Increasing Use of Reproductive Health Services through Community-based and Health Care Financing Programmes: Impact and Sustainability
23–25 August 2012
Guide to Population Council activities
Thu, 23 Aug |
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| Platform | Title | Authors |
| Session 1 9:00–9:35 am |
Opening Remarks and Introductions (9:00–9:20 am) |
Sureeporn Punpuing and Shireen Jejeebhoy |
| Session 3 2:00–3:40 pm |
Community Health Workers and Community Interventions |
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"Impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana and role of community health workers in promoting maternal and child health care" (2:25–2:50 pm) |
M.E. Khan | |
| Fri, 24 Aug | ||
| Platform | Title | Authors |
| Session 4 9:00–10:40 am |
Private Sector Participation and Public-private Partnership in Reproductive Health Services | Discussant: Shireen Jejeebhoy |
"Out-of-pocket expenditure among women using reproductive health services at public health facilities in Cambodia" (9:50–10:15 am) |
Chhorvann Chhea, Saphonn Vonthanak, Ashish Bajracharya, Antonia Dingle, and Ben Bellows |
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Session 5 |
Models of Health Care Financing | Chair: K.G. Santhya |
"Can community-based health insurance be a viable solution to reduce inequality in health care utilization in rural India?" (1:45–2:10 pm) |
Avishek Hazra
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"Determinants of facility deliveries and use of antenatal care in Cambodia: Implications for universal versus targeted finance strategy" (2:35–3:00 pm) |
Ashish Bajracharya, Antonia Dingle, and Ben Bellows | |
"Performance-based incentive works to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh" (3:00–3:25 pm) |
Ubaidur Rob, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, Laila Rahman, and Ismat Ara Hena | |
| Sat, 25 Aug | ||
| Session 6 9:00–10:40 am |
Increasing Utilization of Reproductive Health Services Through Voucher Schemes |
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| "A systematic review: What are optimal reproductive health voucher program designs?" (9:00–9:25 am) | Ben Bellows, Jerry Okal, Corinne Grainger, and Anna Gorter |
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"Improving access to health facility delivery for poor women through the use of targeted vouchers: Evidence from Kenya and Uganda" (9:25–9:50 am) |
Francis Obare | |
Conference venue
Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
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