A handbook for building skills, Updated 2013
Following an overview of maternal and neonatal child health in Nepal and in the districts covered by the project, the briefing outlines the background to the Strengthening Approaches for Maximizing ...Maternal, Neonatal and Reproductive Health (SAMMAN) project. It then describes the key aspects of the two main project approaches: one focused on the community level, and the other on health systems
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Social auditing in Nepal’s health sector
Further Analysis of the 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2014 Cambodia Demographic and Health Surveys | DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 106
DHS Further Analysis Reports No 102
DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 97
Poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels.
Today, inaccurate diagnosis, med...ication errors, inappropriate or unnecessary treatment, inadequate or unsafe clinical facilities or practices, or providers who lack adequate training and expertise prevail in all countries.
The situation is worst in low and middle-income countries where 10 percent of hospitalized patients can expect to acquire an infection during their stay, as compared to seven percent in high income countries. This is despite hospital acquired infections being easily avoided through better hygiene, improved infection control practices and appropriate use of antimicrobials.. At the same time, one in ten patients is harmed during medical treatment in high income countries.
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DHS Further Analysis Reports No. 115