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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. Africa Associate, SRMNCAHN; CHAI; Zambia Associate, Hepatitis Maternal and Child Health;CHAI; Rwanda Gender, Equity, and Inclusion Technical Advisor; CHAI; Benin Asia and the Pacific Manager, Sexual … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”

Meaning and Measurement, Towards High EPMM Indicator Validity

Whether you know it or not, indicator validity matters to you. To illustrate why, let’s take the problem of disrespect and abuse (D&A) of women during childbirth. D&A is a violation of human rights, negatively impacts quality of care, and creates mistrust of the health system. What’s more, it’s a common phenomenon. Pregnant women all … Continue reading “Meaning and Measurement, Towards High EPMM Indicator Validity”

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. Africa Director of Quality and Safety (RMNCAH); JSI; Ethiopia National Consultant for Reproductive Maternal, Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) and Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Integration; … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”

Challenging the reliance on facility-based childbirth to prevent maternal mortality in low and middle-income countries

  The burden of maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains high, notwithstanding heavy investment in maternal healthcare. Historically, these strategies have prioritized increasing facility-based birth. However, emerging evidence has challenged facility-based birth as an appropriate or effective strategy for reducing maternal mortality. Human rights groups highlight prevalent disrespect and abuse during childbirth … Continue reading “Challenging the reliance on facility-based childbirth to prevent maternal mortality in low and middle-income countries”

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. Africa Technical Officer/Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent, Health (RMNCAH) ;WHO; South Sudan NPO (Maternal and Reproductive Health); WHO; Cote d’Ivoire Team Lead (Reproductive and Maternal Health); … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”

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. Africa PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST – (FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH); USAID; Ghana Senior FP/RH Advisor – MIHR; Mali; JSI Finance and Operations Associate – (Maternal Centre … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”

Pregnancy & Mosquitoes: Do we need a malaria vaccine for pregnant women?

By Ada Ezeokoli (MHTF Research Assistant) Atinuke, a young professional in Abuja, Nigeria, was watching CNN when she saw the news that the World Health Organization (WHO) had recommended use of the malaria vaccine for children in endemic areas. Atinuke was in the third trimester of her first pregnancy, and she received the news with … Continue reading “Pregnancy & Mosquitoes: Do we need a malaria vaccine for pregnant women?”

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. Africa Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) Policy and Finance Adviser, ESARO, P-5; UNFPA; South Africa Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Sub-Cluster Coordinator, P4, Yaoundé, Cameroon; UNFPA; Cameroon Poste … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”

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. Africa Finance and Operations Associate – (Maternal Centre of Excellence); PIH;  Sierra Leone Midwife (Nationals only); PIH;  Sierra Leone Midwife Mentor (Nationals only); PIH; Sierra Leone … Continue reading “New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health”

The Silent Tsunami of Maternal and Newborn Deaths: How we are failing pregnant women and infants in our climate change response

In Turkana, a remote and arid region in Northeastern Kenya, water is so scarce that a pregnant woman, expected to be active until shortly before delivery, walks distances of up to 5 km to dig up for water with bare hands in dry riverbeds. Such heat stress can adversely affect the growth of her unborn … Continue reading “The Silent Tsunami of Maternal and Newborn Deaths: How we are failing pregnant women and infants in our climate change response”