Myanmar

Maternal mortality due to abortion complications in forcibly displaced populations: A study protocol for a community-facility capture-recapture (CFCR) study

Karen Weidert
Blake Erhardt-Ohren
Dipika Paul
Anik Mahmud
Anika Tarannum
Altaf Hossain
Sayed Rubayet
Ndola Prata
2025

There is a paucity of research exploring abortion complication-related morbidity and mortality in humanitarian settings. The most recent data we have to understand the impact of global negligence on forcibly displaced persons’ reproductive health needs in humanitarian emergencies is from the 1999 United Nations Population Fund’s annual report, which estimated that 25-50% of maternal deaths in refugee settings were due to complications from unsafe abortion. This study will investigate maternal death surveillance and reporting (MDSR). The protocol will be implemented in a refugee setting:...

Revisiting community-based distribution programs: are they still needed?

Ndola Prataa
Farnaz Vahidniaa
Malcolm Pottsa
Ingrid Dries-Daffnerb
2005

Community-based distribution (CBD) programs are the optimum way of reaching people in rural areas of developing countries where conventional methods of delivery do not exist or fail. CBD programs are needed to meet the needs for contraception in rural communities and isolated city neighborhoods in developing countries.

Community-based distribution (CBD) programs are the optimum way of reaching people in rural areas of developing countries where conventional methods of delivery do not exist or fail. This paper reviews findings and experiences from over 30 years of efforts to...