Maternal Health

By: Joslyn Meier, Program Associate, EngenderHealth; Peter Mukasa, Senior Medical Associate, EngenderHealth Written by: Joslyn Meier, Program Associate and Peter Mukasa, Senior Medical Associate, EngenderHealth At 16, Jenny Nalukwago became pregnant…

This week on the MHTF blog: We received the final posts from the Young Champions of Maternal Health We introduced a series of posts on cash transfers KG Santhya from the Pop Council wrote about her research on JSY in India The deadline for…

The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia (CIESAS). MHTF is supporting their project, Evaluation of ALSO Program. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found…

By: France Donnay, Interim Deputy Director, Maternal, Neonatal & Child Health, Senior Program Officer, Maternal Health, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation I am sitting in a huge auditorium filled with a very special crowd: midwives from all over…

At the MHTF, we are strong supporters of innovation in the field of maternal health and mhealth is an area where we are funding numerous projects. The mHealth Summit will take place in December this year in Washington DC. The deadline for submissions of…

By: KG Santhya, Associate, Population Council, New Delhi This post is part of a series of posts on cash transfers and maternal health. To read other posts in the series, click here. If CCTs are a part of your work or research, we’d love to hear from you.…

Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) are social programs wherein participants receive a cash grant once they meet certain requirements. They are increasingly being used in developing countries to promote education and health. The World Bank lists 26…

Believe it or not, the Young Champions’ fellowships have come to an end. The end of the program, however, hardly means the end of the Young Champions’ journeys as social entrepreneurs in the maternal health field. This program has birthed 15 innovative…

By: Martha Fikre Adenew, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Martha Fikre Adenew, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. This is her…

By: Carolina Damásio, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Carolina Damásio, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. This is her final…