Contributor Posts

By: Dr. Nosa Orobaton, Chief of Party, Nigeria Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP), JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. There is a sense of timelessness in resplendent Arusha, Tanzania, the venue of the second Global Maternal Health…

By: Mabinty A. Koroma, Communications Officer, MAMA, United Nations Foundation During the panel presentation, “Increasing uptake of maternal health services through mobile phone platforms,” on January 17th at the Global Maternal Health Conference 2013 in…

By: Payal Chandiramani, The Wilson Center Obstetric fistula is “not just a medical issue, but a human issue,” said Dr. Luc de Bernis, senior maternal health advisor at UNFPA, during a September 27 panel discussion at the Wilson Center. Obstetric fistula,…

By: Amy Boldosser, Director, Global Advocacy Program, Family Care International Family Care International was proud to partner with Merck for Mothers and Women Deliver to host a stimulating and provocative discussion on The Role of Private Providers in…

By: Jason Rosenberg, Chief Operating Officer, Jibon Health Technologies Jibon Health Technologies is a social enterprise startup that I co-founded along with four biomedical engineers from Columbia University. Our project, which was the culmination of a…

By: Suzy Sacher and Paula Nersesian, John Snow, Inc. Center for Health Logistics This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. To improve women’s health, supply chains for essential health…

By: Kelley Boldt, PATH This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Kelley Boldt is a young professional supporting PATH’s advocacy efforts to expand access for maternal health medicines in…

By: Jill Sheffield, Founder and President, Women Deliver This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Recently, a new study by the Guttmacher Institute and the United Nations Population Fund…

This post is part of a blog series on maternal health commodities. To view the entire series, click here. Written by: the Fistula Care team at EngenderHealth. The UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities is working to improve access to…

By: Leonardo Chavane, National Senior Advisor for Mozambique, MCHIP & JHPIEGO This post is part of a blog series on Malaria in Pregnancy. To view the entire series, click here. In Mozambique, malaria constitutes a primary cause of demand for…