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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: PPTCT programs in India mainly focus on prong 3 i.e. providing antiretroviral prophylaxis for prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child. However,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Humanized and respectful maternal and newborn health services are increasingly being recognized as central to quality of health care. The Government of Mozambique…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: To date, the mHealth sector lacks rigorous, quantitative evidence linking mobile messaging programs to significant behavioral change and improved health outcomes.…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: In addressing maternal and newborn mortality, a lot of initiatives have been put in place to encourage women access quality health services from the health…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: The potential of the rapidly expanding field of mobile health (mHealth) has not yet been fully harnessed in support of efforts to improve maternal and newborn…

Strong, diverse civil society organizations (CSOs) play an important role in propelling sustainable, country-owned and -driven social change and progress. Despite growth over the last two decades, CSOs in Mozambique require stronger organizational…

Often seen as a public health concern, the issue of maternal mortality and morbidity must also be understood as a matter of human rights. International human rights treaties have clarified States’ obligations in relation to maternal mortality and…

In the last two decades, the percentage of women accessing contraceptives in both developed and developing countries has increased. The United Nations reports that in 2011, over 63 percent of women ages 15 to 49 were using some form of contraception,…