Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 14, Issue 27 , Pages 61-72 , May 2006

Implementation of Emergency Obstetric Care Training in Bangladesh: Lessons Learned

  • Mohammad Tajul Islam

      Affiliations

    • Consultant, UNFPA Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • ,
  • Yasmin Ali Haque

      Affiliations

    • Senior Programme Coordinator, United Nations Children's Fund, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • ,
  • Rachel Waxman

      Affiliations

    • Programme Implementation Officer, Averting Maternal Death and Disability Programme, Heilbrunn Department for Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
  • ,
  • Abdul Bayes Bhuiyan

      Affiliations

    • Focal Point, Skilled Birth Attendant Training, Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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PII: S0968-8080(06)27229-X

doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)27229-X

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 14, Issue 27 , Pages 61-72 , May 2006