Maternal Health

The Maternal Health Task Force serves as a global platform to bring together the efforts of organizations working to improve the health of women around the world. On International Women’s Day, it is an honor for us to showcase the innovative work…

By: Koki Agarwal, Director, MCHIP The following originally appeared on the MCHIP blog. It is posted here with permission. Bleeding to death after delivery is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide, with the greatest burden of disease in the…

Earlier today in honor of International Women’s Day, Women Deliver announced their list of 50 “ideas and solutions improving the lives of women and girls.” The Women Deliver 50 includes educational initiatives, advocacy campaigns,…

Jacaranda Health is a start up social enterprise that aims to set a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. We are combining business and clinical innovations to create a self-sustaining and scalable chain of clinics that provide reproductive…

A new paper, published this week in BMC Public Health, explores the relationship between pregnancy loss and domestic violence in Tanzania, finding that intimate partner violence may also lead to poorer reproductive health outcomes for women.   …

This week on the MHTF blog: A job opportunity with the MHTF Mapping the global landscape of fistula Nutrition for rural mothers Dr. Ana Langer discusses the MHTF priority countries CSW focusing on rural women Some reading for the…

The Maternal Health Task Force is currently seeking a Graphics and Content Producer.   The Graphics and Content Producer will create and manage all MHTF communications materials produced both digitally and in print. S/he will update the…

Direct Relief International, Fistula Foundation, and UNFPA have teamed up to develop the first-ever global map of available services for women living with obstetric fistula, creating a robust visual representation of the current global capacity to treat…

From our colleagues at Family Care International: Please join Family Care International and our partners at a side event to this week’s meetings of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. 1,000 Days: Improving the Nutrition of Rural Women…

We have a new post up on our Medscape blog, Global Mama, by Dr. Ana Langer that discusses the three priority countries for the MHTF: Ethiopia, India, and Nigeria: The three countries were chosen for a variety of reasons: potential for strong…