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Maternova is Honored with a Grand Prize Win in a Prestigious Competition
September 10, 2012, Maternova received some very exciting news! A call went out for a highly regarded business plan challenge from LivePlan by PaloAlto Software. The Oregon based industry leader...
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Maternal Health as Seen Through One Amazing Man’s Lens
September 17, 2012. by A.E.Cote Paolo Patruno is a gifted photographer. He has spent years raising awareness for maternal health, by taking some amazing photographs. Maternova recently had the rare...
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Installing the First Embrace Warmers in Uganda: Pompa Debroy of Embrace
Recently having spent time in Soroti, Uganda, where we’ve installed our first infant warmers in the country at the Teso Safe Motherhood Project (TSMP), I witnessed first-hand the challenges...
View ArticleHook, Line, and Sinker: Addressing the Threat of Hookworms in Pregnant…
The problem of hookworm infection amongst adults and children in impoverished areas is not a new one. The parasitic worms invest themselves in the small intestine of the human body, burrowing in the...
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Some Assembly Required: Maternova Attends General Assembly Week at the…
By: A.E.Cote “Women are the next emerging market” Hon. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance stated during the The Role of Private Providers in Expanding Access to Affordable, Quality...
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Tune In, Turn Up, Turn Out AIDS
teachaids Stanford University has gained repute in the last few years for its widely-respected online teaching platform, where it offers undergraduate-level courses on anything from cryptography to...
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Rebranding the Foot Measure
It’s usually sometime in elementary school when students first learn about standard international units and the historical origin of the foot-measure. As the story goes, landowners and laborers alike...
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A New Humanitarian Holiday Heralds in a New Group Purchasing Program with…
Celebrating the International Day of the Girl Child Today we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. Launched by the United Nations, October 11th has been designated as a day to recognize...
View ArticleTaking Strides in Saving Lives: Nigeria Strives to ‘Save One Million…
By: Lizi Jones Nigeria is stricken with the highest maternal death rate in Africa, and the second highest in the world. While the nation contains approximately two percent of the world’s population, it...
View ArticleA Woman Who Inspires Us: Dominique Vidale-Plaza
Last month Maternova profiled the work of Days For Girls Founder Celeste Mergen. In this month’s blog showcasing a woman making a difference, I am personally nominating Dominique Vidale-Plaza. What...
View ArticleDelivering hands to deliver children: Expanding Nigeria’s midwife…
By: Lizi Jones Nigeria is attacking the problem of its maternal health status with all hands on deck. As the nation with the largest maternal mortality rate in Africa—due in large part to preventable...
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Water,Water Everywhere and You Can Actually Drink It
Water has become one of the world’s most sought after commodities. Worldwide, populations are struggling to survive with limited potable water resources. This impacts not only personal hydration, but...
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“One Screening, To-Go”: Coffee Drinkers for Cervical Cancer Prevention
By: Lizi Jones A handful of clever, caffeinated Americans have put into action the coffee-addict’s daily mantra: coffee can, in fact, help save the world. Grounds for Health is a women’s health...
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"Look Ma, no Dents"– How a Car Mechanic, a Wine Bottle and…
A highlight of #UN Week for our team was getting the chance to meet the inventor of the Odón device. When entrepreneurs pitch an idea about a great story or a moment of inspiration for a...
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"Look Mom no Dents"– How a Car Mechanic, a Wine Bottle and…
A highlight of #UN Week for our team was getting the chance to meet the inventor of the Odón device. When entrepreneurs pitch an idea about a great story or a moment of inspiration for a...
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Have a Seat! It’s World Toilet Day
Most of us in America are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this Thursday, November 22. We’re polishing the silver, and setting up the dreaded ‘kids table’ in the living room. But there’s an...
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The Female Economy is Having a Bad Day
By A.E.Cote It wasn’t all that long ago when Michael J Silverstein and Kate Sayre lifted the veil on the world greatest emerging market: Women and the ‘Female Economy’. Ladies represent the bulk of...
View ArticleEniware Portable Sterilization Device: Making Surgery Safer in Resource…
Eniware is developing a portable sterilization device that requires absolutely no power source – no batteries, no fuel, and no water. The system will provide safe, affordable, and effective...
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A Father Saving Mothers: Making a Difference for Women with Obstetric…
Fistula Operation (UN Photo/Fred Noy) By: Vincenzina Santoro Ed: Lizi Jones Obstetric fistula is a malady that is virtually unknown in the developed world, but which destroys the human existence of...
View ArticleA Rose by Any Other Hashtag
Language, Community and Twitter: How to Connect the Maternal Health Community via Hashtags (Hey, if the President is Doing It…..) What’s in a word? A hashtag? Using different hashtags will target...
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