Safety of artemisinins during early pregnancy, assessed in 62 Sudanese women
MHTF to Host Online Forum for DHS Input
As one of the first activities of the MHTF, we will be hosting an online forum that will provide a vehicle for putting together a coordinated set of comments and recommendations to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program on the maternal health content of the core questionnaires currently under revision. We anticipate that the … Continue reading “MHTF to Host Online Forum for DHS Input”
High Level Leadership Group Announced
New leadership group announced to spearhead drive against maternal mortality I was delighted to represent the MHTF at a meeting recently organized by Sarah Brown, wife of UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, at which a range of individuals and organizations participated in discussing strategies for the Maternal Mortality Campaign that Mrs. Brown is leading. As … Continue reading “High Level Leadership Group Announced”
Quality of obstetric care in public-sector facilities and constraints to implementing emergency obstetric care services: Evidence from high- and low-performing districts of Bangladesh
Hello & Welcome to the MHTF Online
Welcome to the Maternal Health Task Force Online! This space will function as a primary means of communication with MHTF advisors, colleagues, and friends as well as a way for you to provide input into the Task Force and participate in its activities. I will regularly post updates on the work of the MHTF and … Continue reading “Hello & Welcome to the MHTF Online”
Pregnancy-associated malaria in a rural community of Ghana
Community-based promotional campaign to improve uptake of intermittent preventive antimalarial treatment in pregnancy in Burkina Faso
Launch Meeting Report
Launching the Maternal Health Task Force: Reaching Consensus on the Draft Terms of Reference, February 17 & 18, Washington, DC I am pleased to report that the launch phase of the Maternal Health Task Force is complete and its work is now underway. You can now download a report of our launch meeting(PDF, 60kb) held … Continue reading “Launch Meeting Report”
Appointment of MHTF Director
EngenderHealth Announces the Director of the Maternal Health Task Force – Ann K. Blanc, Ph.D. – After a thorough search for the new Director of the MHTF that attracted an amazing array of high quality candidates, EngenderHealth is thrilled to announce that Dr. Ann Blanc has accepted the position. The official press release describes Ann’s … Continue reading “Appointment of MHTF Director”