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This blog was originally published by Sara Matthews in the New Security Beat blog of the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program. A positive birth experience is not a luxury, but a necessity, said Hedieh Mehrtash, consultant for the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at the...
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Quality of care is essential for ensuring a positive health facility experience and strengthening trust in the health system. The increasing attention given to a woman’s experience of care during childbirth as a marker of the quality of health care has been emphasized by the WHO Standards and Guidelines and...
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Background Innovations in technology have revolutionised almost every aspect of life, and health care and medical education are no exception. Online learning (or e-learning) is a perfect panacea for the current times, with its easy access, affordability, flexibility, and learning pedagogy. [1] However, students often find online learning boring and...
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By: Sharmin Akter, Cory Cerritelli, Aisha Hussain, and Joseph Johnson In the crowded urban slum of Hazaribag, Boubazar Balur Maath (in photo above) is a pregnant woman that looks onward into the sprawl in front of her. A wild dog is walking among the garbage looking for food. We can...
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By Mary Kinney & Ashish KC New study from Nepal confirms the direct effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on care around the time of birth. A new study from Nepal confirms that the COVID-19 outbreak and response have severely affected maternal and newborn health. The study, published The Lancet Global...
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