This World Breastfeeding Week, we celebrate the health interventions that has the greatest potential impact on child survival – and doesn’t cost a dime. […]
In Kenya, Encouraging Breastfeeding at the Community Level is Saving Lives
Location: Africa
How to measure the quality of facility-based labor and delivery care in sub-Saharan Africa
USAID’s Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program supported an analysis on the measurement of maternal and newborn quality of care, resulting in a groundbreaking tool for facility-based quality assessment. A MHTF blog explains. […]
eLearning Improves Health Training Institutions in Ghana
An eLearning program is expanding learning opportunities for students in more than 80 health institutions across the country. […]
Midwifery and Nursing Tutors in Ghana Schooled on Infection Prevention and Control
Dozens of tutors from 28 midwifery and nursing training schools in Ghana have undergone skills and knowledge training on infection prevention and control. […]
Advancing a No-Missed-Opportunities Approach Through Integrating Family Planning and Immunization Services
Knowledge for Health includes an MCSP blog in their series on family planning & maternal, newborn and child health integration. […]
Celebrating Midwives and the Communities They Support in the World’s Newest Country
Listen to a woman from South Sudan tell her own story of becoming a midwife in a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. […]
Improving Facilities to Serve the Women Who Need Them
This Mother’s Day, MCSP’s Director reflects on the need to ensure equitable access to high-quality health care services for all women. […]
Why are Junk Foods Considered “Essential Foods” for Egyptian Children?
In honor of Global Child Nutrition Month, MCSP examines feeding practices in Egypt, a country facing the double burden of malnutrition and obesity in children. […]
USAID Impact blog highlights MCSP work to save lives from Ebola
After surviving the deadly disease, Guinea’s Dr. Diallo is using new infection prevention and control skills learned from MCSP to protect others. […]
mMentoring in Ghana: Innovative use of technology improves midwifery care
At USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP), led by Jhpiego, we believe that mHealth is a key mechanism for transforming health outcomes throughout the developing world. […]
