This report aims to define the registration process for Oxytocin in Uniject® and to recommend options for its commercialization and distribution in Mali, primarily in the public sector.
ACCESS/MCHIP Evaluation USAID/Nigeria
The purpose of this final external evaluation is to assess achievements under the ACCESS/MCHIP Project relative to their objectives and indicators.
Pre-Eclampsia/Eclampsia: Prevention, Detection and Management toolkit
This toolkit brings together resources that are useful to country programs for developing, implementing, monitoring and scaling up maternal health-related interventions at various levels. These resources include a program implementation guide, annotated bibliography, technical brief and presentation, and advocacy brief and presentation. The toolkit can be found on the K4Health website here.
Focused Antenatal Care Job Aid (French)
Focused antenatal care job aid.
Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Services in Zanzibar, 2010: Findings from Selected Health Facilities in Unguja and Pemba
The MAISHA Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health Services study in Zanzibar, conducted in November–December 2010, was an observational study conducted in nine health facilities in Pemba and Unguja. The aim of the study, which combined observations of service delivery with inventories, record reviews and health worker knowledge assessments, was to provide strong information on the quality of maternal and …
Maternal Anemia Control: What Health Policymakers Can Do
To catalyze and invigorate global awareness and action toward reducing maternal anemia, this brief identifies feasible, scalable, and evidence-based maternal anemia control interventions, and the policy actions that will facilitate their quality implementation. With an eye toward policymakers, donor and international organizations, national governments and NGOs, this brief emphasizes the need for the integration of not only iron folic acid …
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 …
Quality of Care for Prevention and Management of Common Maternal and Newborn Complications: A Study of Ethiopia’s Hospitals
This quality of care survey was conducted in March and April of 2010 to assess the care received by mothers and newborns during antenatal and delivery care. The survey was fielded in the 19 Ethiopian hospitals with the heaviest volume of deliveries. The primary objective of the survey was to determine the frequency and quality of interventions that address direct …
Quality of Care of the Prevention and Management of Common Maternal and Newborn Complications in Health Facilities in Madagascar
This survey was designed to complement and extend previous efforts at assessing quality and access to maternal and newborn care, with a particular focus on observations of providers during antenatal care and labor and delivery to assess the use of lifesaving interventions to prevent or manage common complications. The multi-country study objectives were to: Guide program planning for improving quality …
MCHIP Pregnancy Wheel
The MCHIP Pregnancy Wheel allows providers to easily calculate the gestational age of the clients they care for in the antenatal period, and also acts as a job aid. Because this wheel is larger than previous versions, providers can determine at a glance the counseling and evidence-based interventions that should occur at each visit, helping to ensure a healthy outcome …