Monthly Archives: August 2009

Accreditation for Hospitals Needs to be Simplified For Resource-Poor Settings

Posted on August 26, 2009 by

Last month, officials from 13 African countries launched a global initiative to work with the WHO to standardize medical laboratories using a 5-step accreditation process established by the WHO-AFRO.  (This initiative is being sponsored by the Clinton Foundation and the … Continue reading →

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Incentives for Better Family Planning in Developing Countries

Posted on August 22, 2009 by

When I read that the worlds’ population would soon reach 7 billion people, it wasn’t so much that we reached the next billion that was a surprise, it was the pace at which it happened.  Only 12 years after we … Continue reading →

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Saving Newborn Lives Can Be Simple

Posted on August 8, 2009 by

Neonatal intensive care improves the survival and morbidity rates of newborns – particularly those with low birth weight (a common problem in developing countries) thus reducing the long-term impact on health costs.  It then follows, that if we can improve … Continue reading →

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Maternal Health Challenges Include Mortality and Morbidity

Posted on August 1, 2009 by

Every year about 536,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes, 99% of these are in developing countries. The risk of a woman in some parts of Africa dying in childbirth is 1 in 7 vs. some countries in Europe it is … Continue reading →

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