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Title Investing in Maternal Health in Malaysia and Sri Lanka NA
Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2003

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Description xx, 182 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Health, nutrition, and population series
Health, nutrition, and population series.
World Bank e-Library.
Summary This study provides the most comprehensive and detailed analysis available on factors behind the decline in maternal mortality in Malaysia and Sri Lanka in the past 50 to 60 years and the magnitude of health system expenditures on maternal health. The main findings are that a modest investment in maternal health services, combined with other poverty reduction measures leads to a fairly rapid decline in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The strategies of Malaysia and Sri Lanka changed over time, from an initial emphasis on expanding the provision of services, especially in underserved areas, to increasing utilization and, finally, to emphasizing the improvement of quality. Removing financial barriers to maternal care for clients was an important step in both countries. Professional midwives constitute the backbone of maternal care in Malaysia and Sri Lanka. The MMR reduction in developing countries is feasible with modest public expenditures when appropriate policies are adopted, focused wisely, and adapted incrementally in response to environmental conditions and systems capacity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-182)
Subject Maternal health services -- Malaysia
Maternal health services -- Sri Lanka
Child health services -- Malaysia
Child health services -- Sri Lanka
Women -- Services for -- Malaysia
Women -- Services for -- Sri Lanka
Medical economics -- Malaysia
Medical economics -- Sri Lanka
Maternal and infant welfare.
Maternal Welfare
Child Health Services -- economics
Developing Countries
Maternal Health Services -- economics
Infant Welfare
Maternal and infant welfare
Child health services
Maternal health services
Medical economics
Women -- Services for
SUBJECT Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Subject Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Form Electronic book
Author Pathmanathan, Indra
Liljestrand, Jerker
LC no. 2002035837
ISBN 9780821353622
0821353624