Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Analysis of 13 country teams' action steps for scaling-up FP/MNCH best practices in Asia and the Near East

Bitar, Salwa | 2008
  • Author(s): Bitar, Salwa
  • Publisher: Extending service delivery (ESD) project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: family planning, maternal and child health, asia
The document presents a summary of the action steps developed by the teams and helps define the roles of ESD and USAID/Washington in facilitating implementation.

U.N. commission on life saving commodities for women and children : country case studies

Blake, Sarah | 2012
  • Author(s): Blake, Sarah
  • Publisher: Maternal health task force [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal welfare, maternal health services, maternal and child health, uganda, tanzania, nigeria, india, ethiopia, bangladesh
The studies seek to identify specific barriers to access to medicines: oxytocin, misoprostol, and magnesium sulfate. They also highlight best practices that may have impact on access to maternal health commodities, and identify areas for further research and action in each of these countries.

Youth guide to action on maternal health

Blake, Sarah and Oberdorf, Janna and Rasmussen, Mariko | cop. 2010
  • Author(s): Blake, Sarah and Oberdorf, Janna and Rasmussen, Mariko
  • Publisher: Women deliver
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health education, maternal welfare, youth
This guide assists young people in their advocacy and awareness-raising efforts. The goal is to empower and equip young people with the tools, resources, and knowledge to use and develop messages, projects, and campaigns to increase awareness about young people and maternal health issues.

World health statistics 2009

Boerma, Ties and AbouZahr, Carla Lidia and Ho, Jessica and Ali, Mohammed and Gollogly, Laragh | 2009
  • Author(s): Boerma, Ties and AbouZahr, Carla Lidia and Ho, Jessica and Ali, Mohammed and Gollogly, Laragh
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health statistics
World Health Statistics 2009 contains WHO's annual compilation of data from 193 member states, and includes a summary of progress towards the health-related MDG's and targets. The report is available in 6 languages.

Family planning programs for the 21st century : rationale and design

Bongaarts, John | cop. 2012
  • Author(s): Bongaarts, John
  • Publisher: Population council
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, family planning
This publication provides a roadmap to help policymakers and donors in priority countries implement high-quality family planning programs. The book explains the rationale for increased funding and support for voluntary family planning, and outlines how programs can operate most effectively.
 

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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.