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Research on life sciences detailed by scientists at Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health
2009 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers detail in 'International health policy and stagnating maternal mortality: is there a causal link,' new data in life sciences. "This paper examines why progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 on maternal health appears to have stagnated in much of the global south. We contend that besides the widely recognised existence of weak health systems, including weak services, low staffing levels, managerial weaknesses, and lack of infrastructure and information, this stagnation relates to the inability of most countries to meet two essential conditions: to develop access to publicly funded, comprehensive health care, and to provide the not-for-profit sector with needed political, technical and financial support," scientists in Antwerp, Belgium report. "This paper offers a critical perspective on the past 15 years of international health policies as a possible cofactor of high maternal mortality, because of their emphasis on disease control in public health services at the expense of access to comprehensive health care, and failures of contracting out and public-private partnerships in health care. Health care delivery cannot be an issue both of trade and of right," wrote J.P. Unger and colleagues, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Public Health. The researchers concluded: "Without policies to make health systems in the global south more publicly-oriented and accountable, the current standards of maternal and child health care are likely to remain poor, and maternal deaths will continue to affect women and their families at an intolerably high level." Unger and colleagues published their study in Foot and Ankle Surgery (International health policy and stagnating maternal mortality: is there a causal link' Foot and Ankle Surgery, 2009;17(33):91-104). For additional information, contact J.P. Unger, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Dept. of Public Health, Antwerp, Belgium. The publisher's contact information for the journal Foot and Ankle Surgery is: Blackwell Publishing Inc., 350 Main St., Malden, MA 02148, USA. Keywords: Belgium, Antwerp, Life Sciences, Health Policy, Legislation, Maternal Mortality, Women's Health, Public Health, Surgery. This article was prepared by Managed Care Weekly Digest editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Managed Care Weekly Digest via NewsRx.com.
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