The Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth and Ashoka’s Changemakers just launched an exciting global competition to identify young individuals with innovative solutions to improve maternal health, Healthy Mothers, Strong World: The Next Generation of Ideas for Maternal Health.
The competition will select 16 young leaders from around the world to develop their ideas during 9-month mentorships with seasoned Ashoka Fellows working in the maternal health field. Also, three organizations will be awarded with $5,000 in prizes to attend the global Maternal Health Change Summit to be held in India in August 2010.
Submit your ideas now, or nominate an inspiring young champion, at www.changemakers.com/maternalhealth or email connect@changemakers.com.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
New Comprehensive Web Site Dedicated to Maternal Health
NEW YORK, NY—November 30, 2009—Today marks the launch of the Maternal Health Task Force’s new web site, which brings together experts, activists, policy makers, students, and others in one virtual place to move the maternal health agenda forward. The site will be the leading online platform for those committed to improving maternal health, offering individuals and organizations from around the world a place to discover resources, to collaborate with others, and to discuss successful strategies.
Discover
Featuring the first search engine solely focused on maternal health data and information, the web site has an ever-growing library of more than 1,300 journal articles, research and program reports, conference presentations, toolkits, and other materials. One of three interactive maps illustrates maternal health work being carried out by organizations around the world; this feature currently highlights organizations in six countries and is expected to map many more.
Collaborate
On the Partner Channel, organizations can post updates on their maternal health projects, and visitors can learn more about what these organizations are doing. Visitors can also use the Partner Channel to engage with experts from allied fields like HIV and human rights. The Collaborate section includes an interactive calendar highlighting more than 300 upcoming events in 2009 and 2010.
Discuss
The web site is highly interactive; visitors can join live chat sessions, participate in and hold discussions on the e-Forum page, add their expertise to the Wiki page, and take part in online polls on key issues. There is also a video blog where visitors can comment on, rate, and discuss videos related to maternal health. Thus far, the Maternal Health Task Force has 500 members, and many of our partners and members are already engaged in dialogue and contributing content.
Explore the web site and become a member by registering at www.maternalhealthtaskforce.org. For more information, please contact Raji Mohanam at 212-561-8522 or rmohanam@engenderhealth.org.
About the Maternal Health Task Force
The Maternal Health Task Force at EngenderHealth contributes to shaping collective efforts to improve maternal health worldwide. Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and initiated in late 2008, the Task Force serves as a catalyst to address one of the most neglected areas in global health. Recognizing that real progress requires better coordination and increased global attention, the Maternal Health Task Force brings together existing maternal health expertise and engages new organizations to facilitate global coordination of maternal health programs around three thematic areas: research and evidence, programs and evaluation, and advocacy and policy.
About EngenderHealth
EngenderHealth is a leading international reproductive health organization working to improve the quality of health care in the world’s poorest communities. EngenderHealth empowers people to make informed choices about contraception, trains health providers to make motherhood safer, promotes gender equity, enhances the quality of HIV and AIDS services, and advocates for positive policy change. The nonprofit organization works in partnership with governments, institutions, communities, and health care professionals in more than 20 countries around the world. For more than 65 years, EngenderHealth has reached more than 100 million people to help them realize a better life. For more information, visit www.engenderhealth.org.
(From EngenderHealth's press release.)
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Maternal Health Task Force is now officially on-line
We're happy to announce the launch of the Maternal Health Task Force web site! In the words of Ann K. Blanc, the project's director...
I’m happy to let you know that the Maternal Health Task Force is now officially on-line! We launched our website late yesterday at www.maternalhealthtaskforce.org. You’ll note that it’s a very simple site at this stage – we will be expanding its capacity and extending its reach significantly as the information systems and knowledge management strategies for the project take shape. Stay tuned… much more to come!
It is primarily a blog at this point, but will be growing in the near future.
I’m happy to let you know that the Maternal Health Task Force is now officially on-line! We launched our website late yesterday at www.maternalhealthtaskforce.org. You’ll note that it’s a very simple site at this stage – we will be expanding its capacity and extending its reach significantly as the information systems and knowledge management strategies for the project take shape. Stay tuned… much more to come!
It is primarily a blog at this point, but will be growing in the near future.
Friday, February 27, 2009
EngenderHealth Announces the Director of the Maternal Health Task Force
February 27, 2009, NEW YORK – EngenderHealth announced today that Ann K. Blanc, Ph.D., will serve as the Director of the Maternal Health Task Force, a new EngenderHealth project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Blanc is a demographer with a strong record and reputation in research, training, grant making, and strategic thinking focused on sexual and reproductive health, including maternal health.
“Dr. Ann Blanc is superbly qualified to lead the Maternal Health Task Force so that it becomes a vital resource and catalyst for addressing the key challenges to improving maternal health in countries where maternal mortality and morbidity remain unacceptably high,” said Ana Langer, M.D., President of EngenderHealth and Senior Advisor to the Maternal Health Task Force. “We look forward to Ann’s leadership in implementing the Maternal Health Task Force’s ambitious agenda and supporting developing country and global leaders who are dedicated to improving maternal health outcomes. Ann’s solid reputation and extensive experience addressing maternal health and other reproductive health issues through research, evaluation, program development, and strategic grant making both within developing countries and at the global level will be invaluable in advancing the Task Force’s agenda.”
Dr. Blanc comes to EngenderHealth after more than three years at The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, where she was a program officer in the Population and Reproductive Health Program, managing grants and developing and implementing long-term grant-making strategies focusing on maternal health. Prior to the Foundation, she was a Principal Investigator and Senior Evaluation Analyst for Macro International, Inc., on the USAID-funded MEASURE/Evaluation Project. There, she collaborated with developing country colleagues to design and implement household- and facilities-based surveys and conducted methodological research and statistical analyses to evaluate maternal and child health, family planning, and HIV and AIDS programs. Earlier at Macro International, Dr. Blanc served for more than a decade overseeing the implementation of demographic and health research in developing countries under the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program.
Dr. Blanc has served extensively as an international consultant in demographic and reproductive health research to numerous multinational, bilateral and nongovernmental organizations working internationally, including the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Pan American Health Organization, USAID, EngenderHealth, the Population Council, and the University of North Carolina.
Dr. Blanc received her doctorate degree in sociology with specialization in demography from Princeton University. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, co-authored several book chapters, produced innumerable technical reports, and is a frequent presenter at professional meetings. Active in several professional associations, Dr. Blanc is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Population Association of America.
About the Maternal Health Task Force
The Maternal Health Task Force is a project newly established by EngenderHealth with a generous three-year, $11 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Task Force will serve as a broker of ideas for a wide range of approaches to improving maternal heath, one of the most neglected areas in global health. Maternal morbidity and mortality rates remain unacceptably high across the developing world. Recognizing that real progress will require consensus, better coordination, and increased global attention, the Task Force offers a structure and process for catalyzing existing maternal health initiatives, deepening the involvement of developing country experts, engaging new organizations from allied fields, and making information more accessible to broader audiences. The Task Force will promote dialogue, elevate attention, and facilitate global coordination of the research and evidence, programming and evaluation, and policy and advocacy needed to sustain progress toward improving the lives and health of women, families, and communities around the world.
About EngenderHealth
EngenderHealth is a leading international reproductive health organization working to improve the quality of health care in the world’s poorest communities. EngenderHealth empowers people to make informed choices about contraception, trains health providers to make motherhood safer, promotes gender equity, enhances the quality of HIV and AIDS services, and advocates for positive policy change. The nonprofit organization works in partnership with governments, institutions, communities, and health care professionals in 25 countries around the world. For more than 65 years, EngenderHealth has reached more than 100 million people to help them realize a better life. For more information, visit www.engenderhealth.org.
Theresa Kim, EngenderHealth
tkim@engenderhealth.org 212-993-9834
Carey Meyers, EngenderHealth
cmeyers@engenderhealth.org
212-561-8463
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