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We’ve discussed mhealth repeatedly here on the blog and are also funding some mhealth initiatives in developing countries. One shortcoming of the mhealth movement, largely because it is a nascent movement, has been a lack of evidence regarding the…

The mHealth Alliance and the World Economic Forum have a new publication out on relationships between mhealth and mobile financial services (MFS): “Amplifying the Impact: Examining the Intersection of Mobile Health and Mobile Finance.” The…

This week on the MHTF blog: We heard updates from the Young Champions of Maternal Health Hannah Knight wrote about the progress of the Global Voices for Maternal Health project Ann Starrs told us about commitments made on maternal and child…

By: Roy Jacobstein, Medical Director, EngenderHealth The following post is also published on the Global Health Council blog Earlier this month, The Guardian reported that nearly 600 UK women had become pregnant while using Implanon, a contraceptive…

By: Carrie Ngongo and Sarah Burgess, Fistula Care Project Obstetric fistula is a devastating birth injury that befalls many of the women who narrowly escape maternal death following obstructed labor. Women who suffer from fistula can have their lives…

Young Champion Hellen Koltolo recently appeared on health-e’s TV unit in South Africa to discuss her work in preventing mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS (PMTCT). During the segment, she discussed how mothers can transmit HIV/AIDS to their…

By: Zubaida Bai, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Zubaida Bai, 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…

By: Faisal Siraj, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Faisal Siraj, one of the fifteen Young Champions of Maternal Health chosen by Ashoka and the Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth. He will be blogging about his…

By: Hellen Kotlolo, Young Champion of Maternal Health 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…

By: Sara Al-Lamki, Young Champion of Maternal Health This blog post was contributed by Sara Al-Lamki, 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…