Management of health programmes: Reproductive Health
For frontline managers
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Reproductive Health At A Glance
2003, The World Bank
Why address reproductive health; how to improve reproductive health,; indicators; do's and don'ts.
(4 pages, pdf 112kb) -
Safe Motherhood Needs Assessment
2001, WHO/RHT/MSM/96.18 rev1
Guiding principles, assessment, administrative arrangements, survey forms, data analysis, policy and management assessment, budget, sample size; step by step process
(Web page with links to sections of manual: click on the underlined headings to download) -
Care of mother and baby at the health centre: A practical guide
1993, WHO
Functions, tasks and skills needed for comprehensive care of mother and baby, covering the preconceptual, prenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods which can be provided at the health centre and in the community; the role of the health centre in training, supervision and continuing logistic support for community-based care; referral system
(WHO webpage with link to pdf) -
Improving Reproductive Health Care Within the Context of District Health Services: A Hands-on Manual for Planners and Managers
Ietje H. Reerink and Bruce B. Campbell, 2004, Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Amsterdam, in collaboration with UNFPA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
Guiding principles and challenges for managing and planning an SRH programme; examining existing coverage of SRH in a district, including through the use of health management information systems; planning, coordination, implementation, and monitoring; including community groups; promoting ownership and commitment; reviewing progress of an SRH work plan.
(180 pages, pdf 618kb) -
Community Mobilization: Improving Reproductive Health Outcomes
pdf, 48kb
2006, The ACQUIRE Project, USAID
Some lessons: Allow adequate time for the process; Define who participates and how; Recruit effective leaders, community representatives, and volunteers; Have skilled facilitators; Understand sociocultural context.
(2 pages) -
Interagency List of Reproductive Health Essential Medicines
pdf, 397kb
2006, WHO/PSM/PAR/2006.1, WHO, International Planned Parenthood Federation, John Snow, Inc., Path, Population Services International, UNFPA, World Bank
Presents the current international consensus on rational selection of essential reproductive health medicines to support decisions regarding the production, quality assurance, national procurement and reimbursement schemes of these medicines.
(36 pages) -
Reproductive Health During Conflict and Displacement: A Guide for Programme Managers
Department of Reproductive Health, 2000, WHO/RHR/00.13
Reactions to conflict; integrated care; gender issues; quality; human rights; core packages; issues and implementation in different phases of conflict and displacement
(Website with links to individual chapters - total 183 pages)