Items tagged with “Maternal And Child Health”
Second Annual Research Symposium: Sierra Leone Health and Biomedical Research Group
Health research in Sierra Leone is currently conducted, managed, and financed by diverse organizations, with very little coordination. Seeking to improve coordination and share knowledge, a group of concerned scientists, physicians, medical students,…
Free Health Care Services for Pregnant and Lactating Women and Young Children in Sierra Leone
This strategy was developed in advance of the November 18 and 19 Sierra Leone Conference: Stability, Opportunity, Growth by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Development…
Accelerating Sustainable Domestic Health Financing in Africa
This report is a presentation that was given at the 4th Conference of African Ministers of Health (CAMH4), 4 to 8 April 2009, Addis Ababa by Rotimi Sankore, Coordinator Africa Public Health Alliance & 15% Campaign. It discusses the need for African…
Are Birth-preparedness Programmes Effective?
The birth-preparedness package (BPP) promotes active preparation and decision-making for births, including pregnancy/postpartum periods, by pregnant women and their families. This paper describes a district-wide field trial of the BPP implemented…
Delivering on the MDGs?: Equity and Maternal Health in Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have put maternal health in the mainstream, but there is a need to go beyond the MDGs to address equity within countries. We argue that MDG focus on maternal health is necessary but not sufficient. This paper…
Acceptability of multiple micronutrient supplements by pregnant and lactating women in Mali
In Mali, an estimated 73% of pregnant women are anemic largely due to iron deficiency. National policy recommends women to take iron and folic acid supplements daily from first prenatal contact until 3 months postpartum. However, many pregnant women in…
