Tag Archives: maternal health

Social Media Workshop in New Delhi

December 16, 2011 – 1:48 pm

We hosted a very lively and well-received social media and mobile technology workshop in New Delhi this week, with 55 participants from women’s and youth SRRH/maternal health NGOs from across India.  It was a great group and we learnt a lot from the exchange of ideas and experiences.  The workshop was part of our three-year [...]

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

M4ID Awarded MacArthur Foundation Grant!

September 1, 2011 – 1:38 pm

We are thrilled to announce that MacArthur Foundation has awarded M4ID a three year grant to support organizations working on reproductive and maternal health in leveraging social media and new communications technology in their programmes.  The project focus is on India, Nigeria and Mexico.
There are immense opportunities in this field and we really look forward [...]

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Mama Mentor

August 5, 2011 – 11:24 am

The Mama: Together for Safe Births community of practice was launched a few months back by Women’s Refugee Commission (see below post), and we’ve continued to provide support to WRC and the health practitioners who have joined the Facebook community.  One of the latest tools is a refined Mama Mentors application, through which doctors and [...]

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

New project links Facebook+SMS in support of maternal health in crises settings

April 20, 2011 – 7:46 pm

A new M4ID-designed Facebook and SMS communications initiative, Mama: Together for Safe Births in Crises, was launched today in New York by the Women’s Refugee Commission. The project addresses an important information gap for maternal health workers in emergencies, as identified by WRC research.
Through Mama, health workers are now able to identify themselves as maternal [...]

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Text messages save mothers’ lives in Rwanda

August 16, 2010 – 3:17 pm

A recent CNN article highlights interesting use of mobile technology in Rwanda, where the government has issued nearly 500 mobile phones to community health care workers in the rural Musanze district.  Through a text message, health care workers can register expectant mothers with a local clinic, where doctors track their progress.  Subsequent queries, complications or [...]

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

African Summit Outcomes

August 9, 2010 – 10:35 pm

The 15th Africa Union (AU) Summit, held in Kampala, Uganda, drew to a close on July 27 with its biggest commitment yet to maternal health.  Talks had to be extended after as many as 30 heads of state shared the challenges of providing adequate child and maternal health service. At the closing, leaders agreed to [...]

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

The Missing Piece

August 2, 2010 – 2:56 pm

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, made up of 300 organizations, has last week relaunched the G8 leader lobbying campaign ‘The Missing Piece’ designed by M4ID in 2008.  The 2010 call asks for decision-makers to step up and provide the US$ 19 billion needed to save the lives of 12 million [...]

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Women Deliver

June 2, 2010 – 10:45 am

We’ve been busy gearing up for next weeks Women Deliver conference in DC, looking forward to interesting plenaries and presentations, as well as seeing new maternal health advocacy material such as the film Stories of Mothers Saved, by Christy Turlington. 
Reports to following from the conference Mon-Wed!

By m4id | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Support Women Suffering from Fistula

March 6, 2009 – 12:23 pm

For International Women’s Day and the month of March, we’re highlight women who inspire us.
M4ID honours Women’s Day by supporting the amazing Campaign to End Fistula, which is providing treatment to hundreds of thousands of women suffering from fistula as well as supporting fistula survivors, whose strength and courage inspires us.
Fistula is caused by obstructed [...]

By m4id | Posted in 1 | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)