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  Geographical access to care at birth in Ghana: a barrier to safe motherhood

  BMC Public Health, 2012

  Appropriate facility-based care at birth is a key determinant of safe motherhood but geographical access remains poor in many high burden regions. Despite its importance, geographical access is rarely audited systematically, preventing integration in national-level maternal health system assessment and planning.
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  Transport, (im)mobility and spatial poverty traps: issues for rural women and girl children in sub-Saharan Africa

  Overseas Development Institute, 2007

  This paper produced for a conference at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) reflects on the experiences of women and girls with poor accessibility to services and markets, and inadequate transport in rural sub-Saharan Africa. It uses examples from field research to look at the impact of these factors on girl’s education before going to examine access to health services.
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  Maternal and child mortality development goals: what can the transport sector do?

  World Bank, 2006

  This report published by the World Bank focuses on the role of transport and road infrastructure in the delivery of and access to maternal and child health services, and in the effectiveness of the health referral process in developing countries.