This qualitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study used focus group discussions and in-depth interviews to investigate the dynamics related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care use patterns among first-time/young parents in Nigeria. The aim of the study was to provide an understanding of the dynamics around the use of SRH care use among adolescents who just […]
Writer: Reproductive Health
Visualizing and Using Routine RMNCH Data at Health Facilities: A Resource Package for Health Providers and District Managers
What is the purpose of this resource package? Visualizing and Using Routine Reproductive Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Data at Health Facilities: A Resource Package for Health Providers and District Managers is intended to help healthcare providers and managers develop competencies to use routine RMNCH service delivery data to monitor and improve the quality of […]
Permanent Relief: Lifelong Contraceptives Give Nigerian Women Peace of Mind
MCSP is helping to bring minilaparotomy – a proven, cost effective FP solution – to women like Rosaline, who need it to protect the health and financial future of their entire family. […]
MCSP Zika Response: Scoping Visit Assessment Tool
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 […]
Cost Analysis for Scale-Up of Postpartum Family Planning in Rwanda
Brief on cost analysis for scaling up postpartum family planning in Rwanda. […]
Scaling Up Immediate Postpartum Family Planning Services in Rwanda
Brief on scaling up postpartum family planning services in Rwanda, where unmet need for family planning was 19% in 2015 among all women and even higher for women in the postpartum period. […]
Stratégie pour le renforcement de l’engagement constructif des hommes dans la santé de leur famille et la planification familiale au Togo
Report (in French) on strengthening male engagement in family health and family planning in Togo. […]
May 16th: Implementing High Impact Health Interventions
Join us May 16th for a lively discussion on how countries can effectively scale up high-impact health interventions to meet their national health goals. […]
Postpartum family planning integration with maternal, newborn and child health services: a cross-sectional analysis of client flow patterns in India and Kenya
This MCSP co-authored article – published in BMJ Open journal – illuminates the degree of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) – family planning integration, as well as associations between integration, client characteristics, and service delivery factors in facilities that received programmatic postpartum family planning support. Findings suggest importance of focused programmatic support for integration by MNCH service area. Family […]
Prevention of Zika Virus Infection: Key Points for Counseling Women of Reproductive Age
This brief summarizes key points to include when counseling women of reproductive age on prevention of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Institutionalizing counseling practices described here may contribute to a health system that is more resilient to possible future outbreaks of ZIKV infection. While not all guidelines from these sources may be immediately feasible for all […]