Barriers to and strategies for addressing the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of the sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health workforce: addressing the post-2015 agenda

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Caroline S E HomerPetra Ten Hoope-Bender

Abstract

In a post-2015 development agenda, achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for women and newborns will require a fit-for-purpose and fit-to-practice sexual, reproductive, maternal, adolescent and newborn health (SRMNAH) workforce. The aim of this paper is to explore barriers, challenges and solutions to the availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality (AAAQ) of SRMNAH services and workforce. The State of the World's Midwifery report 2014 used a broad definition of midwifery ("the health services and health workforce needed to support and care for women and newborns") and provided information about a wide range of SRMNAH workers, including doctors, midwives, nurses and auxiliaries. As part of the data collection, 36 out of the 73 participating low- and middle-income countries conducted a one-day workshop, involving a range of different stakeholders. Participants were asked to discuss barriers to the AAAQ of SRMNAH workers, and to suggest strategies for overcoming the identified barriers. The workshop was facilitated using a discussion guide, and a rapporteur took detailed notes. A content analysis was undertaken using N-Vivo software and the AAAQ model as a framework. Across the 36 countries, about 800 participants a...Continue Reading

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Jul 5, 2018·Global Health Action·Andrea NoveGonçalo Castro
Dec 4, 2019·Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters·Gianna RobbersCaroline S E Homer
Jul 10, 2020·Health Research Policy and Systems·Cristina A MattisonMichelle L Dion
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Jun 4, 2021·Inquiry : a Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing·Asya Banu Babaoglu, Mustafa Agah Tekindal
Aug 8, 2021·The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine·Rudo M S ChingonoRashida A Ferrand

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