
The MAA Hub-Spokes Model
The Maternal Aid Association (MAA) has devised a primary healthcare model to revolutionise maternal healthcare in rural Bangladesh.
Our Academics team utilises their expertise to carry out research and analysis to create programmes, develop campaigns and initiatives to help us achieve our aim of revolutionising maternal healthcare in resource-poor settings. Check out our reports below to see how data is used to support us in this goal.
The Maternal Aid Association (MAA) has devised a primary healthcare model to revolutionise maternal healthcare in rural Bangladesh.
Women’s groups are one such participatory community-based intervention, and they have been used as a tool to educate and empower communities in rural areas to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
As part of the Maa Hub-spokes (HS) model, specialised doctors will be working in the Maa clinic to deliver comprehensive antenatal care to high-risk mothers. This report outlines the purpose of the Maa clinic and the responsibilities of the specialised doctors.
The Millenium Development Goals (MDG), set by the United Nations in 2000, put emphasis on reducing maternal mortality worldwide by 2015.
In the pilot of the Maa Hub-spokes (HS) model, Health Brigade Members (HBMs) will be deployed to fulfil the role of a currently absent community health worker (CHW) population in Moulvibazar.
The JourneyMaa 2019 report explores how our maternal health education seminars are working towards making an impact to pregnant women in rural Bangladesh by addressing key maternal health topics such as nutrition, breastfeeding and the importance of the recognition of red flags symptoms.
Our findings during JourneyMaa 2018 show the positive impact our maternal health educational seminars have made on promoting health-seeking behaviours in pregnant women, as well as it’s limitations due to inadequate access to healthcare.
Find out about the effectiveness of our health camps and educational seminars on maternal healthcare in Bangladesh.
Find out about the effectiveness of our health camps and educational seminars on maternal healthcare in Bangladesh.
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