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Determining The Potential Scalability Of Transport Interventions For Improving Maternal, Child, And Newborn Health In Pakistan, Naeem Uddin Mian, Mariam Zahid Malik, Sarosh Iqbal, Muhammad Adeel Alvi, Zahid Memon, Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry, Ashraf Majrooh, Shehzad Hussain Awan
Determining The Potential Scalability Of Transport Interventions For Improving Maternal, Child, And Newborn Health In Pakistan, Naeem Uddin Mian, Mariam Zahid Malik, Sarosh Iqbal, Muhammad Adeel Alvi, Zahid Memon, Muhammad Ashraf Chaudhry, Ashraf Majrooh, Shehzad Hussain Awan
Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health
Background: Pakistan is far behind in achieving the Millennium Development Goals regarding the reduction of child and maternal mortality. Amongst other factors, transport barriers make the requisite obstetric care inaccessible for women during pregnancy and at birth, when complications may become life threatening for mother and child. The significance of efficient transport in maternal and neonatal health calls for identifying which currently implemented transport interventions have potential for scalability.
Methods: A qualitative appraisal of data and information about selected transport interventions generated primarily by beneficiaries, coordinators, and heads of organizations working with maternal, child, and newborn health programs …
Impact Of A Community-Based Perinatal And Newborn Preventive Care Package On Perinatal And Neonatal Mortality In A Remote Mountainous District In Northern Pakistan, Zahid Memon, Gul N Khan, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Imam Y Baig, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Impact Of A Community-Based Perinatal And Newborn Preventive Care Package On Perinatal And Neonatal Mortality In A Remote Mountainous District In Northern Pakistan, Zahid Memon, Gul N Khan, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Imam Y Baig, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health
Background: There is limited evidence from community-based interventions to guide the development of effective maternal, perinatal and newborn care practices and services in developing countries. We evaluated the impact of a low-cost package of community-based interventions implemented through government sector lady health workers (LHWs) and community health workers (CHWs) of a NGO namely Aga Khan Health Services on perinatal and neonatal outcomes in a sub-population of the remote mountainous district of Gilgit, Northern Pakistan.
Methods: The package was evaluated using quasi experimental design included promotion of antenatal care, adequate nutrition, skilled delivery and healthy newborn care practices. Control areas …
Bridging Evidence, Policy, And Practice To Strengthen Health Systems For Improved Maternal And Newborn Health In Pakistan, Atsumi Hirose, Sarah Hall, Zahid Memon, Julia Hussein
Bridging Evidence, Policy, And Practice To Strengthen Health Systems For Improved Maternal And Newborn Health In Pakistan, Atsumi Hirose, Sarah Hall, Zahid Memon, Julia Hussein
Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health
Policy and decision making should be based on evidence, but translating evidence into policy and practice is often sporadic and slow. It is recognised that the relationship between research and policy uptake is complex and that dissemination of research findings is necessary, but insufficient, for policy uptake. Political, social, and economic context, use of (credible) data and dialogues between and across networks of researchers and policymakers play important roles in evidence uptake. Advocacy is the process of mobilising political and public opinions to achieve specific aims and its role is crucial in mobilising key actors to push for policy uptake. …