Maternal Death Surveillance and Response: A Tall Order for Effectiveness in Resource-Poor Settings
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Most countries with high maternal (and newborn) mortality have very limited resources, overstretched health workers, and relatively weak systems and governance. To make important progress in reducing mortality, therefore, they need to carefully prioritize where to invest effort and funds. Given the demanding requirements to effectively implement the maternal death surveillance and response (MDSR) approach, in many settings it makes more sense to focus effort on the known drivers of high mortality, e.g., reducing geographic, financial, and systems barriers to lifesaving maternal and newborn care.
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Authors' Response to Editorial: Maternal Death Surveillance and Response: A Tall Order for Effectiveness in Resource-Poor Settings
We thankMarge Koblinksy for her considered editorial on the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) approach used in Kenya and lessons learned, described in our recent article published in GHSP. Her views on the potential effectiveness of MDSR in resource-limited settings, however, seem pessimistic. Firstly, Koblinsky argues that MDSR is too complicated and demanding in lowand middle-in...
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