together thousands of world leaders to talk about issues confronting women and girls this week. Maternal health is coming up…

By our colleagues at Countdown to 2015: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Survival Countdown to 2015 launched its 2013 Accountability Report on 27 May 2013, at the Women Deliver 2013 conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The…

By: Kate Mitchell, Manager of the MHTF Knowledge Management System, Women and Health Initiative In malaria endemic regions around the world, malaria in pregnancy continues to contribute significantly to maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality.…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The MHTF is packing up and heading to Malaysia for the Women Deliver conference May 28-30. Women Deliver conferences always provides a unique forum for advocates, donors, researchers, programmers and policy makers to come…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The Lancet has published a new series on health transitions in Pakistan with a focus on four priority issues for Pakistan’s health system: First, the country’s performance and future after the 18th amendment to…

By: Sarah Blake, MHTF consultant The 66th World Health Assembly convened today, May 20 with addresses and discussions focused on the post-2015 global development agenda. The Assembly runs through May 28, and will feature numerous discussions and…