A key first step was ensuring everyone understood the term “health system” in a broad sense — and what each of them could do to improve health outcomes in their communities. […]
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Every Newborn Action Plan 2017 Report: Celebrating Every Birth & Ending Preventable Deaths
This week, a joint WHO and UNICEF publication details the country leadership and actions taken toward meeting our ENAP milestones throughout 2016. […]
A Pre-Discharge Checklist for Improving Facility-Based Postnatal Care for Mothers and Newborns
Too many mothers and newborns die in the week following childbirth. A pre-discharge checklist can make a big difference. […]
Ample Time to Breastfeed & Importance of Nutrition Critical for Moms and Babies
A Kenya woman says of having to return to work one month after her son’s delivery: “I don’t like talking about it and it hurts me a lot.” […]
2017 International Day of the African Child
This International Day of the African Child, MCSP is celebrating the tremendous global achievements in child health – while acknowledging what gaps remain in reaching all children. […]
Rising from the Ashes: Strengthening Guinea’s Local Health Systems after Ebola
After Ebola devastated Guinea, MCSP has been strengthening the country’s health systems with a focus on the district level. […]
June 21: Immunization in a Social Media World – Insight & Analysis from Ukraine
Join us for a discussion of social media, health issues, and public engagement in health services. […]
One visit, one family at a time: Improving nutrition in Mozambique
By Program end, MCSP will reach 940,000 children under five in Rwanda with nutrition interventions. Little Fatima shows why this work is critical to the health of a generation.
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Claudine’s Story: From Tragedy to Tea Shop
How a simple surgery to heal a childbirth injury turned a Rwandan woman’s life around. […]
June 8: The Critical Role of SBC across the Service Delivery Continuum
This event will explore successes, challenges and promising approaches in social and behavior change integration along the service delivery continuum to improve health outcomes. […]
