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Maternal health in Gujarat, India: A case study
(International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
Gujarat state of India has come a long way in improving the health indicators since independence, but progress in reducing maternal mortality has been slow and largely unmeasured or documented. This case study identified ...
Where there is no anesthetist - increasing capacity for emergency obstetric care in rural India: An evaluation of a pilot program to train general doctors
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2009)
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) ...
Saving mothers and newborns through an innovative partnership with private sector obstetricians: Chiranjeevi scheme of Gujarat, India
(John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2009)
Objective: To document an innovative public-private partnership between the government of Gujarat, India and private obstetricians in rural areas that provides delivery care to the poor. Methods: This is a descriptive ...
Study of blood-transfusion services in Maharashtra and Gujarat states, India
(International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
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 ...
Medical education in Maharashtra: The student perspective
(2009)
Background: There is hardly any structured study reporting the perspective of medical students, with regard to the medical education system in Maharashtra, which is facing challenges. Aim: A perception study of students ...
Innovations and challenges in reducing maternal mortality in Tamil nadu, India
(International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
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 ...
Maternal health situation in India: A case study
(International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
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 healthcare financing: Gujarat's Chiranjeevi scheme and its beneficiaries
(International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 2009)
Maternal mortality is an important public-health issue in India, specifically in Gujarat. Contributing factors are the Government's inability to operationalize the First Referral Units and to provide an adequate level of ...