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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Monitoring progress during implementation of results based financing (RBF) programs has oftentimes been curtailed by weak RHIS. Delays that normally plague…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: Family planning and increased institutional delivery have been able to significantly reduce maternal mortality in Honduras. However, the benefits from further…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 21, 2015 Background: A large-scale, cross-country, results-based financing initiative, Salud Mesoamerica 2015 (SM2015), was launched to reduce disparities in maternal, neonatal, and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Perinatal depression is a common complication of childbearing in developed and developing countries. It is well documented that untreated depression is one of the…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) incurs increased risk of complications during labor, poor birth outcomes, and later onset of diabetes in both mothers and…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Since 2004, the Ministry of Health of Honduras (SESAL) has been undergoing various phases of health-sector reform. Separating the stewardship role from the…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Programa SUMAR is a public health program implemented by the National Ministry of Health of Argentina which provides coverage to uninsured children, adolescents…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative (SM2015) is an innovative public-private partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Carlos Slim…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 MacArthur Foundation has operated a reproductive health program in Mexico since the early 1990s. Since 2000, MacArthur’s grant-making strategy has focused on two areas:…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 19, 2015 Background: In Haiti only 36% of births take place in health facilities, putting women at high risk of maternal mortality. One reason for the low use of facility-based…