In many countries where MCSP works, pregnant women are often victims of gender inequality born of negative gender concepts, which contributes to abuse and mistreatment during childbirth. […]
Category: Blog
Driving Change One Woman, One Family at a Time
Across 52 programs in 32 countries – and nearly five years! – MCSP has been at the fore of tremendous improvements for women and their families in some of the most challenging areas for receiving high-quality health services. […]
After Birth and Beyond: Improving Care for Women with Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
Despite its heavy toll of deaths, the postpartum period – sometimes referred to as “the fourth trimester” – is often neglected. […]
Supporting Smart Investments in Digital Health- Introducing the DHIRT
How do we make sure that proposed activities are planning to involve tech in the “right way,” and ensure that their solutions will be effective, sustainable, and context-appropriate? […]
Are low- and middle-income countries collecting priority maternal and newborn health service data?
While HMIS are a rich data source, their data also frequently comes with challenges. Are there signs that the availability of key data elements is improving over time? […]
Making Data More Actionable through Data Visualization
What can we do to get health data out of the spreadsheets and into the streets? One solution is to improve how we are visualizing our data so that it is more understandable and, therefore, more actionable. […]
Breastfeeding Advocacy Toolkit – An Online Resource for Breastfeeding Promotion and Support
This newly launched resource will help stakeholders to advocate for seven key policy actions globally and at the country level. […]
Across Africa, Data Dashboards in Health Facilities are Improving Decision Making
How do we encourage better use of quality data for decision making? This question is at the heart of MCSP’s efforts to improve access to and quality of RMNCH services at community and facility levels. […]
Living in the In-Between: Learning from Egypt’s Growing Pains
As Egypt transitions to “developed,” the social and political life of the country is rapidly moving to meet global standards. Every country on this path will need to balance traditional thinking with new ideas about health, wellbeing, prosperity, and gender. […]
When a Gender Expert’s Friend Experiences Partner Violence
Growing up, I had a friend named Chinyere. Like every other young girl in the neighborhood, she had great dreams and aspirations. […]
