The Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program (AMDD) is part of the Mailman School of Public Health in the Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University in New York City.
The Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program advocates using a designation of "basic minus one" for these facilities, to accurately reflect their contribution [23].
The Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program's EmOC Building Blocks Framework includes a plan for upgrading a facility from initial preparation through increasing utilization of services.
On the Republican side, last month's election and the averting of the state takeover gave cause to celebrate.
Helen de Pinho, MBBCh, FCCH, MBA is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, and Associate Director of the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program (AMDD) at Columbia University.
Lynn P. Freedman is the director of the Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program and of the Law and Policy Project, both in the Mailman School's Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health.
