title: It Takes More than a Village: Building a Network of Safety in Nepal's Mountain Communities.
abstract: Purpose This report from the field details the ways that one small maternal child health NGO, which began its work in Tibet and now works in the mountain communities of Nepal, has established a model for integrated healthcare delivery and support it calls the "network of safety." Description It discusses some of the challenges faced both by the NGO and by the rural mountain communities with whom it partners, as well as with the government of Nepal. Conclusion This report describes and analyzes successful efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality in a culturally astute, durable, and integrated way, as well as examples of innovation and success experienced by enacting the network of safety model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthro, History, Social Med, UCSF School of Medicine, 3333 Calif. St. Laurel Heights, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Vincanne
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, 6047 Silsby Hall, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA. sienna.r.craig@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Sienna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.affiliation: One Heart World-Wide, 1818 Pacheco Street, San Francisco, CA, 94116, USA.
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samen
authors.affiliation: One Heart World-Wide, House No. 496 Dhara Marga, Ward 4, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: Surya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatta
mesh_terms: D000067568:Culturally Appropriate Technology; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D009390:Nepal; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Cultural sensitivity; Global health and development; Healthcare delivery systems; Maternal and infant outcomes; Mountain communities; Nepal