IMPROVING WOMEN’S HEALTH THROUGH VOUCHER PROGRAMS

摘要

THE PROBLEM Each year nearly 300,000 women worldwide die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and 5.6 million babies are stillborn or die as newborns. Many of these deaths could be prevented if more women had access to adequate maternity care and family planning services. Voucher programs are being implemented by governments and private agencies in low- and middle-income countries to give poor women access to high-quality, subsidized care at accredited providers.