rules of various countries. Currently, it has deployed Mexico in the Americas; Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria, Nigeria, Albania, etc. in Europe; and South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, etc. in Africa; Myanmar, Thail...
In areas of sub-Saharan Africa where malaria is endemic, pregnant women are at a greater risk of malaria than non-pregnant women leading to significant adverse consequences including anemia, intrauterine growth retardation, low birth weight (LBW), and pre-term delivery. The Kenya Ministry of Healt...
women along the Thailand-Myanmar border over 30 years, the proportion of women with low BMI in the first trimester decreased from 23.1 to 20.2%, whereas high BMI increased markedly from 12.3 to 28.4% in migrants. In addition, low BMI is commonly found among Burmese migrants [31]. A cross-...
IPTp-SP is freely provided to the mothers and is always available in all the public health centers, even in the remote areas; and the cost of an ANC consultation is officially free of charge. Furthermore, each delivering woman must show an ANC card when arriving at the delivery unit they...
In Kenya, there is currently a case in the Supreme Court challenging the dissemination and implementation of health ministry clinical protocols on safe abortion. Participants from Zambia also reported that a proposed constitutional provision stating that life begins at conception could effectively eliminate...
Despite the clinically proven advantages of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), utilisation has been low in many African countries. To increase uptake and achieve the desired effect, the W
sought care at public facilities because the healthcare were supposed to be free or cheaper than private facilities. A few participants had prior experiences delivering at private facilities and they reported switching to public facilities for subsequent births due to the high cost of private health...
In Kenya and Uganda, around 23% of neonatal deaths are attributed to gaps in the continuum of care [17]. The studies across various African countries reveal significant disparities in the completion of the maternal continuum of care. In Zambia, 38% of mothers completed the full continuum [18...
Echoka E, Kombe Y, Dubourg D, Makokha A, Olsen BE, Mwangi M, Byskov J, Olsen QE, Mutisya R: Existence and functionality of emergency obstetric care services at district level in Kenya: theoretical coverage versus reality. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013, 13: 113-10.1186/1472-6963-13-113. ...
Maternal mortality in Kenya increased from 380/100000 live births to 530/100000 live births between 1990 and 2008. Skilled assistance during childbirth is central to reducing maternal mortality yet the proportion of deliveries taking place in health facilities where such assistance can reliably be provi...