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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 From 2009 to early 2014 the USAID-funded MCHIP project in India supported government health services to improve immunization services in 5 low-coverage districts in the…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Calcium consumption during pregnancy reduces the incidence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia among women with low calcium intake. Nepal implemented a pilot program to…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Anemia prevalence has not changed in many regions over the last several decades. In Indonesia, the national prevalence of anemia among pregnant women declined…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Preeclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E) causes around 40% of maternal deaths in some Nigerian states. Although magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) has been available in Nigeria during the last…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 LMICs experience complex challenges around the uptake and implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. In the context of the UN Commission on Life Saving…

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.…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 As part of the Every Woman Every Child movement, the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities (UNCoLSC) for Women and Children has specified magnesium sulfate,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: In 2015, many LMICs are facing a multifaceted burden of infectious diseases, maternal disease, neonatal disease, non-communicable diseases. Surgical and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Super typhoon Haiyan resulted in disruption of health service delivery and infrastructure in 2013. The rapid re-establishment of essential services for mothers and children…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: The most recent Demographic Health Survey (2008/9) showed a neonatal mortality rate (NMR) of 24/1000 live births and a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 498 per…