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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: The Supporting Access to Family Planning and Post-Abortion Care (SAFPAC) initiative, led by CARE, supports local governments to provide high-quality post-abortion…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015  

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Anemia is a major public health problem of developing countries. Approximately half of the pregnant women are anemic in Pakistan. Anemia in pregnancy can lead to…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Karnataka has highest MMR (178) and second highest neonatal morality (24) in South India. Northern Karnataka is more rural and resource-constrained has higher…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: PPTCT programs in India mainly focus on prong 3 i.e. providing antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child. However,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: While there is general consensus on the potential of mobile messaging for behavioral change and improved health status, there is little empirical evidence to…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: mMitra is a free mobile voice call service of ARMMAN India, supported by MAMA, for pregnant women and new mothers living in the slums of Mumbai. The voice calls…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: To date, the mHealth sector lacks rigorous, quantitative evidence linking mobile messaging programs to significant behavioral change and improved health outcomes.…