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  Human resources for obstetric care in northern Tanzania: distribution of quantity or quality?

  Human Resources for Health, 2005

  This article from Human Resources for Health assesses the availability and distribution of healthcare professionals delivering emergency obstetric care in Northern Tanzania. The research found that there are adequate numbers of suitably trained healthcare workers in Tanzania to meet the national standards for healthcare delivery.
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  Why invest in communications for immunisation?: evidence and lessons learned

  Center for Communication Programs, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2005

  This report makes a case for revitalizing investments in communication for immunization. It considers communication in a broad sense, including advocacy, social and community mobilization, and information, education, and communication (IEC) activities. Without well-planned, adequately funded strategic communication, immunization programs fall short of meeting and sustaining coverage goals.
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  Developing a human rights-based approach to addressing maternal mortality

  DFID Health Resource Centre (HRC), 2005

  This paper, published by the DFID Health Resource Centre, looks at how approaches based on human rights could accelerate a reduction in maternal mortality, drawing on evidence from case studies.
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  80 million lives: meeting the Millennium Development Goals in child and maternal survival

  Save the Children Fund, 2003

  This report, produced by Save the Children on behalf of the Grow Up Free from Poverty Coalition, analyses the progress made towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals on infant and maternal survival. It reveals that the goal of reducing under-five mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015 is unlikely to be met; sub-Saharan Africa is particularly off-track.
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  An evaluation of post-campaign knowledge and practices of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda

  Centre for Health and Population Research, Bangladesh, 2004

  Published by ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, this research article assesses the influence of exposure to behaviour change communication (BCC) messages via the mass media on exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda.
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  Effect of a participatory intervention with women’s groups on birth outcomes in Nepal: cluster-randomised controlled trial

  The Lancet, 2004

  This article, published in The Lancet, reports on the effects of a community-based participatory intervention to reduce neonatal (newborn) mortality in rural Makwanpur district, Nepal. The intervention was conducted among random clusters or groups of local women. In each cluster, a local female facilitator convened nine group meetings each month.
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  Determinants of maternal health care utilisation in India: evidence from a recent household survey

  National Council of Applied Economic Research, India, 2002

  In India, utilisation of basic health services has remained poor. The reasons may include low levels of household income, illiteracy and ignorance, and traditional attitudes to health care.
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  Monitoring and evaluation of decentralization reforms in developing country health sectors

  Partners for Health Reformplus, 2004

  The purpose of this paper, from Partners for Health Sector Reform/plus, is to provide planners, policymakers and researchers with guidance on measuring and evaluating decentralisation reforms in the health sector. The paper presents basic information on the rationales and definitions of different forms of decentralisation, as well as country experiences with health sector decentralisation.
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  Measuring the effects of behavior change and service delivery interventions in Guatemala with population-based survey results

  JHPIEGO Consortium, 2004

  This JHPIEGO report, presents the results from the Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) Programme conducted in Guatemala. This programme was also run in Nepal and Burkino Faso. The MNH programme promotes the use of skilled maternal and newborn care, family and community involvement in this care, as well as supportive government policies to sustain these efforts.
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  Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants: guidelines on care, treatment and support for women living with HIV/AIDS and their children in resource-constrained settings

  World Health Organization, 2004

  These World Health Organization guidelines review existing evidence on the use of antiretroviral drugs for preventing mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and recommend specific ARV regimens according to different clinical situations.

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