Contributor Posts – Page 10 – Maternal Health Task Force

Demanding Accountability Isn’t (Just) About Shouting and Making Noise: Reflections From GMNHC2015 Day 1

October 20, 2015

By: Rima Jolivet, Maternal Health Technical Director, Maternal Health Task Force Accountability ran through today’s offerings at the GMNHC, both those explicitly dedicated to the topic and others I attended. I chose the title for this blog from the…

A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: Lessons From Countdown to 2015 for Monitoring and Accountability in the SDG Era

October 19, 2015

By: Mickey Chopra, The World Bank; Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children (Canada) and Aga Khan University (Pakistan) Zulfiqar Bhutta and Mickey Chopra are co-chairs of Countdown to 2015. “Ten years from…

Integration and Equity in Fistula Care: Goals for GMNHC

October 17, 2015

By: Vandana Tripathi, Deputy Director, Fistula Care Plus, EngenderHealth The Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference (GMNHC) is an exciting opportunity for all of us to share our experiences and interests across the three conference themes –…

WHO Guidelines to Accelerate the Realization of the SDGs

October 17, 2015

By: Dina Neelofur Khan, Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), World Health Organization As we transition from the MDGs to the SDGs it is imperative to accelerate momentum to improve maternal and child health. An updated Global Strategy…

Bridging Equity Gaps and Improving the Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Care Post-2015: How Will We Hold Ourselves Accountable?

October 17, 2015

By: Emily Peca, Technical Advisor, Translating Research into Action (TRAction), University Research Co. LLC The global public health community has made significant gains to date improving maternal and newborn health, but as we approach the post-2015…

Share the Power to Reduce Maternal Mortality With the Rural Communities

October 17, 2015

By: Susan B. Aradeon, International Social and Behavior Change Consultant We failed to meet the MDG target for reducing maternal mortality largely because our indicators were confined to proxy medical solutions (SBA deliveries and ANC attendance). …

Assuring Quality MNH Health Service: The Next Frontier

October 17, 2015

By: Harshad Sanghvi, Vice President Innovations and Medical Director, Jhpiego As a public health-oriented OBGYN who has worked in many resource-challenged countries from Afghanistan to Zanzibar championing low-cost innovative strategies to save women’s…

Let's Create Disruptive Innovation For Maternal Newborn Health at GMNHC2015

October 16, 2015

By: Lauri J. Romanzi, Project Director, Fistula Care Plus, EngenderHealth The 2015 Global Maternal and Newborn Health Conference (GMNHC2015) holds a key position in the definition, design and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals for…

Achieving SDG Targets for Maternal, Newborn and Stillbirth: Does the World Know What it Takes?

October 16, 2015

By: Peter Waiswa, Lecturer, Makerere University School of Public Health and Leader, INDEPTH Network Maternal and Newborn Working Group So the Millennium Development goals are gone and now we have a new song, perhaps a pleasant one but also a less clear…

Data Alone Won’t Make Change: Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing Improves Maternal Health

October 16, 2015

By: Seth Cochran, Founder & CEO, Operation Fistula I founded Operation Fistula to end obstetric fistula. While an ounce of prevention is worth a pound cure, the multitude of direct and indirect causes seemed too difficult to change. But…