BA/KIT Information Portal

Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

[High-impact practices (HIPs) in family planning]

| 2012-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Knowledge for health (K4Health)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information sources, health programmes, family planning
HIPs are promising or best practices that, when scaled up and institutionalized, will maximize investments in a comprehensive family planning strategy. HIPs help family planning programs focus their resources and efforts to ensure they have the broadest reach and greatest impact.

Sexual and reproductive health care : a comparison of providers and delivery points between the African region and other regions

| 2011]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health personnel, maternal health services
The core sexual and reproductive health competencies that are desirable for use in primary health care are together collected in this document. They reflect the attitudes, tasks, knowledge and skills that health personnel in PHC may need, to protect, promote and provide SRH in the community.

The role of primary health-care providers in sexual and reproductive health : results from an intercountry survey

| 2011]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: health care delivery, health personnel, maternal health services
The core sexual and reproductive health competencies that are desirable for use in primary health care are together collected in this document. They reflect the attitudes, tasks, knowledge and skills that health personnel in PHC may need, to protect, promote and provide SRH in the community.

DevInfo in action : using DevInfo to share maternal mortality estimates

| 2011]
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: World health organization (WHO)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information sources, maternal welfare, maternal mortality
On line tool: MME Info, Maternal Mortality Estimates Info. This is a comprehensive data visualization portal containing the latest maternal mortality estimates as well as related indicators. The site is designed to track global progress on maternal mortality at the country and regional levels.

The Respond project

| 2010-
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: EngenderHealth
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, maternal and child health, family planning, information sources
RESPOND works to increase the use of high-quality family planning services. It addresses the unmet need for healthy timing, spacing, and limiting of childbearing by improving access to long-acting and permanent methods of contraception.
 

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.