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The role of health professional organizations in improving maternal and newborn health: The FIGO LOGIC experience
Author(s) -
Taylor David J.
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.02.007
Subject(s) - medicine , professional association , obstetrics and gynaecology , work (physics) , maternal health , nursing , capacity building , curriculum , clinical practice , professional development , family medicine , medical education , economic growth , public relations , environmental health , pregnancy , population , political science , health services , mechanical engineering , genetics , engineering , economics , biology
The FIGO Leadership in Obstetrics and Gynecology for Impact and Change (LOGIC) Initiative in Maternal and Newborn Health improved the internal and external capacity of eight national professional organizations of obstetrics and gynecology in six African and two Asian countries. The initiative was funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and had three key objectives: to support the eight FIGO member associations to strengthen their capacity to work effectively; to influence national policies on maternal and newborn health; and to work toward improving clinical practice in this area. Through improved capacity, and underpinned by Memoranda of Understanding with their governments, the associations influenced national policy in maternal and newborn health, impacted clinical care through the development of over forty national clinical guidelines, delivered national curricula, trained clinical and management staff, and led the development of national maternal death and near‐miss review programs.