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Contraception at a crossroads
International Planned Parenthood Federation, 2012Giving women access to modern contraception and family planning helps to boost economic growth, while reducing high birth rates so strongly linked with poverty and maternal and infant deaths. This publication highlights the systemic problems that prevent women, men and young people from accessing reproductive health supplies, and provide recommendations on moving forward.Document"It's her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2011Partner involvement has been deemed fundamental in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, but is difficult to achieve. This study aimed to explore acceptability of the PMTCT programme components and to identify structural and cultural challenges to male involvement. The study was conducted in rural and urban areas in northern Tanzania.DocumentComplications of childbirth and maternal deaths in Kinshasa hospitals: testimonies from women and their families
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011Maternal mortality in Kinshasa is high despite near universal availability of antenatal care and hospital delivery. Possible explanations are poor-quality care and delays in the uptake of care. There is, however, little information on the circumstances surrounding maternal deaths. This study describes and compares the circumstances of survivors and non survivors of severe obstetric complications.DocumentMapping of health system functions to strengthen priority programs. The case of maternal health in Mexico
BMC Public Health, 2011Health system strengthening is critical to ensure the integration and scaling-up of priority health promotion, disease prevention and control programs. Normative guidelines are available to address health system function imbalances while strategic and analytical frameworks address critical functions in complex systems.DocumentTrends and determinants of Comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among urban young women in Kenya
AIDS Research and Therapy, 2011In sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya is among countries most affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic which led to the declaration of AIDS as a national disaster in 1999. Given this scenario the study was undertaken to examine trends in HIV and AIDS comprehensive knowledge and identify the main correlates of comprehensive HIV and AIDS knowledge among Kenyan urban young women.DocumentMaternal care practices among the ultra poor households in rural Bangladesh: a qualitative exploratory study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2011Although many studies have been carried out to learn about maternal care practices in rural areas and urban-slums of Bangladesh, none have focused on ultra poor women. Understanding the context in which women would be willing to accept new practices is essential for developing realistic and relevant behaviour change messages.DocumentOvercoming gaps to advance global health equity: a symposium on new directions for research
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2011The 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking report of the Commission on Health Research for Development inspired a Symposium to assess progress made in strengthening essential national health research capacity in developing countries and in global research partnerships.DocumentDecentralization of the provision of health services to people living with HIV/AIDS in rural China: the case of three counties
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2011This study is based on a large-scale household survey and in-depth interviews of key informants that was conducted in villages in three counties of two provinces in China. It assessed the new decentralized service provision system for people living with HIV/AIDS in rural populations in China.DocumentMaking the Switch: Ensuring access to improved treatment for severe malaria in Africa
Médecins Sans Frontières, 2011Malaria continues to be the leading cause of death in African children. Severe malaria has traditionally been treated with quinine. The latest scientific evidence shows that many more children’s lives can be saved by switching treatment from quinine to a more effective drug, artesunate.DocumentSocial inequalities, regional disparities and health inequity in North African countries.
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011During the last decades, North African decision makers have endeavoured to improve social and economic conditions of their populations. Globally, health, education and living standard in general have substantially improved in average.Pages