Webinar: Respectful Maternity Care: What Is It? And How Can We Achieve It?


January 1, 2019

Mistreatment in childbirth violates the fundamental obligation of a health system to provide support and healing in childbirth, can cause lasting emotional trauma, and goes against our Christian calling to provide compassionate care. What is driving mistreatment during childbirth, one of the most important times a woman needs...

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Monitoring Environmental Health in Maternal and Newborn Health Programs in Health Care Facilities


January 1, 2019

Many health care facilities in low-and middle-income countries have substandard water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and lack adequate infection prevention and control items, policies, protocols, and behaviors. These inadequate conditions lead to higher rates of health care acquired infections and increased rates of morbidity and mortality. The...

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WHO MNCAH data portal


January 1, 2019

The fifth round of the Global Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) Policy Survey was conducted in 2018-2019. For this survey, the questionnaire was administered online to each member state via WHO regional offices. Each WHO country office was asked to coordinate completion of the...

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Webinar: Engaging Communities to Improve Maternal and Child Health


November 10, 2017

Engaging Communities to Improve Maternal and Child Health | December 2017 | Webinar featuring Henry Perry, MD, MPH, PhD, Senior Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Connie Gates, MPH, Jamkhed International – North America. Many Christian programs have been pioneers of the principles and practice...

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