“Let’s go to the village and find this child,” said Nurse Chubwa, who is helping to combat disproportionately low rates of vaccination in three regions of the country. […]
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Strengthening the Routine Immunization System through a Reaching Every Child-Quality Improvement Approach in Uganda
This how-to guide, based on experience and lessons learned from introducing Reaching Every Child-Quality Improvement (REC-QI) in Uganda and Ethiopia, provides guidance on how to carry out REC-QI. It supplements, but does not replace, the current national REC strategy. Staff from the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization, hospitals, district health teams, and health sub-districts […]
Vaccination coverage and timely vaccination with valid doses in Malawi
This MCSP co-authored article, published in the journal Vaccine Reports, highlights the results of a cluster vaccination coverage survey conducted in two districts in Malawi: Dowa and Ntchisi. The survey measured the vaccination coverage of children 12–23 months old and identified factors impacting the utilization of vaccination services. To read the full article, click here. […]
MCSP Fact Sheet
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. […]
Reaching Every Community Using Quality Improvement (REC-QI): Mapping to support routine immunization microplanning in Uganda
The success of immunization depends largely on the ability to reach every child with vaccination services. That, in turn, requires that health facilities have current information on where even the most remote and underserved communities live so that plans to reach them can be prepared. This document describes a process developed by MCSP/Uganda for accurately […]
Thinking Broadly about Reducing Missed Opportunities
This World Population Day, we examine service integration, knowing that meeting the health needs of women, children and families requires a comprehensive approach. […]
Overview of MCSP Year One Results Summary
Two-page briefer presenting MCSP’s Year One results. […]
MCSP Annual Report: Year One
Report summarizing Program achievements for Year 1 (October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2015). […]
Data for Decision-Making: Empowering Local Data Use
This World Immunization Week, we must remember two key ways to “close the gap” on immunization services: re-examining country-level data and empowering health workers. […]
Haiti Fact Sheet
Key MCSP achievements in Haiti during the Program’s first year. […]