Michele R. Decker, Amanda Kalamar, Özge Tunçalp, Michelle J. Hindin
Objective: Reducing unwanted adolescent childbearing is a global priority. Little is known about how national-level economic and human development indicators relate to early adolescent childbearing. This ecological study evaluates associations of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), GINI index, Human Devel...
A Adeniran, Andrew Likaka, Anneka Knutsson, Anthony Costello et al.
Recognizing the need for action, the \nnational governments of Bangladesh, \nCôte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, \nMalawi, Nigeria, Uganda and United Republic \nof Tanzania, together with WHO, \nthe United Nations Children’s Fund \n(UNICEF), the United Nations Population&#...
Charles Festo, Valerie Vannevel, Hasmot Ali, Tigest Tamrat et al.
Abstract Undetected and unmonitored hypertension carries substantial mortality and morbidity, especially during pregnancy. We assessed the accuracy of OptiBP TM , a smartphone application for estimating blood pressure (BP), across diverse settings. The study was conducted in community settings: Gaib...
Vanessa Brizuela, Özge Tunçalp
Improvements in maternal and newborn care will continue to fall short if we do not address quality of care. Global frameworks, standards, and measures for quality of maternal and newborn care provide a blueprint for countries to adapt and tailor to their settings.1WHOStandards for improving quality ...
Tigest Tamrat, Charles Festo, Valerie Vannevel, Tsakane Hlongwane et al.
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Patty Harrison, Grant Ec, Michels Ka, B Trabert et al.
The Peoples Health Center located in Savar Bangladesh makes extensive use of barefoot doctors and permits them to perform many functions generally reserved for medical personnel including minor surgery. The center was established in 1972 by Dr. Chowdhury who believed that paramedics were capable of ...