This brief highlights Ghana’s efforts to combat malaria in pregnancy (MIP) from 2007–2010, specifically its success in dramatically increasing uptake of intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp). The resource targets policymakers, program managers and health care workers as countries work toward increasing IPTp uptake as a core component of MIP control. […]
Location: Ghana
Lessons Learned from the Scale-Up Experience of Six High-Impact Interventions in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
USAID’s predecessor flagship Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) worked in more than 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to assist in the scale up of high impact interventions in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH). This brief summarizes the results of the Program’s scale up experience and […]
Essential Care for Every Baby Africa Regional Workshop
The Essential Care for Every Baby (ECEB) Africa Regional Workshop provided an opportunity for dialogue with select countries implementing Helping Babies Breathe at scale on the potential use of the ECEB learning materials to strengthen current newborn health programs and to develop a larger regional pool of ECEB master trainers and champions. In total, 85 […]
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. […]
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. […]