Using technology to claim rights to free maternal health care: Lessons about impact from the my health, my voice pilot project in India

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 135-147

  Dasgupta, Jashodhara ^a   Sandhya, Y K ^a   Lobis, Samantha ^a   Verma, Pravesh ^a   Schaaf, Marta ^b  

^a Population Health at Columbia University ^*  (India)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; MATERNAL HEALTH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIA; MATERNAL CARE; MONITORING; VOICE; FEMALE; HOTLINE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; PILOT STUDY;

INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84956899785     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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