How Zika Is Shaping the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Agenda

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By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

On April 12, in partnership with UNFPA and the Wilson Center, the Maternal Health Task Force co-hosted a dialogue on Zika and its implications for sexual and reproductive health and rights. Experts in global, sexual, reproductive, and maternal health convened for an engaging and timely dialogue. Panelists and speakers agreed that we must ensure that all women have substantial information to make informed decisions regarding their reproductive health. We can support all women in Zika-affected areas, regardless of their pregnancy decisions, by providing access to high quality sexual and reproductive health care…read more

Making Workplace Health Initiatives Work for Women

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By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

As a space where individuals gather and spend significant amounts of time, workplaces can serve as an efficient, underutilized platform and safe environment for impacting employees’ health. Recent initiatives aim to improve access to family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and HIV prevention education among employees in low-resource settings… read more

Maternal Health Innovations: Leveraging Health Information Systems and Tools

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By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Reliable health information systems and audit tools allow us to monitor patients’ health, identify warning signs, and prevent complications. The Maternal Health Innovations Fund, an MHTF project, recently supported several projects in collaboration with The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and Pakistan’s Agha Khan University (AKU) that addressed advances and challenges in maternal health measurement… read more

Maternal Health Innovations: Strengthening Quality of Care

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By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

While improving access to maternal and newborn health services is fundamental in reducing the global maternal and neonatal mortality ratios and meeting the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, strengthening quality of care is an equally important aim. The Maternal Health Innovations Fund, an MHTF project, recently supported several projects in collaboration with The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and Pakistan’s Agha Khan University (AKU) that examined ways to improve quality of care in low- and middle-income countries…read more