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Using evidence to drive action: a "revolution in accountability" to implement quality care for better maternal and newborn health in Africa

Using evidence to drive action: a "revolution in accountability" to implement quality care for better maternal and newborn health in Africa
Using evidence to drive action: a "revolution in accountability" to implement quality care for better maternal and newborn health in Africa
Introducing evidence-based accountability mechanisms at national and subnational levels into maternal newborn health programs can accelerate reductions in maternal and newborn mortality. Clearly packaged evidence has the potential to catalyze change, if it is communicated not only to the public but also to key policymakers. Evidence for Action (E4A) is a DFID-funded program that contributes to global efforts toward improving accountability in maternal and neonatal health. It uses evidence to drive action and accountability to improve maternal and newborn survival in six African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. This paper introduces the E4A program, the rationale that underpins the program design, and presents initial findings on how information and data currently feed into accountability and implementation across the six E4A countries.
0020-7292
96-101
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Hulton, Louise, Matthews, Zoe, Martin-Hilber, Adriane, Adanu, Richard, Ferla, Craig, Getachew, Atnafu, Makwenda, Charles, Segun, Babatunde and Yilla, Mohamed (2014) Using evidence to drive action: a "revolution in accountability" to implement quality care for better maternal and newborn health in Africa. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 127 (1), 96-101. (doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.07.002). (PMID:25087502)

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Introducing evidence-based accountability mechanisms at national and subnational levels into maternal newborn health programs can accelerate reductions in maternal and newborn mortality. Clearly packaged evidence has the potential to catalyze change, if it is communicated not only to the public but also to key policymakers. Evidence for Action (E4A) is a DFID-funded program that contributes to global efforts toward improving accountability in maternal and neonatal health. It uses evidence to drive action and accountability to improve maternal and newborn survival in six African countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. This paper introduces the E4A program, the rationale that underpins the program design, and presents initial findings on how information and data currently feed into accountability and implementation across the six E4A countries.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 July 2014
Published date: October 2014
Organisations: Social Statistics & Demography

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Local EPrints ID: 390944
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/390944
ISSN: 0020-7292
PURE UUID: c056dc8d-a2a4-46ea-86b3-22ba3c90043e
ORCID for Zoe Matthews: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1533-6618

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Author: Louise Hulton
Author: Zoe Matthews ORCID iD
Author: Adriane Martin-Hilber
Author: Richard Adanu
Author: Craig Ferla
Author: Atnafu Getachew
Author: Charles Makwenda
Author: Babatunde Segun
Author: Mohamed Yilla

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