Maternal Health

Quality of care is often a difficult thing to measure, especially in low resource settings. The data are generally good to show us if women have four antenatal care visits or give birth in a facility. However, this does not tell us anything about the…

Jacaranda Health is seeking an experienced clinician with significant work in maternal and child health to assist and provide mentorship to our growing clinical team. The position will be a mix of operations and strategy. We are seeking a clinician who…

This week on the MHTF blog: Josh Nesbit wrote about a sense of urgency for the maternal health community Ann Blanc believes we need to move beyond technical issues in maternal health Meg Wirth discussed the “maternal health…

By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF After the meeting in Nairobi in July on maternal health challenges in Kenya, I was looking forward to hearing more productive, and sometimes provocative, discussions during the most recent Nairobi policy…

This week on the MHTF blog: Janna Oberdorf on expanding the maternal health community An upcoming Maternal Health Policy Dialogue with the Wilson Center and APHRC The MHTF Buzz Meeting in photos Learning from other international movements …

The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, Environmental Change & Security Program, and Africa Program, in coordination with the Maternal Health Task Force, UNFPA, and African Population & Health Research Center invite you to a…

This week on the MHTF blog Day 1 recap of the Buzz Meeting Day 2 recap of the Buzz Meeting Day 3 recap of the Buzz Meeting Is there a maternal health movement? Some reading for the weekend PBS NewsHour takes a look at mhealth The…

By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF The New York Times has recently published a series on “Small Fixes: Low-cost innovations that can save thousands of lives.” The series highlights small, low cost solutions to public health problems…

This week on the MHTF blog: An ebook from the Young Champions of Maternal Health A photoessay on fistula prevention and treatment in Guinea Keep an eye out for updates from the Buzz Meeting next week Some reading for the weekend: …

Next week, we are gathering 60 people from around the world in a retreat-like setting just north of New York City for 2½ days. Our goal is to discuss and debate today’s tough questions in maternal health and to learn from the MHTF’s…