This study aims to better understand both the evolution of child health as a global health issue since the year 2000, as well as its network of stakeholders and leaders. Building on this understanding, the authors explore how leadership might be strengthened and child health re-positioned by the community to attain better outcomes in the […]
This guide was developed to give those who design and implement community-oriented health programs a systematic approach to programming that incorporates identifying and addressing health inequities and measuring equity improvements. It is aimed at professionals working in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health programs, especially those that are part of MCSP country programs. While it […]
This study aims to better understand both the evolution of child health as a global health issue since the year 2000, as well as its network of stakeholders and leaders. Building on this understanding, the authors explore how leadership might be strengthened and child health repositioned by the community to attain better outcomes in the […]
Two-page overview of USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program, which is designed to advance the Agency’s goal of ending preventable child and maternal deaths. Available in English, French and Spanish. […]
“When I was discouraged and wanted to quit, they encouraged and mentored me until I was confident in assessing and treating sick children,” said an MCSP-trained community health volunteer. […]
The country has made remarkable strides in ensuring its children are exclusively breastfed, but work remains to improve infant and young child feeding practices. […]
Two-page briefer presenting MCSP’s Year One results. […]
This Father’s Day, we honor the crucial role fathers play in improving the health of their families. […]
Report summarizing Program achievements for Year 1 (October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015). […]
This review of peer-reviewed and grey literature focuses on health worker compliance with evidence-based protocols, one of the eight domains of the Quality of Care framework developed by the World Health Organization. Despite the adoption of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness in 100 countries and the rapid uptake of integrated community case management, there is […]
