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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Ms. Iversen will outline how multi-sector convenings, innovative evidence-based advocacy strategies, strong non-technical messaging, and a change in narrative –…

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: Since 2004, the Ministry of Health of Honduras (SESAL) has been undergoing various phases of health-sector reform. Separating the stewardship role from 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 Performance-based Financing (PBF) is a promising approach to improve maternal, new-born and child health services in developing countries, but there are concerns that it may…

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…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: In the recent years, Government of India under the umbrella of National Health Mission (NHM) has introduced a number of schemes like JSY (Janani Surakshya Yojana)…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Financial barriers to health such as the introduction of user fees at the point of care result in decreased utilization of curative services of as much as 55%.  This…