Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

International initiative on maternal mortality and human rights (IIMMHR)

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  • Publisher: International initiative on maternal mortality and human rights (IIMMHR)
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  • Keywords: mortality, maternal welfare
The International Initiative on Maternal Mortality and Human Rights (IIMMHR) is the first civil society human rights effort aimed at reducing maternal mortality.

World health organization

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  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
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  • Keywords: health, maternal and child health
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health for the United Nations. It provides leadership on global health matters, shapes the health research agenda, sets norms and standards, articulates evidence-based policy options, provides technical support, monitors and asseses health trends.

Family planning : a smart investment

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  • Publisher: Family health international (FHI)
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  • Keywords: family planning, reproductive health
Family Health International has been a global leader in family planning and reproductive health and worldwide response to HIV/AIDS. Our partners include US and international agencies, governments, foundations, research institutions, and individual donors.

No woman behind : closing the gaps between duty bearers and rights-holders to improve safe motherhood

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  • Publisher: International initiative on maternal mortality and human rights (IIMMHR)
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  • Keywords: maternal welfare, peru
'No Woman Behind' uses a human rights approach to accomplish strengthen the capacities of local civil society networks to implement effective strategies and mechanisms for improving maternal health.

Safer pregnancy in Tamil Nadu : from vision to reality

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  • Publisher: Regional office for South-East Asia (SEARO)
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  • Keywords: pregnancy, health policy, gender, maternal and child health, mortality, india
This monograph documents the path pursued by Tamil Nadu in making pregnancy safer and the lessons learnt about improved maternal and neonatal health (MNH) outcomes. The Tamil Nadu experience, and the lessons learnt, can be useful for designing and implementing similar programmes in other places.
 

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.