Maternal Health

Next Week: mHealth at the Mobile World Congress

The Mobile World Congress will be taking place next week in Barcelona. Unsurprisingly, there are a number of mhealth related events. Via Mobile World Live, you’ll be able to watch some of the proceedings live. Given that the first starts at 3:00…

Global Health Journalism

Today, the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on global health journalism: “Taking the Temperature: The Future of Global Health Journalism.” Global health journalism has certainly not been immune to the downsizing and budget cuts…

Hamlin Fistula Hospital

Earlier today, EngenderHealth hosted a group from the Hamlin Fistula Hospital to discuss their work in Ethiopia, including co-founder Dr. Catherine Hamlin and CEO Mark Bennett. Both are currently in the US to promote the newly created Hamlin Fistula USA…

Executive Officer at Women Deliver

Summary: Women Deliver is an advocacy organization focused on solutions to improve the health of girls and women – long-term and short-term – at the national, regional, and global levels. The position of Executive Officer is second in charge to the…

Moving from Treatment to Prevention

Moving From Treatment to Prevention: AAFH Past and Plans for the Future EngenderHealth welcomes Dr. Catherine Hamlin and Mark Bennett from the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital (AAFH) to our offices for their presentation “Moving from Treatment to…

Youth Guide to Action from Women Deliver

From our colleagues at Women Deliver Every year, 14–16 million adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 give birth, and pregnancy-related deaths are the leading cause of death for girls this age. Young people are being directly affected by maternal mortality,…

Senior Advisor, Maternal & Child Health/Nutrion

PROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL Senior Advisor – Maternal & Child Health/Nutrition Reports to VP, Food, Livelihood & Security Location: Washington, DC   About Project Concern International: Founded in 1961, PCI is an…

Call for Submission: Evaluation of mhealth

We’ve discussed mhealth repeatedly here on the blog and are also funding some mhealth initiatives in developing countries. One shortcoming of the mhealth movement, largely because it is a nascent movement, has been a lack of evidence regarding the…

Weekend Reading

Recently on the MHTF blog Climate change and maternal health on GlobalMama Maternal mental health on GlobalMama We posted a job opportunity at FIGO Some reading for the weekend: Mobile phones saving lives in Africa Shelters for poor…