Most causes of maternal and infant mortality today are preventable. But while modern medicine has the knowledge and tools to save lives, other barriers prevent critical health treatments from reaching millions of women and babies. With the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Concern Worldwide set out to accelerate the discovery and testing of creative solutions to overcome the social and institutional barriers to care. After soliciting ideas from target beneficiaries through open-call competitions, Concern asked for Reboot’s support in developing the ideas into actionable programmatic concepts. Through a targeted, iterative incubation process, and in close consultation with key stakeholders, beneficiaries, and experts, we developed ten concepts to address the continuum of health challenges that mothers and infants face. Five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are currently implementing several of these concepts in collaboration with UNICEF and each country’s Ministry of Health. Check out our Case Study on Maternal Health with a close look at India, Malawi and Sierre Leon.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 18:24:33 +0000
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