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Every year some eight million women suffer from pregnancy-related complications and over half a million die from them. Most of these deaths can be averted even where resources are limited but, in order to do so, the right kind of information is needed upon which to base actions. This book presents ways of generating this… Read more
This handbook for program planners provides general guidance on how to design and implement mobile outreach family planning services to be adapted to each country’s context. The book is relevant to anyone in the Ministry of Health (MOH), a service-delivery nongovernmental organization (NGO), or a community-based organization (CBO), mobile outreach.
This book focuses on ways to increase the impact of health service innovations that have been tested in pilot or experimental projects so as to benefit more people and to foster policy and programme development on a lasting, sustainable basis. The book addresses a major failure in the global health and development field: namely, the… Read more
There is still remarkably little empirical evidence available about integration of services to guide policy makers, program managers, those providing technical assistance, and those responsible for financing health care. The following questions are critical, but the answers remain largely unknown, or are uncertain in a particular country or program context: Which service combinations are feasible?… Read more
Disease Control Priorities (DCP 2nd edition) is a comprehensive resource that provides an updated “checkup” for global health and health care. As part of the “health examination,” DCP2 asked: What progress has been made in defining and reducing the global burden of disease? How much have countries accomplished in developing and providing efficient, effective, and… Read more
This volume asks a key question: Where is the Wealth of Nations? Answering this question yields important insights into the prospects for sustainable development in countries around the world. The estimates of total wealth–including produced, natural, and human and institutional capital–suggest that human capital and the value of institutions (as measured by rule of law)… Read more
Chapter Four – Family planning communication programs – discusses the importance of behavior change communication campaigns to educate the general population and motivate potential users to adopt family planning. A vital part of the success of voluntary family planning programs is promoting the benefits of contraception to women, their partners, and communities. Behavior change communication… Read more