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Child Marriage, Mental Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Syrian and Jordanian Adolescents: An Interview with Jewel Gausman

Maternal Health Task Force

Jewel Gausman, Areej Othman, Iqbal Lutfi Hamad, Maysoon Dabobe, Insaf Daas, Abeer Shaheen, and Ana Langer are currently conducting qualitative research studies on how conflict affects community norms that impact adolescents sexual and reproductive health needs and challenges in Syria and Jordan.

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New Jobs and Internships in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

Maternal Health Task Force

Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Communications Specialist ; AlignMNH; Jhpiego; Baltimore, MD Sr.

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New York City Teens Connection: a Personal Reflection on Positive Youth Development

Fund for Public Health NYC

FPHNYC is proud to have secured a new fourth round of HHS funding for the NYC Health Department’s New York City Teens Connection (NYCTC). They were the program leader for Curtis High School Teen Health Promoters Club. They encouraged us to apply as a way to build on our knowledge and interest in teen sexual health.

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What Role do Birth Certificates Play in the Global Fight for Gender Equality?

Maternal Health Task Force

This hidden human rights abuse has ramifications across all aspects of society and is inextricably linked to the fight for gender equality. Every child has the fundamental human right to an identity and nationality from birth. Not having a birth certificate has devastating consequences for childrens health and human rights.

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Women’s rights are human rights! End fistula now!

Maternal Health Task Force

Womens rights are human rights, yet worldwide, too many women and girls are still denied their fundamental rights. Today, Kevin is studying to become a Midwife and dreams of becoming an international maternal and infant health advocate. Abject poverty forced Ms. 2 2020 UNSG Report: [link]

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The beginning and end of Monday Morning

Monday Morning

The new dean of the Gillings School, Nancy Messonnier, MD, is the right person to lead now. The pandemic changed the importance and urgency of public health, resources for public health, and how we work. We stood against racial, gender, sexual, and other inequities. These issues are public health.

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Kate Soper – The growth agenda is no longer feasible. What is the alternative?

Frontiers

Clean water and basic health provision and food and so on are a prerequisite for that, so we would need some growth in those areas. The somewhat more philosophical or conceptual point is how you conceive of that transitional growth. It also requires us to challenge the concept of progress, development, and modernity.