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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: The reduction of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in Mexico is short of achieving MDG-5.1 set at 22.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births; MMR in 2012 was 42.7,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Monitoring progress during implementation of results based financing (RBF) programs has oftentimes been curtailed by weak RHIS. Delays that normally plague…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Family planning and increased institutional delivery have been able to significantly reduce maternal mortality in Honduras. However, the benefits from further…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: A large-scale, cross-country, results-based financing initiative, Salud Mesoamerica 2015 (SM2015), was launched to reduce disparities in maternal, neonatal, and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Perinatal depression is a common complication of childbearing in developed and developing countries. It is well documented that untreated depression is one of the…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative (SM2015) is an innovative public-private partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Carlos Slim…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 MacArthur Foundation has operated a reproductive health program in Mexico since the early 1990s. Since 2000, MacArthur’s grant-making strategy has focused on two areas:…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Impacto de la comunicación inmediata de toda mujer con morbilidad obstétrica grave, por WatsApp a las máximas autoridades y a todos los directivos de hospital, ambulancias y…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: The poorest women in hard-to-reach areas in Chiapas, Mexico have substantial difficulties accessing quality maternal and neonatal health care services. Studies in…