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Mothers2Mothers trains, employs and empowers local mothers living with HIV, called Mentor Mothers, as frontline health care workers in understaffed health centers and within communities. In one-on-one and group sessions, Mentor Mothers provide essential health education and support to women on how they can protect their babies from HIV infection, and keep themselves and their … Continue reading “Mothers2Mothers”
mothers2mothers (m2m) broadly works to enhance the delivery and success of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services. By employing HIV-positive peer educators, m2m seeks to boost the effectiveness and uptake of PMTCT services by women. However, drop off in participation in PMTCT services prevents women from interacting with an m2m Mentor … Continue reading “mothers2mothers Report: “Improving Client Retention in the PMTCT Cascade through Active Client Follow-Up (ACFU)””
The following is part of a series of project updates from mothers2mothers. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones in PMTCT. More information MHTF supported projects can be found here. Implementation of mothers2mothers’ active client follow-up (ACFU) pilots has now been completed in Zambia and Malawi and m2m is in the process of analyzing … Continue reading “Analyzing Results of ACFU by mothers2mothers”
The following is part of a series of project updates from mothers2mothers. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones in PMTCT. More information MHTF supported projects can be found here. mothers2mothers (m2m) continues to explore integrating Active Client Follow-Up (ACFU) as part of its facility-based PMTCT education and psychosocial support program, with the aim … Continue reading “PMTCT in Zambia and Malawi by mothers2mothers”
We mentioned last week that a second MHTF subawardee, mothers2mothers, was going to be featured on Good Morning America on ABC. The feature was scheduled for this morning, however, due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the airing has been delayed. We’ll be sure to let you know when m2m will be on as … Continue reading “Postponed: mothers2mothers on Good Morning America”
The following is part of a series of project updates from mothers2mothers. MHTF is supporting their project, Using Cell Phones in PMTCT. More information MHTF supported projects can be found here. Written by: mothers2mothers mothers2mothers (m2m) continues to explore the feasibility and operationalisation of active client follow-up (ACFU) activities as part of its facility-based PMTCT … Continue reading “mothers2mothers and PMTCT”
The following post is the first in a series of progress updates from MHTF-supported projects currently underway around the world. mothers2mothers (m2m) strives to enhance the delivery and effectiveness of Prevention-of-Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services. m2m is currently working in nine countries across sub-Saharan Africa by training, employing and empowering HIV-positive mothers as Mentor Mothers … Continue reading “Active Client Follow Up at mothers2mothers”
At the Maternal Health Task Force, we believe mothers and newborns will achieve the care they need as long as talented and enthusiastic people continue to work and advocate for improved outcomes. As such, we’d like to share opportunities available throughout the maternal health community. mothers2mothers: mHealth Project Manager in Cape Town UN WOMEN: Program Specialist (Consultant), Support … Continue reading “Exciting Opportunities to Work in Maternal Health”
Patience Hlengiwe Kweyama, site coordinator with mothers2mothers, recently wrote a post, HIV Positive Mothers Helping HIV Positive Mothers, for the Huffington Post’s Global Motherhood blog that describes the work of mothers2mothers as well as her role within the organization. From the post: The mothers2mothers model is so simple and that’s why it works so well. … Continue reading “HIV Positive Mothers Helping HIV Positive Mothers”
This week on the MHTF blog: Are there negative aspects to involving men? Jacaranda Health involves mothers in designing care mothers2mothers reports on their Active Client Follow-Up project The launch of Global Motherhood on the Huffington Post Some reading for the weekend: Young Champion Zubaida Bai featured on Women Deliver’s blog New estimates of induced … Continue reading “Weekend Reading”
