By identifying the successes and best practices of the Senegal program, by recognizing its weaknesses in order to correct and prevent them, and by having a clear vision of the future of the program, this summary report on the Senegal iCCM experience (Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illness: Documentation of Best Practices and Bottlenecks to Program Implementation) has a …
Presentation on the MCHIP Program (in Spanish)
Presentation on the MCHIP Program (in Spanish)
Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition – Family Planning (MIYCN-FP) Integration Toolkit
K4Health Toolkits are electronic collections of carefully selected information resources on a particular topic for health policy makers, program managers, and service providers. This toolkit contains materials for advocacy, training, client counseling, program implementation, and learning from country experiences. Recent evidence shows that birth-to-pregnancy intervals of less than 24 months increase risks for child mortality and child undernutrition (stunting and …
Reaching the Most Vulnerable: New Frontiers in Child Survival
Brochure detailing specific lessons and recommendations from Concern Worldwide’s 14 years of experience implementing child survival programming in six countries across Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Finding Common Ground: Harmonizing the Application of Different Quality Improvement Models in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Programs
This paper attempts to systematically review and compare quality improvement (QI) models that have been applied extensively in maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) or are potentially effective models for MNCH programs.The paper identifies the models’ essential elements in an attempt to find common ground: a place where those who apply different QI models can discuss them with a common language …
USAID/Malawi Community Case Management Evaluation
This assessment was designed to generate information concerning critical lessons learned, as well as promising implementation practices, to inform decision making on community case management (CCM) implementation in Malawi, and to help other countries that are implementing similar programs and seeking information from the experiences of others to accelerate CCM efforts.
Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illness: Documentation of Best Practices and Bottlenecks to Program Implementation in Senegal
By identifying the successes and best practices of the Senegal program, by recognizing its weaknesses to correct and prevent them, and by having a clear vision of the future of the program, this report has a two-fold aim: 1) to serve as a global learning tool that helps other countries that are looking for ideas to accelerate and expand their …
A Wealth of Opportunity: Partnering with CORE and CORE Group Members
CORE Group members are valuable partners for other actors in the maternal and child health arena. In addition to their strong desire for collaborative work and their long-standing ties to communities, CORE members bring high-level technical skills and critical resources to their work. CORE Group members routinely engage in rigorous testing of new methodologies while sharing what they have learned …
The Rapid Health Facility Assessment (R-HFA)
The R-HFA was originally designed for use by nongovernmental organizations within the Child Survival and Health Grants Program, but as the Malaria Booster Initiative experience has shown, it is also suitable for use by District Health Management Teams. It is a relatively rapid instrument for measuring a small set of key indicators to give a “balanced scorecard” for maternal, newborn …