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Chandani Anoma Jayathilaka

Publications -  3
Citations -  647

Chandani Anoma Jayathilaka is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Standardized mortality ratio & Health facility. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 595 citations.

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Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study

João Paulo Souza, +59 more
- 18 May 2013 - 
TL;DR: High coverage of essential interventions did not imply reduced maternal mortality in the health-care facilities the authors studied, and the maternal severity index (MSI) had good accuracy for maternal death prediction in women with markers of organ dysfunction.
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Moving beyond essential interventions for reduction of maternal mortality (the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health): a cross-sectional study

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the main findings of the WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health (WHOMCS), which aimed to assess the burden of complications related to pregnancy, the coverage of key maternal health interventions, and use of the maternal severity index (MSI) in a global network of health facilities.
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Improving access to quality family planning services in Nepal and Sri Lanka: insights from a South-South learning exchange

TL;DR: The SSLE resulted in a systematic cross-country transfer of knowledge and implementation of the learnings and was attributed to the rigorous methodology, country-led designing of the learning agenda and process, extensive communication amongst the teams, a focus on outcomes, commitment and leadership by ministries of health in both countries.