Tag Archives: Maternal Health

Advancing Maternal, Child Health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Announcements, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH)

Recently, USAID sponsored a course for more than 40 delegates from the Ministries of Health and Finance from the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador and Peru to learn about strategies for progressing toward Universal Health Coverage and advancing maternal and child health. The workshop, which took place in Panama City, Panama, focused on the challenge […]

Piloting L3M for Child Marriage: Experience in Monitoring Results in Equity Systems (MoRES) in Bangladesh

Health Systems Research, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors:  Ligia Paina, Lindsay Morgan, Yann Derriennic Published: 09/2014 Resource Description: Child marriage is a symptom of poverty and gender inequalities. Girls who marry early are more likely to die from maternal health-related causes; are less likely to stay in school; and are more likely to participate in a vicious cycle to […]

Effects of User Fee Exemptions on the Provision and Use of Maternal Health Services: A Review of Literature

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Health Systems Research, Journal Publications, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH)

Resource Type: Journal Article (Literature Review) Authors: Laurel E. Hatt, Marty Makinen, Supriya Madhavan, Claudia M. Conlon Published: 12/31/2013 Resource Description: User fee removal has been put forward as an approach to increasing priority health service utilization, reducing impoverishment, and ultimately reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. However, user fees are a source of facility revenue in many low-income countries, often used […]

Effect of Health Insurance on the Use and Provision of Maternal Health Services and Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Health Systems Research, Journal Publications, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH)

Resource Type: Journal Article (Systematic Review) Authors: Alison B. Comfort, Lauren A. Peterson, Laurel E. Hatt Published: 12/31/2013 Resource Description: Financial barriers can affect timely access to maternal health services. Health insurance can influence the use and quality of these services and potentially improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. We conducted a systematic review of the evidence on health […]

Improving Access to Life Saving Maternal Health Services: The Effects of Removing User Fees for Caesareans in Mali

Health Systems Research, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Marianne El-Khoury, Timothee Gandaho, Aneesa Arur, Binta Keita, and Lisa Nichols Published: 4/8/2011 Resource Description: Mali has a high maternal mortality ratio. At the same time, access to caesareans and other life saving obstetric care is extremely low. Health Systems 20/20 and the Abt Associates’ ATN Plus bilateral project worked with the Ministry of Health […]

Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage at the Community Level in Senegal with Misoprostol

Health Systems Research, Human Resources for Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Christine Ortiz, Amadou Sylla, Mohamed Diadhou, Thierno Deing, Ibrahima Mall, and Nancy L. Sloan Published: 12/1/2010 Resource Description: This study was originally designed to investigate whether auxiliary midwives (known locally as matronnes)under the supervision of a certified midwife could safely give misoprostol to women giving birth at maternity huts. Matronnes are the medical professionals […]

Pay for Performance: Improving Maternal Health Services in Pakistan

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Human Resources for Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Hamid Bashir, Sarfaraz Kazmi, Rena Eichler, Alix Beith, and Ellie Brown Published: 6/14/2010 Resource Description: Pay for performance (P4P) in Pakistan consists of supply-side payments to providers and demand-side vouchers that subsidize the costs of a package of reproductive health care services and transportation for poor women. The aim is to reduce maternal […]

Maternal Health in Ghana: Investigating the Impact of the National Health Insurance Scheme on Maternal Health Indicators

Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Laurel Hatt, Slavea Chankova, and Sara Sulzbach Published: 4/1/2009 Resource Description: To address economic barriers to skilled delivery care, policymakers have begun experimenting with health financing interventions such as vouchers and health insurance. Ghana, for example, has passed legislation to establish a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which provides free antenatal and facility-based delivery […]

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