Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 15, Issue 30 , Pages 81-90 , November 2007

Support to the Safe Motherhood Programme in Nepal: An Integrated Approach

  • Carol E Barker

      Affiliations

    • Senior Adviser, Support to the Safe Motherhood Programme, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • ,
  • Cherry E Bird

      Affiliations

    • Communications Adviser, Support to the Safe Motherhood Programme, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • ,
  • Ajit Pradhan

      Affiliations

    • Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser, Support to the Safe Motherhood Programme, Kathmandu, Nepal
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  • Ganga Shakya

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Neonatal Health Adviser, Support to the Safe Motherhood Programme, Kathmandu, Nepal

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(07)30331-5

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 15, Issue 30 , Pages 81-90 , November 2007