MCSP is building the capacity and readiness of health care providers to provide high-quality routine, integrated care for mothers in Rwanda. […]
Category: Maternal Health
A Champion for Mothers in Remote India
If a community health worker hadn’t brought Geetanjali to the hospital for timely care, the new mother’s life would have been in danger. […]
Working with Fathers in Kenya to Ensure Mothers and Babies Survive
In some of the world’s most difficult places to give birth, getting a husband on board can be the final hurdle to improved health for the entire family. […]
Going Door to Door in Haiti to Improve Health
“Seeing that I can help people and advise them, it’s my satisfaction,” says Josiane Pierre, a community health worker. “The greatest wealth that people can have is their health.” […]
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. […]
Claudine’s Story: From Tragedy to Tea Shop
How a simple surgery to heal a childbirth injury turned a Rwandan woman’s life around. […]
District Partnerships Enhance Community Participation for RMNCH in Rwanda
MCSP is engaging communities and strengthening the ability of its members to work together to address social and health concerns. […]
Making healthcare affordable: Women’s savings and loans clubs to the rescue
One reasons pregnant women shun health facilities is the inability to pay for needed healthcare services. In Nigeria, MCSP is working to change that. […]
It takes a village and data: Using routine health information to ensure safe, institutionalized births in Mozambique
Communities that are invested in the health of their members are more resilient and able to problem solve to maintain improvements in their health outcomes. […]
Improving Equitable Access to Lifesaving Maternal Health Care in Rural Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, there has been a remarkable – but inequitable – shift in cultural norms from delivering babies at home to delivery at health facilities. […]
