The Lancet Global Health published an MCHIP co-authored letter titled “Antenatal corticosteroids to reduce preterm deaths in low-income settings.” The letter responds to an article by Kishwar Azad and Anthony Costello in the April 2014 edition of The Lancet Global Health titled “Extreme caution is needed before scale-up of antenatal corticosteroids to reduce preterm deaths in low-income settings.” The letter …
Implementing facility-based kangaroo mother care services: lessons from a multi-country study in Africa
The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the implementation status of facility-based kangaroo mother care services in four African countries: Malawi, Mali, Rwanda and Uganda. To read the open access article, click here.
Washing Hands to Save Newborn Lives in Asia and Africa
One-page briefer highlighting qualitative research on the handwashing behavior of mothers and others close to newborns in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Kenya.
Are national policies and programs for prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage and preeclampsia adequate?
Global Health: Science and Practice has published an MCHIP co-authored article entitled, “Are national policies and programs for prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage and preeclampsia adequate? A key informant survey in 37 countries.” The article describes a key informant survey conducted in 37 countries that addressed six core maternal health programmatic areas: policy, training, medication distribution and logistics, national …
An Integrated Analysis of Current Research on Community Health Worker Training
Report highlighting recommendations for best practices in improving community health worker training practices.
Maternal and Child Health Program Indicator Survey 2013 Sindh Province
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program Indicator Survey 2013 was conducted to provide data on key indicators required to monitor the implementation of maternal, newborn, and child health and family planning/reproductive health interventions in Sindh and Punjab provinces under a five-year MCH Program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. This report presents findings for Sindh province.
Review of Integrated Community Case Management Training and Supervision Materials in Ten African Countries
This report reviews integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) training materials and guidelines from 10 African countries for the management of the sick child by Community Health Workers at the community level, and compares them to the guidelines and processes in the UNICEF/WHO package Caring for the Sick Child in the Community (referred to as the “standard”). The degree of consistency/inconsistency …
PPIUD Services: Start-Up to Scale-Up Regional Meeting Burkina Faso
MCHIP and Population Services International’s Support for International Family Planning Organization program (with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development) convened a regional meeting in West Africa to bring together international and regional experts to advance integration of postpartum intrauterine device services into maternal health services. This meeting report covers the event, which took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, …
Swaziland Male Circumcision Volunteer Orientation Materials
Materials to orient volunteer surgeons in providing male circumcision services in Swaziland.
Lessons Learned From Scale-Up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Focusing on Adolescents: Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Opportunities for Linkages With Adolescent HIV, Sexual, and Reproductive Health Services
The Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) has published the MCHIP co-authored article, “Lessons Learned From Scale-Up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Focusing on Adolescents: Benefits, Challenges, and Potential Opportunities for Linkages With Adolescent HIV, Sexual, and Reproductive Health Services.” The article—part of a collection of papers in JAIDS entitled “Ending HIV and AIDS in Adolescents: Programmatic and Implementation …