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The Maternal Health Task Force is playing an integral role in advancing the global goals and strategies for Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) by driving the efforts of the EPMM Working Group and leading the technical work to develop a…

Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop participant Maria Fernandez Elorriaga is the principal investigator and technical coordinator of a study investigating the use of the World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist to improve the quality…

SMNLW participant Patrick Mwesigye is from Kampala, Uganda. He is the Founder/CEO of the Uganda Youth and Adolescents Health Forum, a community-based organization that aims to empower young women and support youth engagement. He is also the Vice…

On behalf of the Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM) Working Group, the Maternal Health Task Force (MHTF) has been partnering with leaders in global health to develop a comprehensive monitoring framework addressing both the proximal and distal…

Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop participant Dr. Hemant Shah is Chief of Party, Technical Support Unit for CARE. He previously worked as the Director of the State reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent unit in Bihar as well as a…

Phase II: Indicators to monitor social, political and economic determinants of maternal health and survival Dates The public comment period is now closed. Purpose The purpose of this public comment period is to capture input from…

Between 1990 and 2015, the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) decreased by 44% under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), from 385 to 216 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Despite this progress, we fell short of the MDG target of reducing…

The once-every-three-years Women Deliver conference has become a major coalescing force for various global health and development efforts aimed at women and girls. “We operate at a global level, influencing the agenda” by focusing on the “four Cs”:…

Safe Mothers and Newborns Leadership Workshop participant Dr. Joannie Bewa is an obstetrician/gynecologist from Benin and Founder of the Young Beninese Leaders Association. She is also a fellow of the US Government International Visitor Leadership…

Last week, experts in maternal newborn health gathered at the Wilson Center to discuss key takeaways from the 2016 Women Deliver Conference in Copenhagen and offer insights on future directions of the health and rights agenda for women and girls. The…