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This blog post was contributed by Hellen Kotlolo, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about her experience every month, and you can learn more about her, the other Young Champions, and the program here. It is true … Continue reading “Reflections on My First Trimester”
During the recent Woodrow Wilson International Center policy dialogue on maternal undernutrition both speakers highlighted the importance of including adolescent girls as targets and beneficiaries of maternal nutrition programs. After all, around the world girls under the age of 18 may be married as well as mothers. If they are not mothers already, reaching out … Continue reading “Maternal Undernutrition and Adolescent Girls”
As we approach the New Year, we would like to share with you some highlights from 2010. The MHTF had a very busy year, and these highlights cover only some of the exciting work taking place. We hope you take a few moments to look at photos from the past year. Happy Holidays and see … Continue reading “Happy Holidays!”
This blog post was contributed by Hellen Kotlolo, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. She will be blogging about her experience every month, and you can learn more about her, the other Young Champions, and the program here. Personal Since I … Continue reading “A Festival of Maternal Health”
The following is part of a series of project updates from the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). MHTF is supporting their project, Working on Integration Issues of HIV/AIDS and Maternal Health. More information on MHTF supported projects can be found here. Written by: CEDPA CEDPA with the support of MHTF started an initiative … Continue reading “CEDPA – Integrating HIV/AIDS”
This week on the MHTF blog: Tim Thomas wrote about the Partners’ Forum on Women’s and Children’s Health in Delhi. Raji Mohanam told us about many mobile technologies that have health applications We heard about the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project Some reading for the weekend: Bill Gates on mHealth Choices of maternal health services … Continue reading “Weekend Reading”
On the sidelines of the political posturing and rhetoric at the Partners’ Forum on Women’s & Children’s Health sponsored by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health underway at the prestigious Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi this weekend, there have been some illuminating discussions. The day before the event, there was a robust agenda of … Continue reading “Partners’ Forum on Women’s & Children’s Health – Day 1”
Photographer Mark Tuschman was recently in Northern Nigeria on behalf of the Packard Foundation to look at maternal health and family planning. For the seventh post in his series of “Nigerian Chronicles,” he visited various hospitals in the region and was able to document experiences of women seeking treatment through powerful images. Nigerian Chronicles VIII … Continue reading “Maternal Health in Nigerian Hospitals: A Photoessay”
This week on the MHTF blog: We heard from Maria Laura Casalegno, a Young Champion working in Mexico Young Champion Martha Fikre Adenew wrote about maternal health in Louisiana The Maternal Health Policy Dialogue Series streamed live on the Wilson Center’s website Young Champion Anna Dion updated us on her work in Argentina Former MHTF … Continue reading “Weekend Reading”
This week on the MHTF blog: We heard from CIESAS and their evaluation of a Mexican Ministry of Health program The Department of Community Medicine at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka told us about their focus on maternal morbidity CEDPA updated us on their project to integrate maternal health into HIV/AIDS programs Some reading for … Continue reading “Weekend Reading”
