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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 ...
Achieving MDG-5: Is India serious
(Bulletin of WHO, 2008-11-10)
India has the largest number of births per year (27 million) in the world.1 With its high maternal mortality of about 300–500 per 100 000 births, about 75 000 to 150 000 maternal deaths occur every year in India.2,3 This ...
Case study of Tamil Nadu: innovations and challenges in reducing maternal mortality
(Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, 2009-11-10)
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 ...
Management capacity assessment for national health programmes: a study of RCH programme in India
(2009-11-11)
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, and ...
Maternal health in Gujarat, India: a case study
(Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2009-11-10)
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 ...
Maternal health financing: Gujarat's Chiranjeevi scheme and its beneficiaries
(Journal of Health,Population and Nutrition, 2009-11-09)
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 ...