Maternal Health – Lessons Learned

Performance-based incentives for maternal health : taking stock of current programs and future potentials

Morgan, Lindsay and Beith, Alix and Eichler, Rena | 2011
  • Author(s): Morgan, Lindsay and Beith, Alix and Eichler, Rena
  • Publisher: Abt associates
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: financial aspects, maternal health services, health programmes, health policy
This Health System 20/20 report is one in series exploring cross-cutting themes in Performance-based Incentives (PBI), including how maternal and child health improvements are incentivized, and the experience of PBI in sub-Saharan Africa.

Performance incentives for improved maternal health : experiences, challenges, lessons

Morgan, Lindsay and Beith, Alix and Eichler, Rena | 2011
  • Author(s): Morgan, Lindsay and Beith, Alix and Eichler, Rena
  • Publisher: Abt associates
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal health services, financial aspects
This brief is one in series exploring cross-cutting themes in performance-based incentives, including how maternal and child health improvements are incentivized, and the experience of PBI in sub-Saharan Africa.

Reducing maternal, newborn and child deaths in the Asia Pacific : strategies that work

Morrow, Martha | cop. 2008]
  • Author(s): Morrow, Martha
  • Publisher: World vision [Australia etc.
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, mortality, asia
This paper summarises the interventions that have been proven to be effective in reducing maternal, newborn and child deaths in developing countries. It presents 8 case studies of projects that have resulted in significant improvements in maternal,newborn and child health in the Asia Pacific region.

A description of the private nurse midwives networks (clusters) in Kenya : a best practice model

Muhuhu, Pauline and Berhane, Elsa and Obichere, Uchechi | 2007
  • Author(s): Muhuhu, Pauline and Berhane, Elsa and Obichere, Uchechi
  • Publisher: Extending service delivery (ESD) project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: midwives, reproductive health, kenya
USAID/Kenya believes the nurse midwives networks represent a promising practice in the delivery of sustainable Reproductive Health services to underserved communities and merit replication.

Lessons learned in programming and implementing the religious leaders RH/FP program : a case for Dadaab refugee camp

Muhuhu, Pauline and Obichere, Uchechi and Berhane, Elsa | 2008
  • Author(s): Muhuhu, Pauline and Obichere, Uchechi and Berhane, Elsa
  • Publisher: Extending service delivery (ESD) project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: maternal and child health, religious leaders, health programmes, health policy
This report presents the lessons learned from engaging religious leaders’ in promoting health behaviors in reproductive health and family planning (RH/FP) services in Dadaab refugee camp in Northern Kenya.
 

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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.