Maternal Health

The Maternal Health Task Force is seeking a Deputy Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation as it transitions to the Harvard School of Public Health.   The full job description is available here. Individuals interested in supporting the…

By: Hannah Schreiner, MHTF The following is part of a series of posts by Hannah Schreiner from our knowledge management team aimed at sharing communication resources to those who work on organizational websites and blogs (including graphic and web…

This week on the MHTF blog: Nominate an mhealth innovator for the Top 11 in 2011 Share your thoughts on reproductive and maternal health after 2015 A job opportunity with the MHTF @ HSPH Phase II of the MHTF officially began on November 1 …

The Rockefeller Foundation and the MHealth Alliance are seeking nominations for the their Top 11 in 2001 Innovators Challenge. The deadline for nominations is today so get your nominations in ASAP! They are seeking original, scalable, and…

Women Deliver has been running a series of blog posts addressing the expiration of the Millennium Development Goals in 2015. A number of experts have offered thoughts on a global framework for health after the MDGs. Now is your chance to add to the…

Today, November 1, marks the official launch of the second phase of the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) now located in Women and Health Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health. In this next phase, the MHTF will build on progress made thus far…

By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF During the recent meeting in Nairobi on improving health systems through a maternal health framework, participants focused on knowledge gaps in the Kenyan health system that can negatively affect maternal…

This week on the MHTF blog An opportunity to work with Jacaranda Health in Kenya Satisfaction with care for mothers in Ethiopia Maternal mortality in Afghanistan Linkages between WASH and maternal health On Monday, the world population…

On Monday, October 31, the world’s population will reach and surpass seven billion. By some estimates, the population will be over 10 billion by the end of the century. This year’s State of the World’s Population from UNFPA addresses…

Earlier this year, we ran a series of posts exploring linkages between water, sanitation and maternal health. WASH for Mothers included issues such as health systems, integrating maternal care and water delivery, and infection prevention, among others. …