In my last few weeks at the Maternal Health Task Force, I have been working with Raji Mohanam, Knowledge Management Specialist at the MHTF, Matthew Meschery, Director of Digital Initiatives at ITVS, and Lisa Russell, Filmmaker and Co-Founder of MDGFive.com, and an incredible team of presenters, to coordinate a panel presentation on digital tools for [...]
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Six Months After the Earthquake: Reproductive Health in Haiti
Posted in Haiti, News, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, tagged birthing kits, earthquake, emergency newborn care, Haiti, Haitian Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population, health challenges, hygiene kits, maternal death, maternal health, maternal health supplies, maternal morbidity, midwifery training programs, national health plan, National School of Nurses and Midwives, neonatal health, newborn death, newborn health, referral systems, reproductive health, Reproductive Health in Disaster Settings, reproductive health services, sanitation, sexual violence, six months, solar lamps, temporary camps, tents, UNFPA, UNICEF, United Nations Population Fund, women and girls on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, July 12th, marks six months since the devastating earthquake that shook Haiti earlier this year, killing more than 200,000 people. An article, published today on Relief Web, outlines several of the components of the national health plan of the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (with support from UNFPA) that was developed after [...]
$150 Million to Improve the Reproductive, Maternal, Child, and Neonatal Health of the Poorest 20% of Mesoamerica
Posted in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, News, Nicaragua, Panama, tagged access, Belize, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Carlos Slim Health Institute, child health, child nutrition, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Gates Foundation, Guatemala, Honduras, Inter-American Development Bank, maternal health, maternal nutrition, Mesoamerica, Mesoamerican Public Health System, Mexico, neonatal health, neonatal nutrition, Nicaragua, Panama, Proyecto Mesoamerica, public-private partnerships, reproductive health, Salud Mesoamerica 2015, SM 2015, Spanish Government, vaccines on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In an effort to improve the reproductive health, maternal and neonatal health, maternal and child nutrition and access/use of vaccines of the poorest 20% of Mesoamerica (which translates to 8 million people in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize and the southern states of Mexico), the Gates Foundation, the Carlos Slim Health [...]
Presentation at the World Bank: A Holistic Strategy To Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Uganda
Posted in Announcement, Events, News, Opportunities in Maternal Health, Uganda, tagged Harry Strulovici, Health Nutrition and Population, Human Development Network, infant health, infant mortality, International Maternal Health Initiative, Julie McLaughlin, maternal health, maternal mortality, neonatal health, neonatal mortality, New York University, newborn health, newborn mortality, NYU School of Medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, presentation, public discussion, Samuel Mills MD DrPH, Uganda, World Bank on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Join Dr. Harry Strulovici, Founder and President of Life for Mothers, Director of the International Maternal Health Initiative within the Division of Reproductive Global Health and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at NYU School of Medicine; Julie McLaughlin, the Sector Manager for Health, Nutrition and Population in the South Asia [...]
May 5th 2010: eConference on the Use of Mobile Technologies for Improving Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health Services
Posted in Announcement, Opportunities in Maternal Health, tagged cell phones, community health workers, continuum of care, eConference, family planning, free conference, gender, maternal health, May 5th, mHealth, mHealth Alliance, mobile technologies, mobile technology, neonatal health, newborn health, online conference, open source, reproductive health, Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS), USAID on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) and mHealth Alliance are holding a free online conference this Wednesday (May 5th) to discuss how mobile technologies can improve family planning and maternal and newborn health services in developing countries. The conference will include live discussions with mHealth leaders on a variety of topics including strengthening [...]
Melinda Gates Explains How Investing in the Health of Mothers and Newborns Gives Donors “More Bang for Their Buck”
Posted in News, Uncategorized, tagged Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, contraception, Gates Foundation, global health, hemorrhage, Kangaroo Care, maternal death, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG4, MDG5, Melinda Gates, neonatal health, newborn health, newborn mortality on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Seattle Times reports on a rise in Gates Foundation funding for programs that aim to improve maternal and newborn health–and according to Melinda Gates, investing in the health of moms and babies saves lives at a far lower cost than treating diseases later on. The Seattle Times “…Gates talked about teaching a method known [...]
Dr. Ann Blanc Asks Whether Clean Birth Kits are a “Good Idea or an Expensive Diversion”
Posted in News, tagged Ann Blanc, birth kits, clean birth kits, Dr. Ann Blanc, evidence base, health systems strengthening, Immpact, infection, maternal health, Maternal Health Task Force, maternal mortality, maternal sepsis, MHTF, neonatal health, neonatal morbidity, neonatal mortality, newborn health, newborn mortality, quality of care, safe birth kits, Save the Children, Saving Newborn Lives, sepsis, SNL, University of Aberdeen on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, Dr. Blanc, Director of the Maternal Health Task Force, attended a workshop on the evidence base for clean birth kits in London–and this week, she blogs about it on the MHTF Blog. MHTF Blog “…Many questions were raised by participants about whether clean birth kits represent a good investment for maternal and newborn health. There was some [...]
No Preliminary Data Needed: Grand Challenges in Global Health Seeks Innovative Ideas to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Health
Posted in News, Opportunities in Maternal Health, Public Health and Technology, tagged Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, fetal health, funding, funding opportunity, Gates Foundation, GCE, Grand Challenges in Global Health, grant, innovation, innovative ideas, maternal health, Maternal Health Task Force, maternal mortality, neonatal health, new technologies, newborn health, novel ideas, opportunity in maternal health, Public Health and Technology on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Round 5 of the Grand Challenges Explorations Initiative is focused on New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns. MHTF Blog “…The goal of the initiative is to foster innovation in global health research. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports this initiative and will make initial grants of $100,000–and successful projects will have [...]
Senegal: Maternal Mortality has Decreased but Neonatal Mortality Remains High
Posted in Senegal, tagged first 28 days of life, human contact, hypothermia, infant health, infant mortality, Kangaroo Method, maternal health, maternal mortality, MDG5, Millennium Development Goals, neonatal death, neonatal health, neonatal mortality, prematurity, Roi Baudouin Hospital, Senegal, underweight babies on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Senegal has seen dramatic reductions in maternal mortality while neonatal mortality continues to be a major challenge for the country—a challenge that is being addressed by the introduction of the Kangaroo Method into Senagalese hospitals and clinics. Relief Web “In Senegal, reported maternal mortality has decreased from 1200 to 400 deaths per 100,000 live births [...]
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Can Conditional Cash Transfers for Women Who Deliver in Health Facilities Reduce Maternal Mortality in India?
Posted in India, News, tagged Bihar, commentary, conditional cash transfer, Hindi, India, Indian health workers, institutional deliveries, invest in women, Janani Suraksha Yojana, JSY, Lancet, Marie-Claire Mutanda, maternal health, maternal mortality, medical facilities, neonatal health, neonatal mortality, newborn health, payment program, perinatal health, perinatal mortality, research, skilled birth attendants, study, UNICEF, Uttar Pradesh, Vinod K Paul, Washington Post on July 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A recent study in the Lancet took a close look at a conditional cash transfer scheme to entice women to deliver in health facilities. The scheme, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), aims to reduce maternal, perinatal, and neonatal mortality. Published along side the study was a commentary by Vinod K. Paul that summarizes several of the [...]
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