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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: Advancing the health and wellbeing of women and children remains an important focus in the post-UN Millennium Development Goal era, with many of the proposed…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: RBF programs are a core part of World Bank’s efforts to improve maternal and child health, particularly in Africa. There are currently 31 countries implementing…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 In Ethiopia there are 0.3 doctors, nurses and midwives per 1000 population, far below the WHO recommended 2.3 per 1000 population. The greatest shortage is for physicians,…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015  

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: A twofold increase in exclusive breastfeeding was documented from 2008/09 (32%) to 2014 (61%), at the national level in Kenya. Creative and innovative approaches…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: There is increasing interest amongst female genital fistula stakeholders to understand outcomes of fistula repair surgery as well as the contribution of…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: An iatrogenic fistula is a fistula resulting from surgery performed by a medical person. In this presentation we discuss fistulas in women between bladder/ureter…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: The Government of Ethiopia has recently improved the supply of midwives by scaling up pre-service education. However, the extent to which graduating students…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Preeclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E) causes around 40% of maternal deaths in some Nigerian states. Although magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) has been available in Nigeria during the last…