The number of female migrants of childbearing age is rapidly increasing, which entails specific needs for maternal health services. Through a systematic review of the academic literature and a critical interpretive synthesis of policy frameworks, the authors of this review aimed to assess interventions a...
The Director General of the Uganda National Health Research Organisation (UNHRO), Dr Sam Okware welcomed participants and asserted the role of UNHRO not only in coordinating national health research but translating research findings into policy and practice. The REACH policy initiative – SURE project u...
The problem: High Maternal Mortality. Uganda?s maternal mortality has moderately declined from 670 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 430 per 100,000 live births in 2008. This annual decline of 13 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is unlikely to achievemeet the MDG target of 168 per 100,000 live bi...
Birthing Centers/organization & administration,
Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration,
Maternal Health Services/organization & administration,
Maternal Mortality,
Midwifery/education,
Delivery, Obstetric,
Perinatal Mortality,
Prenatal Care,
Quality Assurance, Health Care/organization & administration,
Uganda
Although not using EVIPNet methodologies yet, this policy brief is helpful in showing how Morocco has implemented efficient strategies of intervention to accelerate the reduction of maternal mortality. The exercise of the evidence informed policy brief writing with multisectoral health players such as UN...
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la! terminación! de! éste,! es! una! tragedia! familiar! y! comunitaria,! con! profundas!
consecuencias! sociales! y! económicas.! La! mayoría! de! estas! muertes! pueden! ser!!
prevenibles! con! acciones! dirigidas! a...
