The role of faith-based organizations in maternal and newborn health care in Africa

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 218-222

  Widmer, Mariana ^a   Betran, Ana P ^a   Merialdi, Mario ^a   Requejo, Jennifer ^b   Karpf, Ted ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Faith based organizations; Maternal and newborn health; Millennium Development Goals

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; GHANA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALAWI; MATERNAL CARE; MOZAMBIQUE; NEWBORN CARE; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TANZANIA; UGANDA;

EID: 79961166076     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.03.015     Document Type: Review

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