Maternal Mortality, Human Rights and Accountability

Name: Maternal Mortality, Human Rights and Accountability
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ISBN: 9780415534581

ISBN-10: 0415534585

ISBN-13: 9780415534581

Edition: 2013

Authors: Paul Hunt, Tony Gray

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Maternal mortality remains one of the highest causes of death in the world today. A fact recognised by the UN Human Rights Council with resolutions aimed at reducing preventable maternal mortality in 2009 and 2010, and as part of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000 which included a commitment by the international community to reduce the maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015.This book focuses on a critically important part of maternal mortality and human rights, that of monitoring, accountability and redress at the local, national and international level. The book features contributions from an impressive list of researchers, scholars, legal practitioners and…

Book details

List price: $125.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 4/29/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English




Prelims


Foreword



Preface




Introduction



Introduction: Maternal Mortality: An Overview




What do we mean by ï¿½Ç accountability'?




Monitoring



Maternal mortality and ï¿½Ç citizenship surveillance': a Peruvian case study




The role of indicators and benchmarks in reducing maternal mortality: a case study on EmOC indicators




Monitoring and analysing health budgets in relation to maternal mortality




Accountability



What are maternal death audits? A Sri Lankan case study




Maternal death audits: a human rights perspective




The role of national human rights institutions: a Kenyan case study




The role of national and local parliamentary bodies: South Asian experiences




The role of national and international courts




Maternal mortality in USA




How to strengthen international accountability in relation to maternal mortality?




Conclusions



Conclusion




Postscript