2014
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110909871
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An Assessment of Maternal Health Issues in Two Villages in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Abstract: The fifth Millennium Development Goal of improving maternal health was placed on the international agenda and endorsed by global leaders at the Millennium Summit held in 2000. The aim of this baseline study was to conduct a situational analysis of key maternal health issues in two rural Eastern Cape villages in South Africa: Glenmore and Ndwayana. Ten focus group discussions were conducted with village leaders, community health workers and three different women self-help groups from Glenmore and Ndwayana, with… Show more

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“…In 2011, the South African (SA) National Department of Health (NDOH) launched 'The Re-engineering of Primary Health Care' policy, which relies heavily on CHWs, to reduce maternal and child mortality and improve access to health care [8][9][10][11]. Successful CHW programs have provided services to over 200 million people over the past 2 decades in Brazil, Bangladesh and Nepal [12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2011, the South African (SA) National Department of Health (NDOH) launched 'The Re-engineering of Primary Health Care' policy, which relies heavily on CHWs, to reduce maternal and child mortality and improve access to health care [8][9][10][11]. Successful CHW programs have provided services to over 200 million people over the past 2 decades in Brazil, Bangladesh and Nepal [12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, even if they could get to call ambulances, the supply is always outnumbered by the demand. For instance, for the need of about 70 ambulances, only 25 ambulances will be operational [2] [4]. Fig.…”
Section: Background Informationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…South Africa has 55,000 CHWs [ 12 ], and these CHWs are seen as a key component of the government’s plans to “Re-engineer Primary Health Care” [ 13 16 ]. In 2011, more than 33,000 of the 55,000 CHWs were reassigned from being based mostly at clinics to performing home visits [ 17 , 18 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%