A Sustainable Model for Reducing Maternal Mortality: Evidence from the SHARE Project in Sub-Himalayan India

Speaker Bio

Dr. Jameela George will discuss the medical causes of maternal mortality, as well as the socio-cultural, economic, and topographical factors contributing to maternal mortality in the context of rural India. Through the SHARE Project, Dr. George and her colleagues have developed an emergency referral system that is dynamic, results-oriented, and replicable. It is our hope that this sustainable model might be adopted in other contexts to reduce maternal mortality and promote the health and dignity of women.

The Share Project’s community-based model is built around the promotion of institutional deliveries, the creation of educational programming, strategic alliance with healthcare providers and transportation infrastructure, and the empowerment of women.

Jameela George, MBBS is the former Director of the SHARE project. After graduating from Madurai Medical College, she began working as a Medical officer in various rural areas of India. Dr. George started the Jivan Jyoti Health Centre in Maharashtra, and has pioneered multiple community health and development projects with the Emmanuel Hospital Association. In 2009, she was a GBEI scholar with The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity in Deerfield, IL. Currently, she is the Executive Director of The Centre for Bioethics in India.