Repository on maternal child health: Health portal to improve access to information on maternal child health in India

Repository on maternal child health: Health portal to improve access to information on maternal child health in India

BACKGROUND Quality and essential health information is considered one of the most cost-effective interventions to improve health for a developing country. Healthcare portals have revolutionalized access to health information and knowledge using the Internet and related technologies, but their usage is far from satisfactory in India. This article describes a health portal developed in India aime...

Access to health: How to reduce child and maternal mortality?

A majority of these maternal and neonatal deaths could be prevented with early recognition and proper implementation of required skills and knowledge (Ray and Salihu, 2004). While the Millennium Development Goals (MDG4 and 5) call for a reduction in maternal mortality by three quarters and child mortality by two thirds, this can only be achieved if health care coverage of mothers and newborns i...

Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and child health.

The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved. doi:10.1093/eurpub/cki170 Advance Access publication February 9, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Building evidence to improve maternal and child health

www.thelancet.com Vol 387 January 9, 2016 105 Giving children the best possible start in life is crucial to reduce health disparities. One of the UK Government’s eff orts to support young children has been to adapt and assess the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP), a programme of prenatal and early childhood home visiting for vulnerable fi rst-time mothers and their children. In The Lancet, Michael...