This case study describes a mentorship approach used in Lao PDR to support the Ministry of Health’s reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) strategy by providing in-service capacity strengthening to skilled birth attendants (midwives, nurses, doctors and other health staff). […]
MCSP launched their special issue Maternal and Child Nutrition journal supplement “How to Strengthen Nutrition into the Health Platform: Programmatic Evidence and Experience from Low and Middle Income Countries” on February 12, 2019. The supplement includes evidence and experiences on how to strengthen integration of nutrition into the health platform from a health systems perspective. […]
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 […]
This tool outlines evidence-based, high-impact antenatal care interventions and quality of care measures (e.g., input, process and outcome indicators) for use by policymakers and program managers working to improve quality of antenatal care for pregnant women in low-resource settings. Interested stakeholders may include policymakers, regional/district public health managers, health care workers, facility managers, members of […]
MCSP used evidence-based interventions to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health in Kenya. The eight briefs below summarize the interventions. Child Health Community Health Programs Family Planning Human Capacity Development Malaria Maternal and Newborn Health Nutrition WASH […]
MCSP has developed a one-page tool that demonstrates four mechanisms through which contraceptive methods prevent fertilization of an egg. Utilizing a drawing of the female reproductive anatomy, this job aid also indicates where the contraceptive action takes place. The tool is also available in French and Spanish. […]
The poster highlights increasing the use of health services amongst first time young parents in Madagascar. […]
This assessment aims to work with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to validate and add to the findings of two pilot projects by gaining a more representative view of health needs and Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) implementation in urban settings in regions of Ghana. This MCSP learning activity will aim to use the […]
Since 2015, MCSP has worked closely with Malawi partners to advance social accountability documentation and research . UNICEF, with funding from the Gates Foundation, implemented the project ‘Social Accountability for Every Woman Every Child’ (SAcc EWEC) in Malawi from 2016 – 2018. The project worked to facilitate community and civil society organization platforms to carry […]
The Caregiver Psychosocial Support Training tool is for parents who are caring for a child with a disability and are interested in facilitating peer support groups. […]
