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Adapting A Health Systems Strengthening Model To Improve Access To Health Services In A Factory: A Pilot Project In Haiti, Carolyn Rodehau, David Wofford, Suzanne Brockman
Adapting A Health Systems Strengthening Model To Improve Access To Health Services In A Factory: A Pilot Project In Haiti, Carolyn Rodehau, David Wofford, Suzanne Brockman
Reproductive Health
The pilot intervention described in this brief took place at an apparel manufacturing company, Caribbean Island Apparel SA, located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The project by the USAID-funded RAISE Health Initiative sought to demonstrate the value of a new management approach to workplace health services and practices in a garment factory. Specifically, the pilot looked at how the health systems strengthening model could be adapted to the private sector and could help build the factory’s capacity to manage the health staff and infirmary, institute clinical best practices, and expand the primary care roles for nurses, including providing family planning and reproductive …
Evaluation Of The Impact Of Strengthening Union Health And Family Welfare Centers For Providing 24/7 Normal Delivery Services In Bangladesh, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Mohammed Sharif, Forhana Rahman Noor, Surojit Kundu, Shongkour Roy, Afsana Fatema Noor, Ubaidur Rob
Evaluation Of The Impact Of Strengthening Union Health And Family Welfare Centers For Providing 24/7 Normal Delivery Services In Bangladesh, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, A.K.M. Zafar Ullah Khan, Mohammed Sharif, Forhana Rahman Noor, Surojit Kundu, Shongkour Roy, Afsana Fatema Noor, Ubaidur Rob
Reproductive Health
In Bangladesh, the majority of the infant deliveries in rural areas take place at homes where there is a higher risk of morbidity and mortality. Most Union Health and Family Welfare Centers (UHFWCs) are unable to provide 24-hour normal delivery services in close proximity to most rural women. With this point of view, the Population Council has provided technical assistance to the Directorate General of Family Planning to implement an operations research (OR) study in 24 UHFWCs to test the effectiveness of a model to strengthen UHFWCs so that they can provide such services. This report presents the findings of, …
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Faisalabad, Population Council
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Faisalabad, Population Council
Reproductive Health
This district profile of Faisalabad is part of the Landscape Analysis of the Family Planning Situation in Pakistan. The factsheet provides a detailed picture of the use of antenatal and delivery care services; use of family planning; other socioeconomic indicators; availability of health facilities, pharmacies, and lady health workers; distribution of public static and private facilities by cadre;, provision of specific family planning methods by sector; and presence and provision of family planning services/products. The factsheet concludes with a review of consumers’ perspectives on barriers to use of family planning. The analysis, conducted by the Population Council, was supported by …
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Rawalpindi, Population Council
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Rawalpindi, Population Council
Reproductive Health
This district profile of Rawalpindi is part of the Landscape Analysis of the Family Planning Situation in Pakistan. The factsheet provides a detailed picture of use of family planning and other socioeconomic indicators. It covers consumers’ perspectives on barriers to use of family planning noting the lack of information among men and women, especially migrants; problems of access among poor rural women; and difficulty in affording services, among poor couples. The factsheet concludes with a chart listing district-specific donors, projects, and implementing partners. The analysis, conducted by the Population Council, was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Lahore, Population Council
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Lahore, Population Council
Reproductive Health
This district profile of Lahore is part of the Landscape Analysis of the Family Planning Situation in Pakistan. The factsheet provides a detailed picture of contraceptive use and unmet need; use of antenatal and delivery care services; other socioeconomic indicators; availability of health facilities, pharmacies, and lady health workers; distribution of public static and private facilities by cadre; provision of specific family planning methods by sector; and presence and provision of family planning services/products. The factsheet concludes with a review of consumers’ perspectives on barriers to use of family planning and a chart listing district-specific donors, projects, and implementing partners. …
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Karachi, Population Council
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Karachi, Population Council
Reproductive Health
This district profile of Karachi is part of the Landscape Analysis of the Family Planning Situation in Pakistan. The factsheet provides a detailed picture of the use of family planning; use of antenatal and delivery care services; other socioeconomic indicators; availability of health facilities and lady health workers; distribution of public static and private facilities by cadre; provision of specific family planning methods by sector; and presence and provision of family planning services. The factsheet concludes with a review of consumers’ perspectives on barriers to use of family planning. The analysis, conducted by the Population Council, was supported by the …
Strengthening Factory Health Systems Under Levi Strauss & Co.'S Worker Well-Being Initiative In Egypt, Population Council, The Evidence Project
Strengthening Factory Health Systems Under Levi Strauss & Co.'S Worker Well-Being Initiative In Egypt, Population Council, The Evidence Project
Reproductive Health
The pilot intervention described in this brief took place at an apparel manufacturing company, Lotus, located in Port Said, Egypt as part of the Worker Well-being Initiative. Worker Well-being is an initiative of Levi Strauss & Co. and the Levi Strauss Foundation that seeks to move beyond a “do no harm” compliance model of labor rights in its global supply chain. The interventions in Egypt have contributed to the overall development of a health system–strengthening approach to private workplaces, which is a new concept for management. The work in Egypt contributed to a collaboration between the Evidence Project/RAISE Health and …
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Hyderabad, Population Council
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Hyderabad, Population Council
Reproductive Health
This district profile of Hyderabad is part of the Landscape Analysis of the Family Planning Situation in Pakistan. The factsheet provides a detailed picture of the use of family planning, including other socioeconomic indicators, and consumers’ perspectives on barriers to use of family planning. While it notes the lack of information among men; it also finds limited access to public health facilities compounded by poverty—a hurdle for the urban poor. The factsheet concludes with a chart listing district-specific donors, projects, and implementing partners. The analysis, conducted by the Population Council, was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Multan, Population Council
Landscape Analysis Of The Family Planning Situation In Pakistan—District Profile: Multan, Population Council
Reproductive Health
This district profile of Multan is part of the Landscape Analysis of the Family Planning Situation in Pakistan. The factsheet provides a detailed picture of antenatal and delivery care services; use of family planning; other socioeconomic indicators; availability of health facilities and lady health workers; distribution of public static and private facilities by cadre; provision of specific family planning methods by sector; and presence and provision of family planning services/products. The factsheet concludes with a review of consumers’ perspectives on barriers to use of family planning and a chart listing district-specific donors, projects, and implementing partners. The analysis, conducted by …