Maternal Health

We have a new post up today on our Medscape blog, GlobalMama, called “Addressing maternal mental health.” Be sure to check it out! Also, take a look at Audrey Prost’s presentation from the Global Maternal Health Conference on maternal…

To apply for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, visit the website. About the award: The Cartier Women’s Initiative Award is an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum, McKinsey…

IMPROVING MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH IN LOW-RESOURCE COUNTRIES THROUGH STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGICAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS   Senior Management Specialist (International Health Programme) FIGO received a grant from…

Earlier this week, we posted on climate change and family planning on Global Mama. In addition to that, Mala Rao from the Indian Institute for Public Health gave a presentation at the Global Maternal Health Conference on “Climate change and its…

The mHealth Alliance and the World Economic Forum have a new publication out on relationships between mhealth and mobile financial services (MFS): “Amplifying the Impact: Examining the Intersection of Mobile Health and Mobile Finance.” The…

We have a new post up today on our Medscape blog, Global Mama on the relationship between family planning, maternal health and climate change. Be sure to check it out.

The Gates Foundation released the 2011 Annual Letter from Bill Gates today, which focuses on the final push to eradicate polio. Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan are the four countries where polio remains a problem, and each of the four also has a…

This week on the MHTF blog: We heard updates from the Young Champions of Maternal Health Hannah Knight wrote about the progress of the Global Voices for Maternal Health project Ann Starrs told us about commitments made on maternal and child…

Earlier this week, RH Reality Check launched a series of blog posts focusing on obstetric fistula. The effort is a collaboration between a number of organizations, including EngenderHealth, UNFPA, The Campaign to End Fistula, The Fistula Foundation,…

In order to improve maternal health, medical professionals and NGO workers need to engage with government officials, including elected representatives. Many approaches for parliamentarians and other elected officials are outlined in “Maternal…