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  • Journal articles
    REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO HEALTH POLICY DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE POLITICAL WILL

    Maternal death review and outcomes : an assessment in Lagos State, Nigeria

    Strong political will by hospital management and supervising government agencies are a prerequisite for effectively addressing the human and infrastructural deficits that predispose to maternal mortality in Lagos State.

    Published date
    Saturday, December 2, 2017 - 05:00
  • Research in Action
    MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH WOMEN'S HEALTH BIRTH MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES Gender

    Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa teams share early findings in Dakar

    As the seven-year Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) program reached its halfway mark, 80 African and Canadian experts gathered in Dakar, Senegal, from April 24-27, 2017 to discuss the program’s emerging findings and to hone their research and policy engagement skills.
    Published date
    Friday, September 29, 2017 - 11:00
  • Research in Action
    MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES MATERNITY SERVICE MATERNAL MORTALITY Gender

    Fourth Global Health Systems Research Symposium features innovative research on improving maternal and child health in Africa

    It is women and children across developing countries who suffer most from the shocks and stresses to health systems. In South Sudan — a country ravaged by conflicts — limited infrastructure, lack of health information, and severe shortages of health personnel contribute to high levels of maternal and child mortality. Outbreaks of infectious disease and epidemics have similar consequences — the impact of Ebola on maternal and child health in West Africa is one example.
    Published date
    Friday, December 23, 2016 - 13:00
  • Research in Action
    HEALTH Health systems IMMUNIZATION Gender

    Abuja workshop calls for evidence-based policies to improve maternal and child health in Nigeria

    Innovative interventions to improve maternal and child health in Nigeria were the focus of a workshop in Abuja on September 21, 2016. Nigeria has the second highest absolute number of maternal deaths and perinatal deaths in the world, contributing to approximately 15% of all maternal deaths worldwide.
    Published date
    Monday, October 17, 2016 - 11:00