Using advocacy and data to strengthen political accountability in maternal and newborn health in Africa

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 358-364

  ten Hoope Bender, Petra ^a   Martin Hilber, Adriane ^b,c   Nove, Andrea ^d   Bandali, Sarah ^e   Nam, Sara ^e   Armstrong, Corinne ^e   Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed, ^f   Chatuluka, Mathias G ^g   Magoma, Moke ^h   Hulton, Louise ^e  

^a UNFPA   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^e Options Consultancy Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f Options Consultancy Services Ltd   (Nigeria)

^g Options Consultancy Services Ltd   (Malawi)

^h Options Consultancy Services Ltd   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Accountability mechanisms; Country action; Data supported advocacy; Maternal and newborn health; MDGs

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; GHANA; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC FIGURE; SIERRA LEONE; TANZANIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS;

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INFANT HEALTH; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 85002910023     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.10.003     Document Type: Article

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