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Take the Survey–and Help the Maternal and Newborn Health Community Better Understand Clean Birth Kits

Saving Newborn Lives and Johns Hopkins University are leading a group conducting a short survey on implementation experiences with Clean Birth Kits, including contents, methods of distribution, and incentives/disincentives issues. The survey also includes potential CBK “add ons.” The results will be used to summarize the evidence on the use of birth kits in various … Continue reading “Take the Survey–and Help the Maternal and Newborn Health Community Better Understand Clean Birth Kits”

Get Mapped at Women Deliver: Put Your Maternal Health Organization on the Map!

Using geographic maps provides a global view of where maternal health activity is occurring and helps the community to understand where gaps exist. So far, we have three interactive maps on our site containing information that we hope will be useful in your work or studies; maternal health knowledge hubs, MPH programs that offer a concentration/focus … Continue reading “Get Mapped at Women Deliver: Put Your Maternal Health Organization on the Map!”

Fistula Stories: Faith-Based Curriculum for Taking a Stand on Global Maternal Health

Written by Meagan Manas, MDiv, Women’s Ministries, National Council of Churches Fistula Stories is a faith-based 4-session curriculum for use in churches, campus ministries, and other community groups.  Through education, Bible study, and advocacy planning, Fistula Stories invites the group to take a stand on Global Maternal Health.  Studying the specific issue of fistula provides a tangible framework … Continue reading “Fistula Stories: Faith-Based Curriculum for Taking a Stand on Global Maternal Health”

The Kaiser Family Foundation Gathers Experts for a Policy Forum on World Progress on Maternal and Child Health, the Future Role for the U.S.

On May 24th, the Kaiser Family Foundation held a policy forum to examine  the evolving role for the U.S. in improving international maternal, newborn, and child health as well as global progress toward achieving MDG4 and 5. Speakers included Jennifer Klein, senior advisor on global women’s issues at the U.S. Department of State; Flavia Bustreo, … Continue reading “The Kaiser Family Foundation Gathers Experts for a Policy Forum on World Progress on Maternal and Child Health, the Future Role for the U.S.”

The Pulitzer Center Launches New Interactive Site on Maternal Mortality—and Partners with Helium on a Global Maternal Health Writing Contest

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is committed to raising awareness for the issue of global maternal mortality. On Monday, May24th, the center launched a new interactive site, Dying for Life,  dedicated to international maternal mortality reporting projects.  In conjunction with the launch of the new site, the Pulitzer Center and Helium also announced a … Continue reading “The Pulitzer Center Launches New Interactive Site on Maternal Mortality—and Partners with Helium on a Global Maternal Health Writing Contest”

The World Bank Announces New Five-Year Reproductive Health Action Plan

An article, More Condoms, Contraceptives, Midwives, and Educated Girls Could Prevent Most Maternal Deaths―New World Bank Reproductive Action Plan, on the World Bank News and Broadcast page outlines the rationale and the details of the new plan. The plan will focus on increasing access to contraception, attendance of antenatal services, knowledge of preventive measures and … Continue reading “The World Bank Announces New Five-Year Reproductive Health Action Plan”

Integrating Maternal Health Supplies into the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition

The Maternal Health Task Force is working with Population Action International (PAI) to apply the lessons learned from the reproductive health supplies movement to the maternal health field, in order to ensure that women throughout the world have access to all the reproductive and maternal health supplies they need. PAI is facilitating the inclusion and engagement … Continue reading “Integrating Maternal Health Supplies into the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition”

Global Voices for Maternal Health: An Innovative Crowd-Sourcing Project to Launch at Women Deliver!

 On June 7th, 2010, the University of Oxford will be launching ‘Global Voices for Maternal Health’, a crowd-sourcing project to give maternal health care providers around the world a direct global voice in identifying and solving the barriers to providing evidence-based maternal health care. This ground-breaking project is supported by the Maternal Health Task Force … Continue reading “Global Voices for Maternal Health: An Innovative Crowd-Sourcing Project to Launch at Women Deliver!”

Podcast: Chris Murray Discusses His Recent Research that Suggests a Drop in Global Maternal Deaths

EarthSky: A Clear Voice for Science has posted two podcast interviews with Chris Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington—and principal author of  the April 2010 study published in the Lancet that showed a decline in women dying in childbirth around the world. The first podcast is … Continue reading “Podcast: Chris Murray Discusses His Recent Research that Suggests a Drop in Global Maternal Deaths”

This Thursday: Policy Discussion on Improving Transportation and Referral for Maternal Health

Reminder: This event will occur this Thursday, May 20th! Please join the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, the Maternal Health Task Force, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the fifth event of the series on Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health. This event will feature: Víctor Conde Altamirano, Obstetric Nets Manager, CARE Bolivia John Koku Awoonor-Williams, East … Continue reading “This Thursday: Policy Discussion on Improving Transportation and Referral for Maternal Health”