Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2009 Jun;105(3):271-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.01.030. Epub 2009 Mar 31.
This article reviews the major activities of health care professional organizations (HCPAs), and emphasizes the role they can play in advocating for women and children and influencing maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) programs and policies. The ICM/FIGO joint effort to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and the 40-year partnership between the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) are highlighted as examples of how and why HCPAs should assume a leadership role in advocacy work. The action-oriented multicountry HCPA workshops organized by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH) and the international HCPAs are also described. These capacity building workshops are aimed at strengthening the ability of HCPAs to organize, coordinate activities, and become more involved in program and policy development.
本文回顾了医疗保健专业组织（HCPAs）的主要活动，并强调了它们在倡导妇女儿童权益以及影响孕产妇、新生儿和儿童健康（MNCH）项目与政策方面所能发挥的作用。国际助产士联盟/国际妇产科联合会预防产后出血的联合行动以及美国儿科学会（AAP）与印第安卫生服务局（IHS）长达40年的合作关系，被作为HCPAs应如何以及为何在倡导工作中发挥领导作用的实例予以重点介绍。文中还描述了由孕产妇、新生儿和儿童健康伙伴关系（PMNCH）组织的面向行动的多国HCPAs研讨会以及国际HCPAs。这些能力建设研讨会旨在增强HCPAs组织、协调活动以及更多地参与项目和政策制定的能力。
