Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

The scorecard : monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the World bank's reproductive health action plan 2010-2015

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: International planned parenthood federation (IPPF)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, health policy, health programmes, maternal health services, burkina faso, mali, ethiopia
This scorecard includes an analysis of the Reproductive Health Action Plan and its Results Framework. It reviews progress to date and makes recommendations for changes. It also includes three country scorecards, Burkina Faso, Mali and Ethiopia, which chart progress at country level.

The maternal health care improvement initiative : Nigeria

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Pathfinder international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, health programmes, health policy, nigeria
Focusing on three communities in Nigeria, the project's approach sought to improve health system and community structures to enable sustainable change in the quality and coordination of maternal health service delivery.

Mobile technology for community health in Ghana : what it is and what Grameen foundation has learned so far

| 2011
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Grameen foundation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, maternal health services, health personnel, midwives, rural health, maternal welfare, maternal and child health, ghana
This report provides an overview of the Mobile Technology for Community Health (MOTECH) project in Ghana and give insights into strategic decisions and design approaches made by the project team. It includes lessons learned during the project and implications of decisions on future scale.

Empty handed : responding to the demand for contraceptives

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Population action international (PAI) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, contraceptives, africa south of sahara
Empty Handed tells the story of women’s lack of access to reproductive health supplies in sub-Saharan Africa, and its impact on their lives.

Choices for women : planned pregnancies, safe births and healthy newborns : the UK's framework for results for improving reproductive, maternal and newborn health in the developing world

| 2010
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Department for international development (DFID)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal and child health, empowerment
In this framework their are four pillars for action: empower women and girls to make healthy reproductive choices, remove barriers that prevent access to quality services, expand the supply of quality services, and enhance accountability for results at all levels with increased transparency.
 

About this portal

This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents. It shares examples of practical projects and initiatives that have been undertaken to contribute to Millennium Development Goal 5: Improving maternal health, particularly in developing countries. Find your resources in the database.