Vaccine hesitancy constitutes a major threat to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), and to further expansion of routine immunisation. Understanding hesitancy, leading in some cases to refusal, is vital to the success of GPEI. This article explains the method, findings and conclusions to a recent study in northern Nigeria that sought to understand factors at household and community level […]
In Kenya, failure to complete immunization schedules by children who previously accessed immunization services is an obstacle to ensuring that children are fully immunized. Home visit approaches used to track defaulting children have not been successful in reducing the drop-out rate. This study tested the use of phone contacts as an approach for tracking immunization defaulters in […]
This brief explains MCSP’s implementation of an activity in Kogi and Ebonyi states in Nigeria to address the needs of pregnant and parenting adolescents, with the ultimate objective of increasing use of ANC, safe delivery, and PPFP services to delay a subsequent pregnancy. To inform planning for this intervention, MCSP conducted formative research to understand the SRH needs […]
In countries like Mozambique, sustained breastfeeding saves lives. It’s no wonder the country has taken to extending World Breastfeeding Week to an entire month! […]
In Zambezia province, which has the highest prevalence of malaria in children under 5, MCSP is training health staff to use improved diagnostic tests and administer injectable malaria treatment. […]
The Ethiopian government’s commitment and resources have contributed to considerable progress in improving child health during the past 15 years. To further reduce newborn deaths (those in the first 28 days of life), Ethiopia has implemented a policy framework to support newborn health, reflecting the Every Newborn Action Plan approved by the World Health Assembly […]
Trained midwives in Liberia – often the primary provider of maternal care in the country – are saving mothers’ lives. […]
Mamy Rasoahariniaina joined 10,000 women in Madagascar who have accepted a family planning method immediately after birth through MCSP in the past two years. […]
“I don’t really know how to explain the joy after hearing the baby crying and breathing,” a Rwandan nurse said. “It was indeed a miracle.” […]
MCSP is building the capacity and readiness of health care providers to provide high-quality routine, integrated care for mothers in Rwanda. […]
