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It is well known that women who have a positive experience with family planning (FP) and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) providers and have access to a choice of contraceptives are more likely to begin and continue using them. This means health providers must also have the appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide information, … Continue reading “Driving Local Leadership to Meet Family Planning Needs”
Disease outbreaks, healthcare system disruptions, and the displacement of populations: these are just a few of the acute symptoms of armed conflict. But the consequences of war extend and reverberate across generations, amplifying the impact of violence and destruction far beyond the battlefield. It is increasingly clear that armed conflict represents not only a humanitarian … Continue reading “Beyond the Battlefield: The Hidden Impacts of War on Maternal Health and The Cost of Academic Indifference”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in April 2023. Africa: Job Organization Location (Country) Maternal Immunization Data Collection Consultant PATH Mozambique Senior Global Health Security Advisor … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in February 2023. Africa: Job Organization Location (Country) UNFPA Representative, Lome, Togo P5 UNFPA Togo Deputy Program Director Jhpiego Zambia … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
In the past fifty years we have experienced incredible advances in health technology. In keeping with these technological advances, we see paradigm shifts in medical practice. Surgical procedures have shifted from open to laparoscopic to robotic. The prototype of limb prosthetics has shifted from appearance to function. Cancer treatment is experiencing a paradigm shift from … Continue reading “Summoning 21st Century Medicine: A Plea to Advance Labor Management”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in February 2023. Africa: RE-ADVERTISEMENT – Programme Officer, SWEDD, Regional Office, Dakar, Senegal, P3 UNFPA Senegal RE-ADVERTISEMENT- SWEDD Project Director … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
Why is the 1,000-day window critical for nutrition, health & well-being for women & children? The first 1,000 days refers to the period from conception until 2 years of age- a period of rapid growth and development for children. Ensuring mothers & infants are well-nourished during this window of opportunity has a profound impact on … Continue reading “Opportunities to Strengthen Women’s Nutrition Within Health Services in the United States: Reflections from Global Health Implementation”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in January 2023. Africa: Job Organization Location (Country) Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) Programme Specialist UNFPA Mozambique Associate, Maternal … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Here are positions open for applications in October 2022. Africa: Technical Advisor, Health Systems Strengthening PATH Senegal (Re-Opening) UNFPA Representative, Niamey,Niger D-1 UNFPA Niger Deputy Representative, … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”
Immigrant women are among those marginalized groups who continue to face health inequities globally; the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated these inequities by way of changes in the healthcare systems’ priorities and capacity concerns. Immigrant women have more restricted access to health care compared to their non-immigrant counterparts, for example, we see higher … Continue reading “One Size Does Not Fit All: Importance of Culturally Sensitive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education for Immigrant Communities”
