MCSP collaborated with the Ministry of Health (MOH), Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), and other partners to update the national HMIS. MCSP and the MOH aimed to align Rwanda with the global agenda and to ensure effective measurement of the Health Sector Strategic Plan IV (HSSP IV) activities across all levels of the health system. This […]
Location: Rwanda
Going the Extra Mile to Ensure Voluntary Contraceptive Uptake in India
MCSP-trained nurses and community health workers in India are ensuring family planning methods are being used, one client at a time. […]
Managing Low Birth Weight in Rwanda
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Strengthening the Capacity of Communities to Increase Utilization of Postnatal Care Services in Nyaruguru District Rwanda
MCSP worked with the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) to accelerate the reduction of preventable child, neonatal, and maternal mortality in 10 districts in Rwanda from April 2015 to September 2018. Given that many newborn deaths are preventable through improved care in the postnatal period, MCSP emphasized integration of […]
Improving RMNCH Service Readiness and Quality- Summary Findings from an Endline Analyses of the MCSP Rwanda Program
MSCP collaborated with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) in Rwanda to implement high impact interventions to address the major causes of maternal, newborn and child mortality and to improve the quality of health services from the community level to hospital level. The primary approaches to achieve these objectives included strengthening […]
Building Health Facility Autonomy
From October 2015 to September 2018, MCSP in collaboration with the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MOH), used innovative approaches to deliver Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) trainings rolled out in ten out of 30 districts in Rwanda. MCSP helped train a total of 933 care providers: 307 were trained through a Low Dose High […]
Webinar: Mentoring Implementation Lessons from Rwanda, Laos and Ethiopia
On February 28th, MCSP hosted the first of a two-part webinar series to share the Program’s global and country-level learning for human capacity development efforts. Entitled “Mentoring Implementation Lessons from Rwanda, Laos and Ethiopia,” the webinar summarized MCSP’s global guidance on mentoring based on a literature review and results from a survey of 23 countries […]
Accelerating Access to Postpartum Family Planning Report
The 2018 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) afforded a key opportunity for government representatives, family planning (FP) partners and experts from the Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) countries to collaborate on their FP priorities and commitments. Postpartum family planning (PPFP) is one of the high-impact interventions that countries can employ to fast-track progress toward the […]
Assessing Key Health Services for Mothers and Children in Rwanda
In October 2015, the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), in collaboration with MCSP, conducted a cross-sectional baseline assessment of public and faith-based health facilities in 10 districts of Rwanda to guide work planning for strengthening reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) services. This assessment included two components: a quantitative health facility assessment (HFA), which is […]
Rwandan Community Health Worker Theodosie Is Vital Part of Health Care Delivery
“The women used to tell me they couldn’t plan their families, but now with these services, they are very excited and happy,” Theodosie said. […]