From November 2017 through January 2018, the MCSP Zika Response Team conducted scoping visits to five countries in the English-speaking Caribbean to better understand country health systems, identify priority cross-cutting and technical areas, and discuss potential MCSP approaches to strengthen the Zika virus response, in consultation with ministries of health and other stakeholders. The adaptable […]
Writer: Maternal Health
Postpartum Hemorrhage Implementation Framework
This updated Postpartum Hemorrhage Implementation Framework is a “living” document to be used by members of the postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) implementation community of practice and other interested program implementers. The framework outlines key elements that PPH program implementers working at scale in low-resource settings should consider. The framework is not intended to be a how-to […]
MCSP Liberia: Restoration of Health Services Endline Assessment Findings – In Brief
This brief highlights MCSP work in Liberia through the Restoration of Health Services project, which aimed to improve adherence to infection prevention and control practices and restore quality health services in 77 health facilities across Grand Bassa, Lofa and Nimba counties. To download the MCSP Liberia Restoration of Health Services Project Endline Assessment Report, click here. […]
Antenatal Care
[…]
June 19th – Stronger Systems for Healthier Moms and Kids: Tackling Health System Constraints in Ghana and Guinea
Join us June 19th to learn how interventions at different levels of the health system are working to address common health system challenges . […]
Presentation: A Positive Pregnancy Experience
Presentation for MCSP country program staff on highlights and considerations from the World Health Organization 2016 recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience. […]
“HelloMama” Messaging Service Delivers Vital Health Messages in Nigeria
Eager to better her family’s chances of staying healthy and safe, a Nigerian mother of two signed up for HelloMama during her third pregnancy. […]
Poster: A Regional Assessment of Facility-Level Maternity and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response Systems in Four Sub-Saharan Countries
Poster illustrating the assessment, objectives, methods, and results of an assessment of facility-level maternity and perinatal death surveillance and response systems in four sub-Saharan countries: Tanzania, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Includes nine recommendations. […]
A personal tragedy sets Naw Eh Paw Htoo on a path to midwifery
Naw Eh Paw Htoo became a midwife to help women in her native Burma safely give birth. […]
Rwandan Midwife Mentor Takes the Lead in Providing Lifesaving Care
Trained midwives in Rwanda are managing postpartum complications — and saving women’s lives. […]