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Implementing Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Kenya: Incremental Progress and Lessons Learned

Helen Smith, Charles Ameh, Pamela Godia, Judith Maua, Kigen Bartilol, Patrick Amoth, Matthews Mathai and Nynke van den Broek
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):345-354; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00130
Helen Smith
aCentre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
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Charles Ameh
aCentre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
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Pamela Godia
bLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine Kenya Office, Nairobi, Kenya.
cKenya National Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response Secretariat, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Judith Maua
bLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine Kenya Office, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kigen Bartilol
dReproductive Maternal Health Services Unit, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Patrick Amoth
eDivision of Family Health, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Matthews Mathai
aCentre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
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Nynke van den Broek
aCentre for Maternal and Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
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    Timeline of Maternal Death Surveillance and Response Policies and Processes in Kenya

    Abbreviations: CEMD, Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths; HMIS, Health Management Information System; MDSR, Maternal Death Surveillance and Response; MPDSR, Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response; WHO, World Health Organization.

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    Implementation of Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response in Kenya Mapped Onto the World Health Organization Phased Approach

    Abbreviation: MDSR, Maternal Death Surveillance and Response.

    The WHO phased approach1 is shown in gray, with implementation in Kenya shown in blue.

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Helen Smith, Charles Ameh, Pamela Godia, Judith Maua, Kigen Bartilol, Patrick Amoth, Matthews Mathai, Nynke van den Broek
Global Health: Science and Practice Sep 2017, 5 (3) 345-354; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00130

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