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By: Dr. Sara Nam, Technical Consultant, Options Consultancy Services; Patricia Doherty, Assistant Technical Director, Options Consultancy Services It is well known that women who have a positive experience with family planning (FP) and sexual and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Bangladesh has achieved MDG4 and is on track to achieve MDG5. ; post-neonatal mortality declined by 78% between 1990 and 2014, however the reduction in neonatal…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Antenatal care (ANC) is critical for improving reproductive health and ending preventable maternal deaths. WHO recommends that pregnant women complete at least…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Many previous studies have examined growing rich-poor gap in use of maternity services in Southeast Asia. Hence, the public health interventions in the region…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Sixty one percent of under-5 mortality are newborn deaths and 50% are on day 1. Evidences generated over the last decade underscored the importance of essential…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Sub-national procurement of essential medicines is common in many countries where weak centralized systems cannot ensure access to essential medicines at service delivery…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Low-birth-weight (LBW) is a major adverse pregnancy outcome and cause of neonatal mortality in resource-poor countries. Exposure to biomass fuels (BmFs) during…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas and nearly 90% of this growth will be in Africa and Asia. In LMICs, over 860 million people…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: A 2003 situation analysis of female genital fistula in Bangladesh estimated a case load of 71000 – 100, 000 for the population of 160 million people.…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 The success of key interventions for maternal and newborn health depends upon the continuous availability of essential medicines and supplies at health facilities.…