@article{Requejo_Toure_Bhutta_Katz_Zaidi_2010, title={Regional Collaborations as a Way Forward for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health: The South Asian Healthcare Professional Workshop}, volume={28}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JHPN/article/view/6149}, DOI={10.3329/jhpn.v28i5.6149}, abstractNote={<p>This article reviews the importance of regional initiatives in the context of global efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goal 4 and 5 and describes the action-oriented multi-country healthcare professional association (HCPA) workshops organized by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. The South Asian HCPA workshop served as a catalyst for strengthening the ability of HCPAs in South Asian countries to organize and coordinate their activities effectively, play a larger role in national planning, and collaborate with other key stakeholders in maternal, newborn and child health.</p> <p><strong>Key words:</strong> Capacity-building; Child health; Child welfare; Healthcare associations; Maternal health; Maternal welfare; Neonatal health; Regional collaboration; Workshops; Asia, South</p> <p>DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v28i5.6149</p> <p>J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2010 Oct;28(5):417-423</p>}, number={5}, journal={Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition}, author={Requejo, Jennifer H and Toure, Kadidiatou and Bhutta, Zulfiqar and Katz, Imtiaz and Zaidi, Shahida}, year={2010}, month={Sep.}, pages={417–423} }