Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health today Overview and implementation analysis

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Table of contents Acknowledgements 4 Introduction 7 Section 1 Experiences from the field

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1.1 Afghan Red Crescent Society

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1.2 Ethiopian Red Cross Society

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1.3 Guatemalan Red Cross

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1.4 Haiti Red Cross Society

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1.5 Honduran Red Cross

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1.6 Liberian Red Cross Society

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1.7 Myanmar Red Cross Society

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1.8 Nicaraguan Red Cross

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1.9 Pakistan: Working with partners and Pakistan Red Crescent Society

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1.10 Somali Red Crescent Society

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Section 2 Finding the way forward

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References and documents reviewed

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Acknowledgements Project coordinator: Dr Arvind Bhardwaj, Senior Officer, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and Immunization Consultant: Aradhna Duggal National Societies: Afghan Red Crescent Society, British Red Cross, The Canadian Red Cross Society (Government of Canada through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and the Pindoff Trust), Danish Red Cross, Ethiopian Red Cr