Note: MCSP ended in December 2019. No new content is added to this site.

Case Study: Improving Quality of Care and Outcomes for Child Health Using the Standards-Based Management and Recognition Approach in Zimbabwe

This case study aims to document the application of Standards-Based Management and Recognition (SBM-R) as a quality improvement approach to the case management of childhood illness in Zimbabwe through USAID’s predecessor flagship Maternal and Child Health Program. The lessons learned about the implementation process, success factors, and challenges will illumine the adoption of SBM-R to […]

Read More…

Monitoring iCCM: a feasibility study of the indicator guide for monitoring and evaluating integrated community case management

In March 2014, the iCCM Task Force published an Indicator Guide for Monitoring and Evaluating iCCM: a ‘menu’ of recommended indicators with globally agreed definitions and methodology, to guide countries in developing robust iCCM monitoring systems. The Indicator Guide was conceived as an evolving document that would incorporate collective experience and learning as iCCM programs […]

Read More…

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Zambia on the Addition of Integrated Community Case managed (iCCM)

This case study reviews Zambia’s experience adding the integrated community case management (iCCM) strategy into the Global Fund New Funding Model (GFNFM) concept note for malaria. This case explores some of the challenges experienced by and lessons learned from the Zambia experience, and discusses broader issues related to the process of GFNFM concept note development […]

Read More…

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Uganda on Integrating the Integrated Community Case Management Model (iCCM)

This case study reviews Uganda’s experience with integrating the integrated community case management (iCCM) into the Global Fund New Funding Model’s (NFM) concept note for malaria. This case study explores some of the challenges experienced by, and lessons learned from, the Uganda experience, and discusses broader issues about developing a Global Fund NFM concept note […]

Read More…

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Ghana on Negotiating the Inclusion of Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood Illness Copy

This case study reviews Ghana’s experience in negotiating the inclusion of integrated community case management (iCCM) into the Global Fund New Funding Model (NFM) concept note for malaria. It explores some of the challenges experienced by and lessons learned from the Ghana experience, and discusses broader issues related to the process of developing the NFM […]

Read More…

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Kenya on iCCM Integration into the Malaria Concept Note

The report explores the experience of Kenya in considering whether and how to leverage malaria Global Fund money for integrated community case management (iCCM). It reviews the challenges experienced during, and lessons learned from, the discussions between malaria and child health stakeholders. Additionally, it explores the reasons why, in Kenya’s case, during this phase of […]

Read More…

Leveraging the Global Fund New Funding Model for Integrated Community Case Management: A Synthesis of Lessons from Five Countries

This report reviews the experience of five countries—Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia—with the Global Fund New Funding Model. Specifically, the report reviews efforts to incorporate integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) into eligible countries’ malaria and health systems strengthening concept notes to leverage resources to scale up iCCM. […]

Read More…

The Global Fund New Funding Model: Lessons from Ghana on Negotiating the Inclusion of Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of Childhood Illness

This case study reviews Ghana’s experience in negotiating the inclusion of integrated community case management (iCCM) into the Global Fund New Funding Model (NFM) concept note for malaria. It explores some of the challenges experienced by and lessons learned from the Ghana experience, and discusses broader issues related to the process of developing the NFM […]

Read More…

Maternal and Child Survival Program