Many countries impacted by the Zika epidemic do not have established surveillance systems that routinely monitor adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes. MCSP Zika Response Team provided technical support to the Caribbean Public Health Agency around design of a pregnancy registry as part of MCSP’s activities in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. It is anticipated that […]
Location: Latin America and the Caribbean
SSQH Program Briefs
MCSP’s Services de Santé de Qualité pour Haiti (SSQH) project is working in close conjunction with the Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population or MSPP) and all 10 of the country’s health departments (Direction Départementale de la Santé or DDS) with the overarching goal of facilitating a sustainable health […]
The Maternal and Child Survival Program’s Zika Response Activities
From November 2017 to January 2018, MCSP’s Zika response team conducted rapid scoping visits to meet with ministries of health and regional partners to assess current needs and identify priorities in five countries in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean region in response to the recent Zika outbreak. Visits contributed to context-specific country workplans that focused […]
MCSP Zika Response Team: Work Plan Activities for Program Years 2–3
MCSP continues to provide leadership in regional and global fora on technical issues related to the Zika response, particularly the care and support of Zika-affected children and their families. The Program collaborates with a range of partners to improve strategies for preventing and responding to the Zika virus. These efforts include providing key technical resources […]
Using Data to Drive our Work in Haiti
My journey into the world of data proved to be a bumpy – but ultimately satisfying – one. […]
Haitian Teens Leave Youth Clubs as Community Health Advocates
MCSP is arming Haitian teens with sexual and reproductive health information – and transforming communities in the process. […]
Mobilizing Haitian Mothers to Improve Child Nutrition
MCSP works hand-in-hand with Haitian communities to help them identify – and tackle – their own nutrition issues. […]
In Haiti, HIV Peer Educator Inspires Hope
Also HIV-positive, Pierre Tenor encourages fellow HIV patients to live and fight, bringing them doses of both medicine and counsel. […]
Working with Fathers in Kenya to Ensure Mothers and Babies Survive
In some of the world’s most difficult places to give birth, getting a husband on board can be the final hurdle to improved health for the entire family. […]
Going Door to Door in Haiti to Improve Health
“Seeing that I can help people and advise them, it’s my satisfaction,” says Josiane Pierre, a community health worker. “The greatest wealth that people can have is their health.” […]