Archive: 2015

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) welcomes general and research abstract submissions relevant to midwifery and women’s health for the ACNM 61st Annual Meeting & Exhibition to be held May 22 – 26, 2016, in Albuquerque, NM. Abstract…

An important side event at this week’s 68th World Health Assembly celebrated two reports – The WHO report on Strategies Toward Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) and the Every Newborn Action Plan Progress Report (ENAP). These two reports…

High rates of maternal mortality in many parts of northern India persist owing to an inadequately equipped public health system compounded by disrespectful and negligent treatment of poor women. The Government of India has instituted several measures to…

By: Betsy McCallon, Executive Director, White Ribbon Alliance I am very excited to announce the launch of Strategies Toward Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM), an effort that was led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and to which White…

This post is the first in our new blog series, "Social accountability and community mobilization for maternal health," hosted with COPASAH and the Centre for Health and Social Justice (CHSJ). From holding governments accountable with legislation for…

Next week at the 68th World Health Assembly, the Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) Working Group — led by WHO in partnership with Family Care International (FCI), the Maternal Health Task Force, UNICEF, UNFPA, USAID, the Maternal Child…

We are excited to present a new feature on the MHTF website: the organizations search. We have created a database of maternal health organizations to help foster connections and build partnerships between groups working on similar issues. There are…

By: Professor Kumar Devadutta, School of Computer Engineering, KIIT University This post describes the process of implementing RHCLMIS, a web and mobile application for automating RH supplies for the Health Department in Odisha in India. Innovadors Lab,…

An event at the 68th World Health Assembly will showcase a combined strategic approach using the EPMM and ENAP frameworks to accelerate progress, and feature examples from country champions of successful models of integration at national policy and…

By: Saundra Pelletier, CEO, Woman Care Global & Evofem I am thrilled to have a discussion about the need for better metrics and measurement for establishing best practices on correct use of maternal health supplies. As organizations focus on global…