Background Information

• Financing for maternal, newborn and child health–Countdown 2015, 2010
  
• Development Aid for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Doubled Over Five Years–Science Daily, September 2010
  
• Financing Maternal and Child Health–What Are the Limitations in Estimating Donor Flows and Resource Needs? – PloS Medicine, July 2010
  
• The other crisis: the economics and financing of maternal, newborn and child health in Asia–Oxford Journals, Health Policy and Planning, July 2010
  
• G8 Nations Commit $5B for Maternal, Child Health; Additional $2.3B Committed From Other Countries, Foundations–June 2010
  
• Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health–Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA, 2009
  
• G8 Maternal Health Initiative must include funding for family planning–International Planned Parenthood Federation, December 2009
  
• Investing in maternal, newborn and child health: The case for Asia and the Pacific–World Health Organization Report, April 2009
  
• Providing free maternal health care: ten lessons from an evaluation of the national delivery exemption policy in Ghana–Global Health Action, January 2009
  
• Countdown to 2015: assessment of donor assistance to maternal, newborn, and child health between 2003 and 2006–The Lancet, April 2008
  
• Cost effectiveness analysis of strategies for maternal and neonatal health in developing countries–BMJ, October 2005
  

Additional Resources

• Asian Development Bank (ADB) —ADB’s website contains information on the various types of financial support they provide to their developing member countries in order to reduce the rate of poverty and improve the quality of life of their people.
  
• Center for Global Development (CGD) —CGD’s website is a useful resource for developing strategies and policies to find solutions to challenges in developing countries. The website contains articles, and information on a variety of topics, such as education, and capacity building to help inform decision makers and the public.
  
• Results for Development Institute (R4D) —The R4D website showcases their work in bringing research and development into public policies and the decision-making process. Select resources provide information on financing health system strengthening.
  
• Department for International Development (DFID) —The DFID website outlines their mission and programs, including areas in which DFID works, as well as which global issues they fund.
  
• United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) —UNICEF’s website highlights information pertaining to the rights of children around the world. The site features their programs and the financial support they provide to countries to overcome obstacles, including poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination against children.
  
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)–Maternal and Child Health —USAID’s Maternal and Child Health Strategy website outlines the Agency’s strategy and programs serving women and children in the stages of pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, delivery, and early childhood.
  
• The World Bank Group —The World Bank Group website acts as a resource for up-to-date news on issues including global health, global economy, and food access. The site also includes information on the Bank’s funding practices, as well as data on world development indicators.