Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use
Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use
Overview
With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Improving Maternal Health Measurement (IMHM) project worked to advance maternal health measurement capacity through the development and validation of indicators to inform global standards and encourage their adoption through targeted engagement and support to countries.
We worked closely with the White Ribbon Alliance; the Women and Health Initiative; local partners; and multilateral organizations, including WHO and the United Nations Population Fund, to organize multistakeholder dialogues on national maternal health in Côte d’Ivoire and Mexico. These dialogues sought to better understand countries’ specific needs and interests related to maternal health monitoring and discuss adoption and use of prioritized indicators to inform strategic decisions about maternal health investments and programs. In partnership with national ministries of health, the project convened dialogues in Bangladesh, Côte d’Ivoire, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
National Dialogue, Côte d’Ivoire: Improving Maternal Health Measurement Capacity and Use
The national dialogue in Côte d’Ivoire is part of a series of seven national dialogues to collect input from a range of stakeholders on national priorities for addressing maternal mortality and to bring a focus on the social determinants of maternal health and survival.
Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality: What Will It Take?
Nearly five years into the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) era, maternal mortality rates worldwide are still unacceptably high. Why? Nearly five years into the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) era, maternal mortality rates worldwide are still unacceptably high. Why?
Donors & Partners
Donors
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation