A first-ever workshop of its kind attracts 140 participants with a clear but mighty goal: to increase coverage of immunization and child survival interventions. […]
Features key facts and Program work in child health. […]
This open access, MCSP co-authored article in the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition focuses on Egypt, where the double burden of malnutrition and rising overweight and obesity in adults mirrors the transition to westernized diets and a growing reliance on energy-dense, low-nutrient foods. This study utilized the trials of improved practices (TIPs) methodology to gain an understanding of the […]
This open access, MCSP co-authored article in Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition compares a knowledge, practice, and coverage (KPC) household survey and Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) carried out in overlapping timeframes. The authors believe that global health practice and evaluation operate with misleading assumptions about lack of reliability of small population-based health […]
This postcard directs viewers to CCMCentral.com, a website managed by MCSP, which houses resources and best practices related to planning, implementing, monitoring and scaling-up community case management of childhood illness. […]
This resource defines a Viable, Integrated Community Health Platform, and explains how MCSP introduces and supports high-impact health interventions in 24 USAID priority countries to end preventable child and maternal deaths. […]
Poster illustrating key characteristics, uses for, and ways to develop dashboards (visual displays of information), as well as explanations for how MCSP uses dashboards in Program work. […]
The primary objective of this study was to determine whether there were differences between Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt in growth patterns and factors related to growth. The secondary objective was to examine the relationship between weight and length to ascertain if weight loss in any two-month interval contributes to stunting at 12 months of […]
This report covers program Maternal and Child Survival Program start-up activities implemented from March 17, 2014 to September 30, 2014. The startup period involved intensive work on two critical tracks: 1) supporting USAID’s engagement in global technical and policy fora to keep focused momentum on Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths; and 2) startup activities […]
This MCSP co-authored article in the journal Vaccine highlights a mini-survey conducted to assess the status of monitoring coverage of fully immunized children (FIC) in Eastern and Southern African countries. The authors designed and distributed a structured self-administered questionnaire to all 19 national program managers attending a meeting in March 2014 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Responses […]
