Population Council Research that makes a difference

Thu, 23 Aug

Opening Remarks and Introductions (9:00–9:20 am)

Sureeporn Punpuing and Shireen Jejeebhoy

Community Health Workers and Community Interventions

"Impact of Janani Suraksha Yojana and role of community health workers in promoting maternal and child health care" (2:25–2:50 pm)

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

Session 5
1:45–3:25 pm

"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

"Determinants of facility deliveries and use of antenatal care in Cambodia: Implications for universal versus targeted finance strategy" (2:35–3:00 pm)

"Performance-based incentive works to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh" (3:00–3:25 pm)

Increasing Utilization of Reproductive Health Services Through Voucher Schemes

Ben Bellows, Jerry Okal, Corinne Grainger, and Anna Gorter

"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)