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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 As cities become more populated and also more inequitable, ensuring access to quality health services is becoming a critical urban health challenge, in particular addressing…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: In 2009, the Rwandan health system abolished the use of Traditional Birth attendants (TBA) and replaced them with a formal cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW)…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are crucial, under-utilized resources for community-based maternal and newborn health (MNH) care, however are commonly…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Sub-national procurement of essential medicines is common in many countries where weak centralized systems cannot ensure access to essential medicines at service delivery…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 To facilitate a healthy transition from adolescent to adulthood, three key interventions are vitally important: 1. health education including comprehensive sexuality…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas and nearly 90% of this growth will be in Africa and Asia. In LMICs, over 860 million people…

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 Background: RBF programs are a core part of World Bank’s efforts to improve maternal and child health, particularly in Africa. There are currently 31 countries implementing…