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    Wireless technology for social change: trends in NGO mobile use

    United Nations Foundation, 2008
    This report, published by the UN Foundation, examines real life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of health, humanitarian assistance, and environmental conservation. Largely using case studies, the authors find that NGOs’ use of mobile technology is very widespread and indispensable.
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    The impact of the AIDS pandemic on health services in Africa: evidence from demographic and health surveys

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2009
    This paper, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, documents the impact of the AIDS crisis on non-AIDS related health services in 14 sub-Saharan African countries. The authors, using multiple waves of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for each country, examine antenatal care, birth deliveries, and rates of immunisation for children born between 1988 and 2005.
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    Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health: from slogan to service delivery

    The Lancet, 2007
    This article from The Lancet revisits the idea of a ‘continuum of care’ for mothers, children and newborns. The term, often used as a slogan, usually refers to continuity of individual care and of places of care. However, the authors point out that there are half a million maternal deaths, four million newborn deaths and six million child deaths each year.