Monir Islam
World Health Organization
12 Papers
160 Citations
Monir Islam is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Infant mortality. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications.
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Papers
Stillbirths: why they matter
J. Frederik Frøen,Joanne Cacciatore,Elizabeth M. McClure,O Kuti,Abdul Hakeem Jokhio,Monir Islam,Jeremy Shiffman +6 more
TL;DR: This first paper of The Lancet's Stillbirths Series explores the present status of stillbirths in the world-from global health policy to a survey of community perceptions in 135 countries, highlighting the need for a strong call for action.
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Stillbirths: progress and unfinished business
J. Frederik Frøen,J. Frederik Frøen,Ingrid K. Friberg,Joy E Lawn,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Zulfiqar A Bhutta,Robert Clive Pattinson,Emma R. Allanson,Emma R. Allanson,Vicki Flenady,Elizabeth M. McClure,Lynne Franco,Robert L. Goldenberg,Mary V Kinney,Susannah Hopkins Leisher,Catherine Pitt,Monir Islam,Ajay Khera,Lakhbir Kaur Dhaliwal,Neelam Aggarwal,Neena Raina,Marleen Temmerman +22 more
TL;DR: Progress in essential areas, identified in the 2011 call to action for stillbirth prevention, are reviewed to inform the integrated post-2015 agenda for maternal and newborn health.
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The Safe Motherhood Initiative and beyond.
TL;DR: In 2007 the Safe Motherhood Initiative is celebrating its 20th anniversary and the numbers remain staggering: each year there are at least 3.2 million stillborn babies 4 million neonatal deaths and more than half a million maternal deaths and the majority of these deaths are avoidable.
The village-based midwife programme in Indonesia.
Anuraj H. Shankar,Susy Katikana Sebayang,Laura Guarenti,Budi Utomo,Monir Islam,Vincent Fauveau,Fasli Jalal +6 more
TL;DR: In 1989, the Government of Indonesia launched the village-based midwife programme in response to maternal mortality of over 400 per 100 000 live births and neonatal mortality of 32 per 1000 livebirths.
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Women are still deprived of access to lifesaving essential and emergency obstetric care
Monir Islam,Sachiyo Yoshida +1 more
TL;DR: Policy makers and program managers need to shift focus from development of new technologies toward development of viable organizational strategies to provide access to essential and emergency obstetric care 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and account for every birth and every death.
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