Case 6: Saving Mothers’ Lives in Sri Lanka
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T he reduction in deaths during pregnancy and delivery has long been held out as a major international public health goal, but many countries have had difficulties making progress toward it. Most observers now agree that there are no quick fixes, and that the solution will come with the strengthening of now-failing health systems in many poor countries, building up the training of professional and paraprofessional health workers, improving access to both basic and higher-level services, and ensuring the availability of basic medical supplies and medications to deal with obstetric problems. The case of Sri Lanka demonstrates how rapidly progress can occur when those fundamental building blocks are in place.
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Saving Mothers’ Lives in Sri Lanka
I n t e r v e n t i o n o r P r o g r a m : Beginning in the 1950s, the government of Sri Lanka made special efforts to extend health services, including critical elements of maternal health care, through a widespread rural health network. Sri Lanka’s success in reducing maternal deaths is attributed to widespread access to maternal health care, which is built upon a strong health system that p...
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تاریخ انتشار 2007