Archive: 2014

Today, WHO released the annual World Malaria Report for 2014. This report reviews the state of malaria throughout the world and also provides 98 country profiles detailing epidemiologic, policy, financing, intervention coverage, and impact information.…

Check out the following opportunities in Maternal Health from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PATH, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, EngenderHealth and the International Conference on Urban…

The maternal health community has been hard at work the last two weeks with several key events and exciting accomplishments. UN passes historic resolution on ending child marriage – November 21 In the 69th session of the General Assembly, 116…

By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health The Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) is pleased to announce the publication of a themed supplement to the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency…

This World AIDS Day, let’s keep mothers in mind. Maternal mortality and HIV remain the two leading causes of death among women of reproductive age. Forty-seven percent of people living with HIV worldwide are women. Many factors such as intimate partner…

By: Kathleen McDonald, Independent Consultant; Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative The connection between gender-based violence and quality sexual, reproductive and maternal health care is…

By: Denise Raquel Dunning, Founder/Executive Director, Let Girls Lead Nigeria, one of the richest countries in Africa, also boasts one of the world’s highest rates of maternal, newborn, and child death. One in 13 Nigerian women dies during…

Looking for a job in maternal health? Here’s a round up of what’s available: Jhpiego – Maternal Health Team Leader; Program Officer II CARE – Senior Technical Advisor for Maternal and Child Health; Senior Technical Advisor…

In times of crisis, such as conflict, natural disaster, or an epidemic, critical maternal and reproductive health services often become unavailable. For pregnant women, the probability of mortality or morbidity increases; gender-based violence is more…

By: Katie Millar, Technical Writer, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health As the world recognizes World Prematurity Day today, the Maternal Health Task Force is ever mindful of the key role a woman’s and mother’s health…