This analysis is based on the 2005–06 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Uttarakhand, India. It summarizes key findings related to pregnancy spacing, unmet need, fertility return, family planning (FP) use and contact with key services for women during the period from the last birth through two years postpartum.
Family Planning Needs during the First Two Years Postpartum in Bangladesh
This analysis is based on the 2007 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from Bangladesh. It summarizes key findings related to pregnancy spacing, fertility return and family planning (FP) for women during the period from the last birth through two years postpartum.
Interventions for Impact in Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care: Asia Regional Meeting Report 2012
The 2012 Asia Regional Meeting on Interventions for Impact in Essential Obstetric and Newborn Care was designed to assist country programs, donors, and governments in developing and implementing comprehensive and innovative programs to address public health priorities in maternal and newborn health. This report reviews the remarkable progress that is being made by the Asia region in moving toward achieving …
Imunizasaun Proteje Labarik: Baseline Assessment Report
The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Threshold Project on Immunization (MCC-TPI), Imunizasaun Proteje Labarik (IPL), supports the MOH in Timor-Leste to improve immunization coverage through the government health system. The project is administered by John Snow Inc. via USAID’s MCHIP project. Funded through a USAID Threshold Grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Imunizasaun Proteje Labarik (IPL) project (2011-2013) is assisting the …
Factors Affecting Delivery Location in Indonesia
The goal of this study was to increase our understanding of the reasons women choose either to stay home or deliver in a facility, and to determine the breakdown of facilities used in the public sector compared to the private sector. Overall, this study will inform programmatic decision-making in an effort to reduce barriers to access and increase the number …
Jharkhand immunization success – power of partnership: a case study
An analysis of factors contributing to routine immunization improvements in Jharkhand based on consultations with stakeholders and field workers.
Spousal Separation and Interpretation of Contraceptive Use and Unmet Need in Rural Nepal
Nepal has experienced a relatively rapid increase in use of family planning. Simultaneously, spousal separation caused by migration for employment has increased. To determine contraceptive prevalence and unmet need in such circumstances, disaggregating family planning use by the residence status of the husband gives a more complete picture of family planning need and use at the population level. Such disaggregated …
Community Health Worker Scale Up Workshop Report
Summary of proceedings from a technical advisory group meeting to discuss community health worker (CHW) performance at scale. Participants from 13 organizations attended the meeting to discuss the design and management of CHW programs at the community, district, and national levels in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The meeting focused on considering effective community health work and the larger system in which CHWs function.
Testing innovative maternal, newborn, and child health approaches to serve vulnerable communities: USAID’s partnerships with 14 International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) through the Child Survival & Health Grants Program in 16 countries
This brief provides an overview of the international nongovernmental organizations-designed innovations currently supported by the Child Survival and Health Grants Program, and the operations research poised to advance policies and strategies at the national and global levels.
Establishing Model Routine Immunization Demonstration Center: Experience from Jharkhand, India
Fact sheet on MCHIP’s demonstration center in Jharkhand, India, which was developed as a model routine immunization demonstration center.