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Webinars
Sustaining Innovations in Maternal and Newborn Service Delivery Design: Lessons from Kigoma, Tanzania
For nearly two decades, Kigoma Region in western Tanzania has advanced maternal and newborn health through a government-aligned effort to expand high-quality emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC). After transitioning fully to government oversight in 2019, a 2024 evaluation found that key services and health gains were largely sustained. This webinar will explore lessons on decentralization, quality improvement, and sustaining impact in resource-constrained settings.
Learn moreService Delivery Redesign for Maternal and Newborn Survival in Meghalaya: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation
In Meghalaya, the state government is taking bold steps to improve outcomes for mothers and newborns using Service Delivery Redesign (SDR) principles and supported by the World Bank. The reform extends equitable access to quality maternal and newborn healthcare through transportation interventions, maternity waiting homes, improvements to primary care, population health management, community engagement, and the expansion of comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care. This webinar shares preliminary findings from a mixed-methods process evaluation led by the World Bank HNP Global Service Delivery Program, with Sanam Roder DeWan as Principal Investigator and including co-investigators Gil Shapira, Shubham Gupta, Misimi Kakoti, Sayan Deori, Mahdin Hossain and Neena Kapoor. Using a theory-driven approach, the study examines reform effectiveness and explores implementation to understand success and challenges.
Learn moreThe Safer Births Bundle of Care for Improved Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes: Experience and Lessons from Tanzania
The SDR CoP hosted a webinar highlighting findings from a large-scale study of the Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC) in Tanzania. The initiative, which combines simulation-based training, local data use, facilitation, and innovative tools, has demonstrated significant reductions in perinatal mortality across 30 health facilities.
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