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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 The use of narrative approaches has emerged in organization studies and social sciences as a powerful source of data about profound values and beliefs, serving as a source…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Monitoring progress during implementation of results based financing (RBF) programs has oftentimes been curtailed by weak RHIS. Delays that normally plague…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015  

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Low-birth-weight (LBW) is a major adverse pregnancy outcome and cause of neonatal mortality in resource-poor countries. Exposure to biomass fuels (BmFs) during…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: National tracking for targets of <12 neonatal deaths and stillbirths per 1000 births is essential. Yet mortality capture relies on 5-yearly household surveys,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 What are the key challenges to overcome in maternal newborn health that are amenable to digital solutions? These can be grouped into several domains.  Universal knowhow: most…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: India has made progress in reducing maternal mortality by increasing access to maternal health care. Institutional delivery rate continues to increase but will be…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Anemia is a major public health problem of developing countries. Approximately half of the pregnant women are anemic in Pakistan. Anemia in pregnancy can lead to…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: In 2008-2012 JSI worked with Russia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and regional partners to implement the USAID-funded Institutionalizing Best Practices in Maternal…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: Karnataka has highest MMR (178) and second highest neonatal morality (24) in South India. Northern Karnataka is more rural and resource-constrained has higher…