This report gives an account of the early development of community-based newborn programs in five countries—Bangladesh, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria and Rwanda—in which postnatal home visits have featured prominently.
Integrated Community Case Management: Findings from Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi
To generate key lessons, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Malawi have conducted assessments of their programs related to community case management (CCM) of childhood illness programs. The CCM programs in all three countries included the treatment of three major childhood illnesses by community health workers: diarrheal disease, malaria and pneumonia. For this report, each country’s CCM assessment was …
Community-based intervention packages facilitated by NGOs demonstrate plausible evidence of child mortality impact
Co-authored by MCHIP staff, this article was published in Health Policy and Planning and presents the results of an analysis of 12 community-based projects implemented by nongovernmental organizations worldwide. The projects are funded through USAID’s Child Survival and Health Grants Program to which MCHIP gives technical support. All 12 projects substantially increased coverage of multiple high-impact interventions. LiST analyses showed …
Multi-country Assessment of KMC in Sub-Saharan Africa
Saving Newborn Lives and MCHIP jointly supported a multi-country assessment of Kangaroo Mother Care in sub-Saharan Africa. Four country visits—to Malawi, Mali, Rwanda and Uganda—produced a very detailed report of each country’s findings.
Reproductive health services in Malawi: An evaluation of a quality improvement intervention
An article in the journal “Midwifery” evaluates the impact of a quality improvement initiative in Malawi on reproductive health service quality and related outcomes. Results from the study indicate that PQI is an effective way to improve the quality of health services in a low-resource setting. To read the article, click here.
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.
A Malaria in Pregnancy Country Case Study: Malawi’s Successes and Remaining Challenges for Malaria in Pregnancy Programming
MCHIP conducted program reviews of malaria in pregnancy (MIP) programming and community case management (CCM) programming, which resulted in comprehensive country case studies. The purpose of each case study was to gain a better understanding of MIP and CCM programming efforts, specifically: • Best practices/strategies that have supported MIP or CCM programming success; • Existing bottlenecks in MIP or CCM program implementation and how …
Successes and Challenges for Malaria in Pregnancy Programming: A Three-Country Analysis
MCHIP conducted program reviews of malaria in pregnancy (MIP) programming successes and challenges in Zambia, Senegal and Malawi, which resulted in three comprehensive country case studies. In addition, MCHIP developed a three-country analysis brief linking the results, recommendations and next steps across the three case studies, available below in English and French.
ACCESS End of Project Report
The Access to Clinical and Community Maternal, Neonatal and Women’s Health Services (ACCESS) Program — a five-year, $75 million Leader with Associates Award — aimed to improve the health and survival of mothers and their newborns through expansion of coverage, access and use of maternal and newborn health services, and through improving household health behaviors and practices. This report presents …
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