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Meaning and Measurement, Towards High EPMM Indicator Validity
By: Yeeun Lee, Master’s Student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force
Whether you know it or not, indicator validity matters to you. To illustrate why, let’s take the problem of…
Challenging the reliance on facility-based childbirth to prevent maternal mortality in low and middle-income countries
By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force
The burden of maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains high, notwithstanding heavy investment in maternal healthcare. Historically,…
Pregnancy & Mosquitoes: Do we need a malaria vaccine for pregnant women?
By Ada Ezeokoli (MHTF Research Assistant)
Do pregnant women need a malaria vaccine? Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels
Atinuke, a young professional in Abuja, Nigeria, was watching CNN when she saw the news that the World Health Organization…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.
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Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Policy…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.
Africa
Finance and Operations Associate –…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.
Africa
Finance and Operations Associate –…
The Silent Tsunami of Maternal and Newborn Deaths: How we are failing pregnant women and infants in our climate change response
By: Diana Perez Buck,
In Turkana, a remote and arid region in Northeastern Kenya, water is so scarce that a pregnant woman, expected to be active until shortly before delivery, walks distances of up to 5 km to dig up for water with bare hands in…
Exploring the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Congenital Syphilis Epidemic in the U.S.
By Mahaa Ahmed
Mahaa Ahmed is an MSc student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force.
Beyond the devastating direct impact of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Covid-19 pandemic has…
New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe.
Africa
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and…
How helping women access post-pregnancy family planning keeps us accountable to our mandate
By: Emi Nurjasmi, ; Pandora Hardtman,
Dr. Pandora Hardtman CNM, FACNM, FAAN is the Chief of Midwifery and Nursing, Jhpiego and Dr. Emi Nurjasmi, MPH, RM, is the President, Indonesian Midwifery Association
As midwives, we are passionate…