Strengthening the emergency healthcare system for mothers and children in the Gambia

Reproductive Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Cole Ceesay, Ramou ^a   Cherian, Meena ^b   Sonko, Alieu ^c   Shivute, Nestor ^d   Cham, Mamady ^e   Davis, Michael ^f   Fatty, Famara ^e   Wieteska, Susan ^g   Baro, Momodou ^h   Watson, Diane ⁱ   Phillips, Barbara ^g   MacDonald, Rhona ^j   Hayden, Brigid ^j   Southall, David ^j  

^a Department of Health   (Gambia)

^b WHO Geneva ^*  (Switzerland)

^c Head Office   (Gambia)

^d HO Country Office   (Gambia)

^e Ministry of Health   (Gambia)

^f Advanced Life Support Group   (United Kingdom)

^g Head Office   (United Kingdom)

^h Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

ⁱ ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^j Maternal and Childhealth Advocacy International   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS USED IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MISOPROSTOL;

AMBULANCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MOBILE PHONE; NEWBORN CARE; NOTE; OPERATING ROOM; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PREGNANCY; RESUSCITATION; TRAINING; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955596377     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-7-21     Document Type: Note

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