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Feasibility Study of the Implementation of iCCM in Bondo Sub-County: Leveraging Existing Systems
In 2013, the Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH) and USAID’s predecessor Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) initiated an implementation research study to inform the MOH and its partners about the feasibility, success factors, and challenges of implementing integrated community case management. This endline assessment report was completed under MCSP together with the MOH. […]
Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
This overview of large-scale community health worker (CHW) programs from 13 countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe — aims to inform policymakers and program implementers in designing, implementing, scaling up, and strengthening large-scale CHW programs. CHW programs, by their very nature, are a product of the local […]
“I realized I was losing her”: A Rwandan midwife uses new skills to save a mother’s life
Mother of five survives life-threatening complications thanks to the quick actions of an MCSP-trained midwife. […]
Skills Labs in Ghana’s Midwifery Schools Improve Confidence of Trainers and Students
MCSP plans to reach all midwifery and community health nursing schools in the country by 2019 with refurbished labs – prototype clinical settings populated with humanistic anatomical models. […]
Effective Training and Proper Equipment are Saving Newborns in Madagascar
A newly trained midwife in Madagascar uses long neglected instruments at her health center to save the live of a newborn. […]
Success Testing Clients for HIV in Namibia Serves as Basis for Case Study
One Health Extension Worker tests more clients for HIV than any other in her area. We examine how. […]
Bondo iCCM Study: Key Findings and Recommendations
In 2013, in collaboration with the Kenya Ministry of Health (MOH), USAID’s predecessor Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) initiated an implementation research study to inform the MOH and its partners about the feasibility of, factors for success in, and challenges of implementing integrated community case management (iCCM). The study was completed by MCHIP’s […]
Service Availability and Readiness Assessment of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services at Public Health Facilities in Madagascar
This MCSP co-authored article, published in the African Journal of Reproductive Health, shares the details and results of the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment survey, which was used to generate information on service availability and readiness of maternal, newborn and child health facilities to provide basic health care interventions for obstetric care, neonatal and child […]
