MCHIP, with support from the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), conducted a review of national health management information systems in a sample of six PMI focus countries: Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda. The aim was to improve the understanding of how ministries of health are monitoring and reporting on their malaria in pregnancy-related program results and how the data …
Review of monitoring of malaria in pregnancy through national health management information systems: Uganda
MCHIP, with support from the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), conducted a review of national health management information systems in a sample of six PMI focus countries: Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda. The aim was to improve the understanding of how ministries of health are monitoring and reporting on their malaria in pregnancy-related program results and how the data …
Review of monitoring of malaria in pregnancy through national health management information systems: Tanzania
MCHIP, with support from the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), conducted a review of national health management information systems in a sample of six PMI focus countries: Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda. The aim was to improve the understanding of how ministries of health are monitoring and reporting on their malaria in pregnancy-related program results and how the data …
Review of monitoring of malaria in pregnancy through national health management information systems: Mozambique
MCHIP, with support from the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), conducted a review of national health management information systems in a sample of six PMI focus countries: Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda. The aim was to improve the understanding of how ministries of health are monitoring and reporting on their malaria in pregnancy-related program results and how the data …
Review of monitoring of malaria in pregnancy through national health management information systems: Malawi
MCHIP, with support from the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), conducted a review of national health management information systems in a sample of six PMI focus countries: Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Mali, Tanzania and Uganda. The aim was to improve the understanding of how ministries of health are monitoring and reporting on their malaria in pregnancy-related program results and how the data …
Factors Associated with Growth in the First Year of Life in Egyptian Children: Implications for the Double Burden of Malnutrition
Optimal growth in infancy and early childhood is critical to the attainment of human capital and economic development in low and middle income countries. Stunted children often become adults of small stature, with limited work productivity and reduced lifetime wage earnings. Stunting remains an important problem in Egypt, with approximately one-third of children < 5 years of age affected. A …
Uterotonic use immediately following birth: using a novel methodology to estimate population coverage in four countries
While incidence of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) can be dramatically reduced by uterotonic use immediately following birth (UUIFB) in both community and facility settings, national coverage estimates are rare. To fill this information gap, a methodology for estimating national coverage for UUIFB was developed and piloted in four settings: Mozambique, Tanzania, the state of Jharkhand in India, and Yemen. This MCHIP …
Postpartum Family Planning Annotated Bibliography 2008–2014
In an effort to promote documented best practices, MCHIP supported the development of an annotated, bibliography of postpartum family planning (PPFP) literature to serve as a reference for both researchers and program managers. This updated bibliography is an addendum to the 2011 version and mostly represents literature published in the last three years. Forty new entries are included. The literature has …
Immunisation Training Needs in Malawi
This MCHIP co-authored article, published in East African Medical Journal, reviews the current status of immunization training programs in Malawi’s health training institutions. Recommendations include updating training curricula and ensuring service providers are regularly trained. To read the abstract, click here. (Note: Access to the full article requires a subscription.)
Exploring why junk foods are ‘essential’ foods and how culturally tailored recommendations improved feeding in Egyptian children
This study utilized the trials of improved practices (TIPs) methodology to gain an understanding of the cultural beliefs and perceptions related to feeding practices of infants and young children 0–23 months of age and used this information to work in tandem with 150 mothers to implement feasible solutions to feeding problems in Lower and Upper Egypt. Study findings reveal high …