Archive: 2014

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By: Kelly L’Engle, Behavioral Scientist at Family Health International (FHI) 360; Nick Pearson, Founder and Executive Director at Jacaranda Health mHealth for Maternal Health is an ongoing blog series that aims to share the knowledge and…

By: Dr. Jane Hirst, Nuffield Medical Fellow, University of Oxford As rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes rise around the world, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is becoming increasingly common. GDM is a condition where blood glucose levels in…

By: Julia Dae Rubin, Zanzibar Program Manager, D-TREE International Could you provide an overview of D-TREE’s projects? D-TREE enables community and facility health workers to deliver high quality health care in low and middle income countries by…

By: Bobby Jefferson, Director, Center for Development Informatics, Futures Group International; Gretchen Domek, Global Health Fellow, Colorado School of Public Health; Marc Mitchell, Founder and President of D-TREE International and lecturer on global…

By: Abby Beaudette, MPH; Ashley Thomas, MPH; Caitlin Denning, MPH; Dr. James Wolff, ; Justin Maly, MPH; Marion McNabb, MPH, Boston University School of Public Health Could you give us an overview of your projects in mHealth and/or maternal health? …

mHealth for Maternal Health is an ongoing blog series that aims to share the knowledge and experiences of academics, implementers and funders from the mHealth and maternal health communities. As part of the series, we reached out to experts to gain…

By: Dr. Luther-King Fasehun, Technical and Policy Lead, The Wellbeing Foundation Africa As we approach the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals, what does the future hold for international maternal mortality targets? The MHTF is pleased to…

By: Marc Mitchell, Founder and President of D-TREE International and lecturer on global health at the Harvard School of Public Health The Maternal Health Task Force is excited to announce the launch of its new blog series and topics page on mHealth…