Saving Mothers’ Lives in Sri Lanka
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I n t e r v e n t i o n o r P r o g r a m : Beginning in the 1950s, the government of Sri Lanka made special efforts to extend health services, including critical elements of maternal health care, through a widespread rural health network. Sri Lanka’s success in reducing maternal deaths is attributed to widespread access to maternal health care, which is built upon a strong health system that provides free services to the entire population, including in rural areas; the professionalization and broad use of midwives; the systematic use of health information to identify problems and guide decision making; and targeted quality improvements to vulnerable groups.
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