[Fight against maternal mortality in rural areas: decentralization of emergency obstetric cares in Burkina Faso].

Introduction: In order to cover the shortage of midwives (MWs) in the health district of Tougan, Burkina Faso, a strategy for the decentralization of emergency obstetric cares, based on ad hoc interventions undertaken by MW to manage obstetric complications in health centers (HCs), has been developed in rural areas. This study aimed to describe this experience and to analyze the achieved results.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, analytical, intervention study based on a review of routine data from all the parturients treated from 2013 to 2015.

[Local culture and community participation: Djandioba family planning day in Burkina Faso].

The combination of “local culture and community participation” as implementation support for health programmes is an effective approach to reduce cultural barriers of access to health services. These events have reduced the negative impact of perceptions, erroneous beliefs and misinformation about modern contraceptive methods commonly observed in target populations..