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| Title: |
Saving the lives of mothers in Honduras:
The global and national politics of a public health success story |
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| Where & When: |
Friday, September 06, 2002 341 Eggers Hall 12:45:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM |
| Type of Activity: |
Lecture |
| Summary: |
This lecture is part of the Studies in Development and Social Transformation brown bag series. Each year nearly 600,000 women die due to complications resulting from childbirth, making this the leading cause of death globally for adult women in their reproductive years. The vast majority of these deaths occur in developing countries, and in some nations one in seven women will die due to pregnancy-related complications. A global movement was launched in 1987 to reduce the maternal death rate, but few countries have succeeded. Honduras, one of the poorest countries in Latin America, is an exception. Between 1990 and 1997 the country managed to reduce its maternal death rate by nearly half, astonishing national and international observers and policy-makers. Based on research recently conducted in Honduras, this presentation will explain how this decline occurred, focusing on the international agenda-setting and national political factors that shaped priority for the cause in the country, as well as the technical and medical interventions undertaken. The presentation will also draw out the implications of the case for public health policy effectiveness in other developing countries. |
| Speaking: |
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| Jeremy Shiffman |
| Assistant Professor |
| Public Administration |
| Sponsor: |
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| Development and Social Transformation Forum, Primary Sponsor |
| Program on Latin America and the Caribbean, Recommending Organization |