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  • May 13 Happy Monday! In case you missed it, check out the Voice of America story on the MAMA South Africa national launch. It features an interview with South African mom, Natasha Ncube, and regional partner, Gustav Praekelt of the Praekelt Foundation. "What the MAMA global program felt is that, by providing the right information at the right time, we can radically improve the health outcomes for mothers in South Africa and other developing countries in Africa. And so how the program really works is to make that information available, for free, on every single mobile phone available to mothers in South Africa," Praekelt said. See the full story!
  • May 12Happy Mother's Day and MAMA's two-year anniversary! We are proud of the amazing work of MAMA Bangladesh and MAMA South Africa. "Both MAMA South Africa and MAMA Bangladesh, which launched last year, are delivering a suite of innovative mobile content that’s helping more moms and their family members make informed healthcare decisions.” -Kirsten Gagnaire, Global Director of MAMA MAMA is putting the power of health in every mama's hand.
  • May 11 Check out this Mom+Social interview and Mother's Day message from the President & CEO of the UN Foundation, Kathy Calvin and Vice President, Corporate Citizenship at Johnson & Johnson, Sharon D'Agostino.
  • May 11In celebration of Mother's Day and MAMA's two-year anniversary, check out one of our favorite MAMA South Africa pictures of Global Director of MAMA, Kirsten Gagnaire with her son Xavier in Johannesburg.
  • May 11It's never too late to sponsor a mother in Bangladesh. Support Aponjon or 'the dear one,' the MAMA Bangladesh, D.Net mobile health service. MAMA Bangladesh is reaching more than 50,000 lives and counting.Help us put the power of health in every mama's hand.
  • May 11 In case you missed it, check out this Mom+Social interview with Dr. Ariel Pablos-Méndez, assistant administrator for Global Health at USAID, a MAMA partner! "Our generation is driving a dramatic, dramatic change and when you change the lives of women and mothers, you change the lives of children, families, communities, and countries. I'm very optimistic that in the next 10 to 20 years, we can indeed all together, our generation can have a drive to end all preventable child and maternal deaths around the world." - Dr. Pablos-Méndez Watch the full interview...
  • May 11 Another MAMA shout out! Check out this FutureGov article, "Using Mobile Technology For Development in USAID," an interview with Maura O’Neill, Chief Information Officer and Senior Counselor at USAID. “Mobile data can be enormously valuable”, declares O’Neill. “We launched a programme called MAMA (Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action) that won Fast Company’s 2012 Innovation by Design Award.” Please read the full article...
  • May 11 Still looking for the gift that keeps on giving for Mother's Day? Donate a photo to help MAMA! Here's how: Download "Donate a Photo," the new free app from Johnson & Johnson that takes an action people do every day and turns it into a way to do good. • Download the Donate a Photo app for iOS or Android or visit: www.donateaphoto.com/ • Upload a photo and select MAMA to help more mothers receive timely, vital health mobile messages.
  • May 10In celebration of MAMA's two-year anniversary on Mother's Day, May 12, download the "Donate a Photo," a new free app from Johnson & Johnson that helps people take action to support a cause. Each photo you upload goes to support MAMA! Check it out today....
  • May 10 Check out today's PBS NewsHour article on MAMA's work in South Africa: "In South Africa, Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access" "When Memory needed tips and advice about her son's teething process, she didn't need to go to her local clinic or call a doctor. Instead, she receives several text messages a week about her baby's development from the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, affectionately known as MAMA -- a global movement that uses mobile technologies to improve the health and lives of mothers in developing nations..."
  • May 10 Excited about MAMA's two-year anniversary on Mother's Day, May 12th! We kicked off our anniversary with the national launch of MAMA South Africa and their new partnership with the Vodacom Foundation!! “The launch of MAMA South Africa is a milestone for the partnership, and a great way to celebrate our two-year anniversary." - Kirsten Gagnaire, Global Director of MAMA. The Vodacom foundation will host MAMA South Africa’s mobile web, askmama.mobi on their platform, making information accessible free-of-charge to more than 25 million Vodacom customers. The foundation will also support the free SMS program offered through two inner-city clinics in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Read more about the anniversary and MAMA SA launch...
  • May 10Want to learn more about MAMA South Africa? Watch our powerful, new mini-documentary on mothers living in South Africa who are using our mobile messages.Here's how MAMA puts the power of health in every mama's hand.
  • May 8Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance, Patty Mechael spoke today on the "Top Health Solutions for Moms & Babies" at Mom+Social. Thanks for giving MAMA a shout out, highlighting the importance of stage-based messages!
  • May 8Excited about Mom+Social! Dr. Ariel Pablos-Mendez, USAID gave a great shot out to MAMA on panel with Christy Turlington, Founder of Every Mother Counts and Sheryl WuDunn, Author & Business Executive, Half the Sky!
  • Apr 24Check out Every Mother Counts' interview with Kirsten Gagnaire, Global Director of MAMA!
  • Apr 23In case you missed it, please read, "Our collective effort to eradicate polio is close to success," an op-ed by Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary general and Nobel peace prize laureate.
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  • May 14RT @USAIDGH: A mother from #Bangladesh talks about how MAMA helps her and her family care for her child. http://ow.ly/kZtGq #GHmatters
  • May 13 Great @VOA_News story on @mamaglobal’s work in SA, see interview w/ SA mom & @praekeltfound http://ow.ly/kYFWq #mHealth
  • May 13 @VOA_News story highlights @mamaglobal’s work in SA, putting the power of health in every mama’s hand http://ow.ly/kYFWq #mHealth
  • May 13.@mamaglobal South Africa to increase scale, reach w/ goal of reaching 500k mothers by 2015 http://to.pbs.org/17lajE5 @ImaniMCheers @NewsHour
  • May 13 RT @NewsHour In South Africa, Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access http://goo.gl/P28z5 … #mHealth @mamaglobal
  • May 13@mamaglobal South Africa on PBS Newshour http://to.pbs.org/15TREzh
  • May 12In celebration of our 2-yr anniversary & national launch of MAMA SA, check out our new mini documentary http://ow.ly/kWHpr #mHealth
  • May 12Celebrate @mamaglobal’s 2nd B-Day by downloading @donateaphoto app, help put the power of health in every mama’s hand http://ow.ly/kWG8d
  • May 12In case you missed it, check out @newsHour article on MAMA South Africa and work to help moms living w/ HIV http://ow.ly/kWHjN #mHealth
  • May 12"The launch of MAMA South Africa is a milestone for the partnership, and a great way to celebrate our two-year anniversary" - @kgagnaire
  • May 12Learn more about the amazing work of our first country program, MAMA Bangladesh Check out this video http://ow.ly/kWGvU #mHealth
  • May 12MAMA Celebrates 2nd Anniversary with Launch of its Second National Mobile Health Program http://ow.ly/kWGmt #mHealth
  • May 12Happy Mother's Day & MAMA's two-year anniversary! Thanks to our partners @USAID @JNJComm @unfoundation @mHealthAlliance @BabyCenter #mHealth
  • May 11 Help us put the power of health in every mama’s hand! Download the @donateaphoto app upload a photo & support MAMA http://ow.ly/kWlqY
  • May 10 Celebrate @mamaglobal’s 2nd B-Day by downloading @donateaphoto app, help put the power of health in every mama’s hand http://ow.ly/kVaJU
  • May 10 Check out our @newshour article: "In SA, Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access" http://ow.ly/kUTY6 #mHealth
  • May 10.@newshour article on @mamaglobal: In SA, Using Mobile Technology to Improve Maternal Health Access http://ow.ly/kUTY6 #mHealth
  • May 10Congrats MAMA SA for an amazing launch event!! Great SA partners @praekeltfound @Cell_Life @OfficialWrhi @VodacomCtW http://ow.ly/kSuaX
  • May 8Keep the Global Mom Relay going and support causes like @mamaglobal & @SavetheChildren w #donateaphoto http://bit.ly/DAPJNJ #globalmom
  • Apr 24Protect your baby from mosquito bites by using an insecticide treated bednet and closing windows and doors at dusk. #mHealth #malaria
  • Apr 24Thank you @LyndaLopez08 for your support! Looking forward to sharing more about our country programs #GlobalMom http://ow.ly/i/1XMBi

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