Reducing Maternal Mortality

Introduction

This toolkit demonstrates how rural communities in the Iganga District of Uganda used simple technology to forge a partnership between modern health practitioners and traditional healers, that led to a reported 50% decline in maternal mortality in three years.

For more information, please refer to the links below:

	Millennium Development Goals
	Reducing Maternal Mortality
	Experience of the Iganga District in Uganda -- The Summary: The RESCUER Project in the Iganga District of Uganda -- The Challenge: Highest maternal mortality rates found in the Iganga District  -- The Approach: Innovative aspects of the RESCUER Project  -- Project Impact: Maternal morality reportedly declined by over 50 percent
	Lessons (Multi-media Tools) --   Iganga Video: Features Iganga District and interviews with TBAs and project staff --  IK Notes: Detailed article on the project design and implementation --  Debriefing: Maria Musoke reflects on the Project’s unique features --  Lessons Learned: What worked, how and why
	Replication and Scaling Up --  Framework for Action and Replication
	Additional Resources  --  Telemedicine in Africa
	Contact Dr. Zerubabel M. Nyiira Executive Secretary Uganda National Council for Science & Technology P.O. Box 6884 Kampala, Uganda Tel: 256-41-250499 Fax: 256-41-234579 Email: uncst@starcom.co.ug