Dr. Harshad Sanghvi: Reducing Maternal and Child Deaths Requires Better Trained, Empowered Health Workers
by The Daily Eye Team October 20 2014, 1:52 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 36 secsTechnological solutions, like improved equipment and logistical tools, have been trumpeted as keys to finally ending preventable maternal and child deaths. ??ut it?? not just technology innovation that we need; it is systems innovation,??says Dr. Harshad Sanghvi in this week?? podcast. Improving training for health workers is one of the best investments towards improving maternal and child health, says Sanghvi, vice president of innovation and medical director of the global health NGO Jhpiego. ??ne of the big challenges in our environment is not only acquiring the skills, but maintaining the skills,??he says. Through experience, Sanghvi says he?? learned that training doesn?? necessarily stick unless there?? follow-up and spot checks after the initial lesson