From Local Action to National Results: How Community Health Workers Are Helping to Improve Maternal Health in Rwanda
One strategy that Rwanda has used to improve maternal health is engaging voluntary community health workers known as Animatrice de Santé Maternelle (ASMs). ASMs provide several services including health promotion and education, monitoring and reporting of maternal and newborn health indicators and accompaniment of pregnant women to health facilities...read more
Categories: Contributor Posts The Global Maternal Health Workforce
Topics: Community-based Care Education Financing Health Systems Human Resources for Health MDG Monitoring & Evaluation Newborn Health SDG Social Accountability Social Determinants Technology & Innovation
Urgent need to prioritise maternal and newborn health in the media
Topics: Education Social Accountability
Maternal and Women’s Health, Two Years In: Measuring Progress Towards Meeting the SDGs
On 14 July 2017, as part of the Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health Series, providers, advocates, researchers and policymakers gathered at the Wilson Center to discuss measuring progress towards improving maternal health under the Sustainable Development Goals...read more
Categories: Advancing Dialogue on Maternal Health Series Cross-post
Topics: Health Systems Maternal Mortality MDG Monitoring & Evaluation Policy & Advocacy Quality of Care SDG Social Accountability