MCHIP developed a rapid estimation methodology that attempts to address the lack of national coverage data for key maternal and newborn health (MNH) interventions. The methodology has been tailored to measure the following interventions: Use of uterotonic (oxytocin or misoprostol) for PPH; Use of magnesium sulfate for SPE/E; Application of chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care; and Administration of antenatal corticosteroids …
Lessons Learned from the Scale-Up Experience of Six High-Impact Interventions in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
One of MCHIP’s cross-cutting themes was to support governments to bring high-impact health interventions to scale. This review draws on 18 case studies involving MCHIP support to scale up six health interventions. The research team conducted desk reviews for each case study based on project documents and published and gray literature, supplemented by in-country teams’ self-assessments of progress in institutionalizing …
Determinants and pattern of care seeking for preterm newborns in a rural Bangladeshi cohort
This MCHIP co-authored article—published in the journal BioMed Central—examines the reasons behind the lack of care seeking data for preterm births and related complications in rural Bangladesh. The open access article can be found here.
Increasing the Use of Dexamethasone in the Management of Preterm Birth in Cambodia
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health has identified prematurity as a priority issue to reduce newborn mortality and improve newborn health. This briefer highlights the recommendation of antenatal corticosteroid (ACS) administration for women with preterm labor, preterm prelabor rupture of membranes and for women who are preterm and experience obstetrical complications which could necessitate delivery, such as severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia or antepartum hemorrhage.
A Joint Process Documentation of the Scale-Up of the Helping Babies Breathe Initiative in Bangladesh and Malawi
Over 60 countries have introduced HBB but relatively few have attempted a national rollout. Interventions such as HBB must be implemented at scale in order to achieve impact at the population level, but this introduces a set of system-related challenges that are not faced during small-scale trials. Improved understanding of the science of scale-up is crucial to achieving population-level impact. …
A Process Documentation of the Scale-Up of the Helping Babies Breathe Initiative in Malawi
Over 60 countries have introduced HBB at some level but relatively few have attempted a national rollout. Interventions such as HBB must be implemented at scale in order to achieve population-level impact, but this introduces a set of system-related challenges that often are not faced during small-scale trials. Improved understanding of the science of scale-up is crucial to achieving impact …
A Process Documentation of the Scale-Up of the Helping Babies Breathe Initiative in Bangladesh
More than 60 countries have introduced HBB at some level, but relatively few have attempted a national rollout. Interventions such as HBB must be implemented at scale in order to achieve impact at the population level, but implementing at scale involves system-related challenges that often are not faced during small- scale trials. Thus, improved knowledge of the science of scale-up …
Evaluation of the introduction and usage of chlorhexidine in selected facilities in Liberia
MCHIP and partners supported the introduction of chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Liberia in 2013. The primary purpose of MCHIP’s involvement was to assist the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) and partners to: Lay the foundation for the scale-up of this intervention in the country; and Develop a policy for the use of chlorhexidine for umbilical cord …
India’s Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Strategy
The Government of India is committed to protecting the lives and health of women, adolescents, and children. At the Global Child Survival Call to Action: A Promise to Keep in 2012, India’s Honorable Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad assured the audience that India would remain at the forefront of the global war against maternal and …
RMNCH+A Highlight Series – Improving RMNCH+A interventions: Block Monitoring in Lohardaga District, Jharkhand
The Government of India identifies the “block’ as the primary unit for implementation and management of life-saving RMNCH+A interventions. The “Guidance Note for Block Monitoring Visits” advises state and district health officers and their development partners to systematically assess the health infrastructure, human resources, and quality and coverage of RMNCH+A information and services, with the goal of identifying and addressing …