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The impact of aid on maternal and reproductive health. A review to evaluate the effect of aid on the outcomes of Millennium Development Goal 5
The studies suggest that aid-funded health care interventions might be associated with better health outcomes. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution due to methodological limitations associated with the study designs.
Maternal Mortality Portal
Portal to provide a platform for professional interaction amongst health workers to facilitate the achievement of MDG 5-Improvement of Maternal health.
Essential interventions, commodities and guidelines for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
A new global consensus has been agreed on the key evidence-based interventions that will sharply reduce the maternal mortality during pregnancy and childbirth.
Benefits of meeting women’s contraceptive needs in Burkina Faso
This In Brief describes current patterns of contraceptive use and two hypothetical scenarios of increased use to quantify the benefits by helping women avoid pregnancies they do not want.
Saving new born lives in Nigeria: new born health in the context of the integrated maternal, newborn and child health strategy
The report calls for an increased focus on reducing newborn deaths by teaching mothers about danger signs and encouraging them to seek help early at community health centres.
mhealth for Maternal and Newborn Health in resource-poor community and health systems settings, Sierra Leone.
Information presented in this report includes a literature review on mHealth in relation to maternal and neo-natal health and the Sierra Leonean context.
Our Partner
The Royal Tropical Institute is a partner in the ‘MDG5 Meshwork for Improving Maternal Health’, a cross-sector, cross-disciplinary network of organizations based in Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and The Netherlands.