2. Delivering services and influencing policy: Health care professionals join forces to improve maternal, newborn, and child health1. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
1The Health Care Professional Association Writing Group: André B. Lalonde. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), 780 promenade Echo Drive Ottawa, Canada ON K1S 5R7. Tel.: +1800 561 2416, +1613, 730 4192; fax: +1 613 730 4314. E-mail address: alalonde@sogc.com.
Members listed in alphabetical order: Zulfiqar Bhutta, International Pediatric Association; Agneta Bridges, International Confederation of Midwives; Flavia Bustreo, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; Andre Lalonde, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Bridget Lynch, International Confederation of Midwives; Pius Okong, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Jennifer Harris Requejo, partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; Jane Schaller, International Pediatric Association; Kadi Toure, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
This article reviews the major activities of health care professional organizations (HCPAs), and emphasizes the role they can play in advocating for women and children and influencing maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) programs and policies. The ICM/FIGO joint effort to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and the 40-year partnership between the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) are highlighted as examples of how and why HCPAs should assume a leadership role in advocacy work. The action-oriented multicountry HCPA workshops organized by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH) and the international HCPAs are also described. These capacity building workshops are aimed at strengthening the ability of HCPAs to organize, coordinate activities, and become more involved in program and policy development.
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