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E-Learning For Research Capacity Strengthening In Sexual And Reproductive Health: The Experience Of The Geneva Foundation For Medical Education And Research And The Department Of Reproductive Health And Research, World Health Organization, Karim Abawi, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Igor Toskin, Mario Philip Festin, Lynn Gertiser, Raqibat Idris, Hanan Hamamy, Moazzam Ali, Ameyo Masakhwe Bonventure, Marleen Temmerman, Aldo Campana

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Abstract: Technological advancement has resulted in the increasing use of e-learning and online education, initially in high-income countries and increasingly in low- and middle-income countries.

Background: In 2010, the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and partner institutions, developed an online postgraduate course “From Research to Practice: Training Course in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research”. This course takes advantage of the advancing Internet technology to provide training opportunities to health professionals mostly from low- and middle-income countries whose access to quality education is constrained by time, financial resources, or both.

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Global Burden Of Maternal And Congenital Syphilis In 2008 And 2012: A Health Systems Modelling Study, N. Saman Wijesooriya, Roger W. Rochat, Mary L. Kamb, Prasad Turlapati, Marleen Temmerman, Nathalie Broutet, Lori M. Newman

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Background: In 2007, WHO launched a global initiative for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis (congenital syphilis). An important aspect of the initiative is strengthening surveillance to monitor progress towards elimination. In 2008, using a health systems model with country data inputs, WHO estimated that 1·4 million maternal syphilis infections caused 520 000 adverse pregnancy outcomes. To assess progress, we updated the 2008 estimates and estimated the 2012 global prevalence and cases of maternal and congenital syphilis.

Methods: We used a health systems model approved by the Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group. WHO and UN databases provided inputs on …

Who Statement On Caesarean Section Rates, A. P. Betran, M. R. Torloni, J. J. Zhang, A. M. Gulmezoglu, Marleen Temmerman, Who Working Group On Caesarean Section

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

In 1985 when a group of experts convened by the World Health Organization in Fortaleza, Brazil, met to discuss the appropriate technology for birth, they echoed what at that moment was considered an unjustified and remarkable increase of caesarean section (CS) rates worldwide.1 Based on the evidence available at that time, the experts in Fortaleza concluded: ‘there is no justification for any region to have a caesarean section rate higher than 10–15%’.1 Over the years, this quote has become ubiquitous in scientific literature, being interpreted as the ideal CS rate. Although this reference range was intended for ‘populations’, which are …