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International Nurses Day: Reflection on Nursing, Maternity Care, and Cultural Sensitivity

In honor of International Nurses Day, Emily George contributed a guest post to the MHTF. Emily is a registered nurseat Boston Medical Center.  She also holds an MPH in International Health. The MHTF invites you to read her reflections on the importance of extensive training for nurses on cultural sensitivity in order to provide patients … Continue reading “International Nurses Day: Reflection on Nursing, Maternity Care, and Cultural Sensitivity”

The Role of Midwives During Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Making a Case for South Sudan

In honor of International Day of the Midwife last week (May 5th) and International Nurses Day (today), Monica Onyango, MHTF Editorial Committee member, reflects on the role of midwives and nurses in Southern Sudan. Monica Onyango is a nurse midwife and holds a PhD in Nursing and an MPH in International Health. She teaches courses on … Continue reading “The Role of Midwives During Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Making a Case for South Sudan”

Mother’s Day: Save the Children Publishes the Eleventh State of the World’s Mother’s Report

In honor of Mother’s Day, Save the Children published the eleventh State of the World’s Mothers report. The focus of the report is on the shortage of health workers around the world who are needed to improve the health and save the lives of mothers, newborns and children in developing countries. The report focuses specifically … Continue reading “Mother’s Day: Save the Children Publishes the Eleventh State of the World’s Mother’s Report”

Mother’s Day: Save the Children Publishes the Eleventh State of the World’s Mother’s Report

In honor of Mother’s Day, Save the Children published the eleventh State of the World’s Mothers report. The focus of the report is on the shortage of health workers around the world who are needed to improve the health and save the lives of mothers, newborns and children in developing countries. The report focuses specifically … Continue reading “Mother’s Day: Save the Children Publishes the Eleventh State of the World’s Mother’s Report”

Improving Transportation and Referral for Maternal Health

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 Regional Director, Ghana Health … Continue reading “Improving Transportation and Referral for Maternal Health”

Take a Look at Our New List of "Must Read" Articles in Maternal Health!

The Maternal Health Task Force and its Editorial Committee, in collaboration with NHS Evidence, recently compiled a list of  “Must Read” articles in maternal health. The list of articles is accessible here under the Key Resources section on our website. We hope this list will serve as a useful resource for those working in the maternal health … Continue reading “Take a Look at Our New List of "Must Read" Articles in Maternal Health!”

Tomorrow: eConference on Mobile Technologies to Improve Family Planning, Maternal Health and Newborn Services in Developing Countries

Registration is still open for the SHOPS and mHealth Alliance eConference tomorrow on mobile technologies for improving family planning, maternal health and newborn services in developing countries. “The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Project is launching an annual eConference to advance private sector innovations in … Continue reading “Tomorrow: eConference on Mobile Technologies to Improve Family Planning, Maternal Health and Newborn Services in Developing Countries”

United States Government Policy Trends for Global Public Health

Late last week our friend and colleague Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations released this response to a request from Capitol Hill staffers. Laurie and her team have gathered and analyzed a great deal of data showing the causes and consequences of reduced US overseas development assistance for … Continue reading “United States Government Policy Trends for Global Public Health”

Empowering Women Through the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

This guest blog post was written by the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases staff. According to the new maternal mortality estimates recently published in the Lancet, 342,900 women die annually while pregnant or from childbirth. This is a dramatic improvement over numbers released in 1980, but is still unacceptably high and must be addressed. … Continue reading “Empowering Women Through the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases”

Vote Now: Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health

Eight innovative ideas for transforming the field of maternal health are finalists in the online competition “Healthy Mothers, Strong World: The Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health,” sponsored by The Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth and Ashoka’s Changemakers. They were chosen by a panel of expert judges as entrepreneurial solutions from local, citizen … Continue reading “Vote Now: Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health”