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Innovative approaches to enhancing maternal and newborn survival: Indonesia's experience in an era of global commitments to reducing mortality
Author(s) -
Agarwal Koki,
Lilly Katherine,
Smith Jeffrey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.12729
Subject(s) - millennium development goals , medicine , economic growth , agency (philosophy) , child mortality , sustainable development , maternal health , infant mortality , health care , developing country , development economics , environmental health , population , health services , political science , economics , philosophy , epistemology , law
Globally, countries have made impressive strides toward achieving targets set by the Millennium Development Goals ( MDG s) to reduce maternal mortality. The subsequent Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG s) have further challenged countries to accelerate these reductions. While Indonesia invested in several initiatives to improve care for mothers and newborns and made large gains in improving skilled care at birth, the country fell short of its MDG target. This paper outlines some of the remaining challenges and highlights the role of the US Agency for International Development‐funded Expanding Maternal and Neonatal Survival ( EMAS ) program in eliminating the barriers to improved care. Achieving the SDG s by 2030 will require strong cross‐sectoral collaboration and innovative approaches, such as the recent launch of Indonesia's national health insurance program, which can accelerate reductions in mortality by reaching women most in need of services.