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A recent post on Impatient Optimists by Gary Darmstadt and Vishwajeet Kumar addressed the question, “Can newborn health care help mothers, too?” They wrote about a recent study, Community-driven impact of a newborn-focused behavioral…

  The following originally appeared on Women Deliver’s blog. It is posted here with permission.   Every year, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, Women Deliver celebrates the progress made on behalf of girls and women…

Today, Bill Gates published his annual letter, which this year focuses on improving the lives of the poorest of the poor through innovations in agriculture and promoting global health issues, including vaccines, polio, HIV/AIDS, and family planning. …

By: Emily Puckart, Program Associate, MHTF mothers2mothers (m2m) broadly works to enhance the delivery and success of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services. By employing HIV-positive peer educators, m2m seeks to boost the…

In the maternal and reproductive health fields, we often discuss the importance of involving men. While there is certainly evidence that male involvement can lead to better health outcomes, there are potential downsides that are rarely discussed. A…

Written by: Women Deliver   The following originally appeared on Women Deliver’s blog. It is reposted here with permission   This year has been one of forward momentum, innovative solutions and inspiring individuals. As 2011…

The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Global Health Initiative, Environmental Change and Security Program, Africa Program and Council of Women World Leaders in coordination with the Maternal Health Task Force and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) invite…

This week on the MHTF blog Mobiles to promote exclusive breastfeeding Lessons learned form the MoTeCH project in Ghana The launch of the Policy Dialogue Report from the Wilson Center Documentary film explores PMTCT in Zambia Some reading…

A documentary film released earlier this year explores one women’s effort to eradicate AIDS in Zambia: Mutinta’s journey is long and lonely, as the disease still generates fear and mystery in the community. First-time filmmaker Maggie…

We are at the mHealth Summit this week learning about the many applications of mobile technology to improve health. A number of sessions will be focusing specifically on maternal and child health, and we’ll be posting summaries and analysis of the…