South Africa Service Uses Text Messaging to Help Expectant Mothers
JOHANNESBURG— An innovative program combining maternity advice and mobile phones is launching in South Africa, and could affect the lives of millions of mothers and babies. The service has already been...
View ArticleIn South Africa, Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access
MAMA users in South Africa receive daily text messages filled with tips and reminders about the health of their babies. Photo by Imani M. Cheers/IRP.Memory Banda is busy. Her 10-month old son is...
View ArticleCareer Opportunity: Administrative Assistant, Mobile Alliance for Maternal...
OverviewMAMA is an innovative public-private partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Johnson & Johnson, the United Nations Foundation, the mHealth...
View ArticleCareer Opportunity: Program Head, mMitra Urban Poor Program
Location: Mumbai, MaharashtraReporting to: COO, ARMMAN and India Country Head, MAMAOverview
View ArticleEducating Mothers, Saving Children
By Leith Greenslade, Co-Chair of Child Health, MDG Health AllianceThe more educated a mother, the less likely her child is to die. This is one of the most powerful relationships in global health and...
View ArticleJob Opening: MAMA India Channel Lead, Hospitals, Mumbai
ARMMAN is committed to improving the wellbeing of pregnant mothers, newborn infants and children in the first five years of their life. ARMMAN designs and implements sustainable interventions to reduce...
View ArticleJob Opening: MAMA India Channel Lead, Community, Mumbai
ARMMAN is committed to improving the wellbeing of pregnant mothers, newborn infants and children in the first five years of their life. ARMMAN designs and implements sustainable interventions to reduce...
View ArticleSecond Annual “Global Moms Relay” Unites the Strength of Mothers to Help...
Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2014)– To mark International Women’s Day, the United Nations Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, BabyCenter, and The Huffington Post are launching the Global Moms Relay today...
View ArticleHalf a Million Bangladeshi Moms Now Benefitting from Health Messages to Their...
Washington, D.C. (May 25, 2014) - Just 18 months after launching nationwide, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) has reached more than 500,000 subscribers in Bangladesh.
View ArticleMAMA Announces New Advisory Board and Governance Structure to Drive Greater...
Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2014) - The Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA), having surpassed targets set for its initial three-year, $10 million commitment, is pleased to announce that it will...
View ArticleJoin MAMA in Cape Town at the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
On Monday, September 29th from 3 – 5pm, the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB), with support from USAID’s Translating Research into Action Project (TRAction), will...
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MAMA and ARMMAN Bring Innovative mHealth Services to Urban Mothers in Mumbai
For Immediate Release November 4, 2014 Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action and ARMMAN Launch Program in MumbaiBringing Innovative mHealth Services to Urban...
View ArticleMAMA and ARMMAN Bring Innovative mHealth Services to Urban Mothers in Mumbai
Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action and ARMMAN Launch Program in MumbaiBringing Innovative mHealth Services to Urban Mothers
View ArticleARMMAN and Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action Launch Program in Mumbai...
Mumbai, India (November 13, 2014), ARMMAN and Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA) are proud to announce the launch of mMitra (mitra = friend), and mHealth program that delivers health...
View ArticleChanging the World through Tech: MAMA celebrated in this year’s Nominet Trust...
Changing the World through Tech: MAMA celebrated in this year’s Nominet Trust 100 ● Annual Nominet Trust 100 (NT100) list of inspiring digital social innovations highlights impact of global ‘tech...
View ArticleJoin Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action at the 2014 Global mHealth Forum
Join Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action at the 2014 Global mHealth ForumDecember 10-11, 2014 in Washington, DC
View ArticleMAMA Featured in Financial Times
From 3D print-on-demand houses to disease diagnosis by smartphone, children’s coding clubs and a citizen-science project to cure cancer – the Nominet Trust is celebrating 100 life-changing applications...
View ArticleInternet.org launches in South America: MAMA Content now available in Colombia
MAMA is delighted to announce that Facebook’s Internet.org app has launched in Colombia! MAMA, along with BabyCenter, is proud to be a content partner with Facebook’s Internet.org, bringing our vital...
View ArticleMAMA Nominated for GSMA Global Mobile Awards for Best Mobile Service for...
For Immediate Release: Statement by Kirsten Gagnaire, Executive Director, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA):
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