A validated tool for measuring the quality of routine intrapartum and immediate postpartum care was developed using QoC Survey data and tools created under USAID’s predecessor Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP). Attached is a user guide, which provides both versions of the observational checklist as well as information on why and how the […]
Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions and practices discourage people from seeking care at health facilities. This two-page brief explains MCSP’s Clean Clinic Approach, a programmatic tool that encourages health facilities to establish WASH goals and make incremental improvements towards the end goal of achieving “Clean Clinic” status, as defined with the national Ministry […]
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In July – August 2015, MCSP conducted a rapid assessment of 16 health facilities in Bondo and Igembe, Kenya, to provide the Program with information to develop research questions related to the effectiveness and quality of Oral Rehydration Therapy Corners. […]
This analysis of all MCSP high-impact newborn interventions aims to: Understanding the similarities and differences across indicators in country performance monitoring plans (PMPs) will inform internal MCSP efforts to promote standardization of indicators across countries; Lessons from country PMPs will shed a light on whether there is a need to propose modifications to the Global […]
This study — covering four health districts in Mali — employed data collection techniques including focus group discussions, interviews with small groups, and individual one-on-one interviews from November 12-27, 2013. […]
This International Journal for Quality in Health Care Advance Access article aims to determine if a simple quality improvement initiative will result in increased use of antenatal corticosteroids among pregnant women at risk of imminent preterm birth. The women delivered at health facilities in the Philippines and Cambodia. To read the full article, click here. […]
Calcium supplementation during pregnancy has been shown to reduce the incidence of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia among women with low calcium intake. This MCSP co-authored article, published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, evaluated coverage, compliance, acceptability and feasibility of the intervention after universal, free calcium supplementation through government antenatal care services was piloted in the Dailekh […]
This study aims to better understand both the evolution of child health as a global health issue since the year 2000, as well as its network of stakeholders and leaders. Building on this understanding, the authors explore how leadership might be strengthened and child health re-positioned by the community to attain better outcomes in the […]
This review examines the availability of data elements related to key lifesaving interventions and health outcomes, especially data elements that can be used to calculate globally recommended indicators included in national Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) recording and reporting forms. This brief presents findings from the survey on the availability of key maternal, newborn and […]
