Access to the health system

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Notes: "Maternal, Newborn and Child Health" issue.; "Perhaps the most important key to improving maternal, newborn and child health in isolated rural areas is ensuring access to the health system. PWRDF partners work with local health workers, midwives, and others to have a presence even in some of the most isolated villages. In Bangladesh, PWRDF and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada fund local partner UBINIG to train and support a network of traditional birth attendants known locally as dai. The dai work in dai ghors, houses in the village where they can monitor the health of pregnant women, babies, mothers and children, as well as providing advice, nutrition information and referrals to the health care system when necessary".

Subjects: Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) - Bangladesh; Maternal and infant welfare - Bangladesh; Maternal and infant welfare - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada