Maternal and new-born health policy indicators for low-resourced countries: The example of Liberia

Abstract: Abstract   Aim: Over the past two decades, two catastrophic events caused a steep decline in health services in Liberia: the long-lasting civil war (1989-2003) and the weak response of the health system to the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) outbreak (2013-2015). In early 2015 The Liberian Government reacted and developed a strategic health policy framework. This paper reviews that framework with a focus on maternal and newborn health. Methods: The study is designed as a narrative review executed during the second half of 2017 in Monrovia. It takes advantage of triangulation, derived from recent international and national documents, relevant literature, and available information from primary and secondary sources and databases. Results: In 2015 the severely compromised health system infrastructure included lack of functional refrigerators, low availability of vaccines and child immunization guidelines, high stock-out rates, and an absence of the cold chain minimum requirements in 46% of.... https://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/1890

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Maternal and new-born health policy indicators for low-resourced countries: The example of Liberia ; day:19 ; month:08 ; year:2019 ; South eastern european journal of public health ; (19.08.2019)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic ; Raphael Broniatowski ; Stephen Byepu ; Ulrich Laaser

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/seejph-1890
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020070114323207896852
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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