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By: Dina Neelofur Khan, Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), World Health Organization As we transition from the MDGs to the SDGs it is imperative to accelerate momentum to improve maternal and child health. An updated Global Strategy…

By: Peter Waiswa, Lecturer, Makerere University School of Public Health and Leader, INDEPTH Network Maternal and Newborn Working Group So the Millennium Development goals are gone and now we have a new song, perhaps a pleasant one but also a less clear…

As we reflect on the work that we’ve accomplished through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and plan for the next set of global commitments (the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs), it’s important to talk about the inextricable link between…

Pressure to meet targets to improve health outcomes for women and their babies can have unintended negative consequences. Rose, one of two nurse-midwives on duty in a hospital labour ward in Southern Tanzania, slumps down into a chair and lets out a…

Increasing high quality, safe, and consistent maternal healthcare remains a high priority in the continued effort to reduce maternal mortality. Nearly all maternal deaths are concentrated in lower income countries and many occur from preventable…

By: Yeeun Lee, Master’s Student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force In 2018, the What Women Want campaign listened to the healthcare demands of 1.2 million women and girls in 114…

By: Erin Anastasi, Coordinator, Campaign to End Fistula & Technical Specialist – SRH at UNFPA HQ (NY) & Ms. Kevin Nalubwama, Fistula Expert Client (Uganda) and Consultant (Operation Fistula) No person can be free until all persons are…

By: Emily Gerson, Undergraduate Student at George Washington University and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force Every day, over 800 women die during pregnancy or childbirth due to preventable causes. Despite global advancements in health…

By: Staff, Maternal Health Task Force In the fight to end preventable maternal mortality worldwide, measurement may not be the most pressing task on every maternal health professional’s mind. However, without relevant, useful, and valid measures,…

By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force “What gets measured is what matters.” This saying raises the question: who decides what matters? ­­ Establishing global targets and strategies can help countries galvanize…