Management of health programmes: Reproductive Health
Integrating services
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The Maternal–Newborn–Child Health Continuum of Care: A Collective Effort to Save Lives
Erin Sines, Anne Tinker, and Julia Ruben, 2006, Population Reference Bureau and Save the Children Fund
The Inextricablel link between mothers, newborns, and children requires an ntegrated approach; many solutions exist;
(6 pages, pdf 159kb)
En français: Le continuum de soins du niveau maternel aux niveaux néonatal et infantile: un effort collectif pour sauver des vies
En español: La continuidad en la atención al recién nacido, madres y niños: Un esfuerzo colectivo por salvar vidas -
Integrating Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programmes
WHO, World Health Report 2005 Policy Brief
Tackling exclusion; building the continuum of care; upgrade staff skills, delegate tasks and redefine responsibilities; roll out district by district; link programmes with health system development; legal and regulatory measures to protect the rightrs of women and children
(4 pages, pdf 218kb)
En français: Intégrer les programmes de santé maternelle, néonatale et de l’enfant -
Integrating Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission into Existing Maternal, Child, and Reproductive Health Programs
Ellen Israel and Mary Kroeger, 2003, Pathfinder International
Strengthening existing sustainable strategies, including pregnancy prevention through contraceptive services, quality antenatal care, avoidance of harmful interventions during labor and delivery, strengthened postpartum care, and promotion of safer infant feeding for all mothers and their infants.
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A Tool to Assess Program Capacity: Adding Services to Manage Reproductive Tract Infections
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, 1999, Management Sciences for Health
Background; instructions, field-testing, questionnaires
(48 pages, pdf 134kb)