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Where there is no anesthetist--increasing capacity for emergency obstetric care in rural India: an evaluation of a pilot program to train general doctors
(2009-04-15)
Objective: The lack of anesthesia providers in rural public sector hospitals is a significant barrier to providing
emergency obstetric care. In 2006, the state of Gujarat initiated the Life Saving Anesthetic Skills (LSAS) ...
Innovations and challenges in reducing maternal mortality in Tamil Nadu, India
(2009-04-15)
Although India has made slow progress in reducing maternal mortality, progress in Tamil Nadu has been
rapid. This case study documents how Tamil Nadu has taken initiatives to improve maternal health services
leading to ...
Gender and workplace experiences: a comment from health perspective
(2009-10-15)
Men are dominant, women are subservient;” “Men are aggressive, women
are passive;” “Men are agentic, women are communal;” “Men are
power-centric, women are person-centric;” “Men are single-focused,
women are multi-focused;” ...
Management capacity assessment for national health programmes: a study of RCH programme in India
(Journal of Health Organization and Management, 2009-05-03)
Purpose
– This paper aims to focus on the management capacity assessment of the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) program at the state level.
Design/methodology/approach
– Based on an extensive literature survey, ...
Study of blood-transfusion services in Maharashtra and Gujarat states, India
(2009-05-04)
Blood-transfusion services are vital to maternal health because haemorrhage and anaemia are major causes
of maternal death in South Asia. Unfortunately, due to continued governmental negligence, blood-transfusion
services ...
Maternal health in Gujarat, India: a case study
(2009-05-03)
Since the beginning of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, India has accounted for at least a quarter of maternal deaths reported globally. India’s goal is to lower maternal mortality to less than 100 per 100,000 livebirths ...
Maternal health situation in India: a case study
(2009-04-15)
Since the beginning of the Safe Motherhood Initiative, India has accounted for at least a quarter of maternal
deaths reported globally. India’s goal is to lower maternal mortality to less than 100 per 100,000 livebirths
but ...
A study of blood transfusion services in Maharashtra and Gujarat states, India
(Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2009-11-11)
Blood-transfusion services are vital to maternal health because haemorrhage and anaemia are major causes of maternal death in South Asia. Unfortunately, due to continued governmental negligence, blood-transfusion services ...
Managing equipment for emergency obstetric care in rural hospitals
(2004-10-25)
In resource-poor countries, substantial sums of money from governments and
international donors are used to purchase equipment for health facilities. WHO
estimates that 50—80% of such equipment remains non-functional. ...
Quality of care in institutional deliveries: the paradox of the Dominican Republic: a commentary on management
(2003-10-22)
Quality of service has two main dimensions.
First, service should meet accepted standards or
norms.Second, service should please clients.In
medical and health services the first—the technical
dimension—is dominant.This ...