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Impact of community health interventions on maternal and child health indicators in the upper east region of Ghana

BACKGROUND: This paper reports on results of a health system strengthening implementation research initiative conducted the Upper East Region of northern Ghana. Transformative interventions to accelerate and strengthen the health delivery were implemented that included empowering community leaders a...

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Autores principales:	Sakeah, Evelyn, Bawah, Ayaga A., Asuming, Patrick O., Debpuur, Cornelius, Welaga, Paul, Awine, Timothy, Anyorikeya, Maria, Kuwolamo, Irene, Oh, Juhwan, Lee, Hoon Sang, Lee, Hwa-Young, Lee, Inseok, Kim, Myeong Seon, Hong, Seoyeon, Awoonor-Williams, John Koku, Phillips, James F., Aboagye, Patrick, Oduro, Abraham R.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2023
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10141815/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37118693 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05577-7

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