This MCSP co-authored article in the journal Social Science and Medicine examines the expansion of community health services in Rwanda that has come with the national scale up of integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea. The authors used a sustainability assessment framework as part of a large-scale project evaluation to identify […]
This MCSP co-authored article in the journal Global Health: Science and Practice highlights the use of a simple, publicly placed tool to monitor vaccination coverage in a community. The “My Village Is My Home” tool proved to broaden program coverage by keeping both the community and the health system informed about every infant’s vaccination status. […]
This condensed version of the case studies includes examples from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. For the full version of this document, click here. […]
This condensed version of the reference guide focuses on making large-scale, public sector, community health worker (CHW) programs as effective as possible. It is a practical guide for policymakers and program managers wishing to develop or strengthen a CHW program, drawing lessons from other countries that have implemented such programs at scale. For the full […]
MCSP called this November 2014 meeting to inform its community health workplan activities, focusing on successful and sustainable large-scale community health worker (CHW) efforts, and establish sound coordination and collaboration with other USAID-supported activities. The forum brought together 41 participants from more than 20 organizations involved in CHW programming to contribute their thinking to three […]
This midline assessment report analyzes the effectiveness of integrated community case management (iCCM) in reducing the infant mortality rate in Bondo, Kenya. Community health volunteers delivered iCCM in addition to the care services already in place. The authors make suggestions for how best to improve iCCM and further reduce infant mortality going forward. […]
Serving as a progress update on commitments made at the 2012 Child Survival Call to Action, this report focuses primarily on the 24 USAID priority countries. […]
The result of decades of Agency experience and input from more than 60 field and academic experts, the Framework makes a compelling case for focusing on the community to improve health outcomes. […]
As these 15-year objectives are pending adoption by the United Nations this month, we are already asking: What countries are most likely to achieve them? […]
“Going local” is an increasingly popular notion. But what does it mean for those of us in development? And how can we best support CSOs in securing much needed funds? […]
