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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 The Governance for Equity in Health Systems (GEHS) at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has supported research projects across the globe, to address…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Maternal health inequities have multiple levels of drivers: community or area level factors include community norms, social practices, area-level poverty, as well as…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 This presentation will discuss lessons for evaluators from a project titled, “Building Health Equity in China through Evaluation Capacity Building.” This paper…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Francis Day-Stirk will focus her presentation on some key aspects of the Lancet Commission on Women and Health report, namely the role of midwives as critical players in the…

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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference October 21, 2015 • Mexico City Plenary Session: Addressing Equity and Reaching the Most Vulnerable Mothers and Newborns  

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference October 21, 2015 • Mexico City Plenary Session: Addressing Equity and Reaching the Most Vulnerable Mothers and Newborns

In low- and middle-income countries, mothers and newborns are often the victims of weak health systems and cultural norms that fail to prioritize their health needs, leading to a disproportionate share of disease and mortality. Reproductive health issues…