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Editorial
. 2022 Apr 29;10(2):e2200119.
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00119. Print 2022 Apr 28.

Context Matters: Strategies to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Florina Serbanescu  1 , Margaret E Kruk  2 , Sunday Dominico  3 , Kojo Nimako  4
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Context Matters: Strategies to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa

Florina Serbanescu et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. .

Abstract

Identifying context-appropriate features to maximize the effectiveness of maternal and newborn health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa is a prerequisite to successful programs.

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