Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Reproductive health for youth in Mali project (RHYM) : end of project report

| 2003
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Centre for development and population activities (CEDPA/Mali)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, mali
The RHYM Project demonstrated that volunteer-based peer education is an effective strategy for behavior change among youth in Mali.

Prevention of mother and child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) : Botswana

| 2002
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations children's fund (UNICEF)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, botswana
The innovations, lessons learned and good practices are selected from programmes of cooperation across the world. This paper describes the project of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS in Botswana.

Enabling women for reproductive health : the Reward project : endline evaluation

| 2002
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Centre for research on environment health and population activities (CREHPA)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: reproductive health, nepal
The REWARD project resulted in the gradual increase in contraceptive prevalence rates, increase in couple-years of protection, popularity of non-permanent contraceptives such as condoms and pills, and an increase in maternal and child care.

Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS : India

| 2001
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations children's fund (UNICEF)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, india
The innovations, lessons learned and good practices are selected from programmes of cooperation across the world. This paper describes the project of Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV/AIDS in India.

What to expect when you are expecting : maternity homes in Peruvian Andes : Peru

| 2000
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United nations children's fund (UNICEF)]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, pregnancy, health personnel, peru
The Paruro experience demonstrates that it is possible to improve maternal health in extremely poor, remote rural areas. The key to success is the commitment of authorities, community agents, the population and health care workers' desire to improve the health care they provide to expectant mothers.
 

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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.