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The Lady Health Worker (LHW) Programme began in 1994 to reduce poverty and improve health. With 110,000 LHWs across the country, Pakistan has one of the largest cadres of community health workers in the world. Each LHW has a catchment area of about 1,000…

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) and UNICEF, have implemented the three-year (1999-2001) operations research initiative, the Dinajpur SafeMother Initiative or DSI – “a…

This is a presentation from USAID on Setting a Target for Maternal mortality. The outline of the presentation is: What is the MMR—definition and data issues  Assessing plausible targets for MM reduction Historical trends in MMR Absolute target for…

Between January 2011 and June 2012, The RESPOND Project implemented an employerbased approach in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, with the objective of increasing workers’ awareness of and utilization of family planning (FP), particularly their use of…

Table illustrating various contraceptive methods and their effectiveness and characteristics of use. (Bangla)

In 2008, a joint project to pilot community-based distribution of misoprostol for the prevention of PPH was begun in Bangladesh. The partners were the National PPH Prevention Task Force, the Directorate General of Health Services, the Directorate General…

This picture book is designed to support health service providers and field-level workers in raising awareness among local leaders and the general population about obstetric fistula and engaging these audiences in the effort to prevent obstetric fistula…

This picture book is designed to support health service providers and field-level workers in raising awareness among local leaders and the general population about obstetric fistula and engaging these audiences in the effort to prevent obstetric fistula…

A collection of real-life obstetric fistula patient stories, plus interviews with fistula service providers.

This publication presents stories from three countries — Bangladesh, Nepal, and Zambia — that offer both inspiration and guidance for others seeking to expand access to misoprostol, and highlight the essential role of national-level commitment and…