As Egypt transitions to “developed,” the social and political life of the country is rapidly moving to meet global standards. Every country on this path will need to balance traditional thinking with new ideas about health, wellbeing, prosperity, and gender. […]
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Growing up, I had a friend named Chinyere. Like every other young girl in the neighborhood, she had great dreams and aspirations. […]
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The Male Engagement in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH) Package developed in Nigeria provides information on how men can participate in their family’s health and support their wives/partners during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postnatal care, and infancy and childhood. The package includes a: Fathers Contribute to Healthy Families Pamphlet Male Engagement […]
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USAID’s MCSP/Human Resources for Health project in Liberia, aims to improve health workforce readiness by increasing the quality of instruction at pre-service training institutions and by strengthening the learning environment at pre-service training institutions and clinical/practicum teaching sites. A key component of these efforts is to improve retention of female students by promoting gender-responsive teaching […]
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This three-page brief illuminates MCSP’s works to improve the delivery of gender-sensitive, respectful care, and to ensure equitable access to reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health services by addressing gender-related barriers to delivering high-quality care across Kogi and Ebonyi States in Nigeria. […]
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This paper responds to the global call to action for respectful maternity care (RMC) by examining whether and how gender inequalities and unequal power dynamics in the health system undermine quality of care or obstruct women’s capacities to exercise their rights as both users and providers of maternity care. […]
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This job aid developed in Nigeria helps providers counsel couples on how men can participate in their family’s health and support their wives/partners during: Pre-pregnancy Pregnancy Labor and delivery Postnatal care Infancy and childhood […]
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