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View article: Recording vaccine doses administered: A global analysis of tally sheet design for infant and child immunizations
Recording vaccine doses administered: A global analysis of tally sheet design for infant and child immunizations Open
Most countries use tally sheets across immunization programmes for health workers to mark vaccine doses administered to every person, alongside home-based records, yet their design and use is poorly understood at the global level. This pap…
View article: Recording vaccine doses administered: A global analysis of tally sheet design for infant and child immunizations
Recording vaccine doses administered: A global analysis of tally sheet design for infant and child immunizations Open
Most countries use tally sheets across immunization programmes for health workers to mark vaccine doses administered to every person, alongside home-based records, yet their design and use is poorly understood at the global level. This pap…
View article: Effective partnership and in-country resource mobilization in Sudan for cVDPV2 outbreak response amid multiple emergencies in 2020–2021
Effective partnership and in-country resource mobilization in Sudan for cVDPV2 outbreak response amid multiple emergencies in 2020–2021 Open
Background During 2020 and immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sudan was experiencing multiple emergencies including violence, seasonal flooding, and vector-borne disease outbreaks. After more than ten years since its last case of …
View article: Partnership and domestic resource mobilization in Sudan for cVDPV2 outbreak response amidst multiple emergencies in 2020-2021
Partnership and domestic resource mobilization in Sudan for cVDPV2 outbreak response amidst multiple emergencies in 2020-2021 Open
Background: During 2020 and immediately prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sudan was experiencing multiple emergencies including violence, seasonal flooding, and vector-borne disease outbreaks. After more than ten years since its last case of…
View article: Pro-equity immunization and health systems strengthening strategies in select Gavi-supported countries
Pro-equity immunization and health systems strengthening strategies in select Gavi-supported countries Open
Findings from this mapping can be useful in addressing equity gaps, reaching partially immunized, and 'zero-dose' vaccinated children, and valuable resource for countries planning to implement pro-equity strategies, especially as immunizat…
View article: Mobile outreach health services for mothers and children in conflict-affected and remote areas: a population-based study from Afghanistan
Mobile outreach health services for mothers and children in conflict-affected and remote areas: a population-based study from Afghanistan Open
Objective To assess whether sustained, scheduled mobile health team (MHT) services increase antenatal care (ANC), postnatal care (PNC) and childhood immunisation in conflict-affected and remote regions of Afghanistan. Design Cross-sectiona…
View article: Can community health worker home visiting improve care-seeking and maternal and newborn care practices in fragile states such as Afghanistan? A population-based intervention study
Can community health worker home visiting improve care-seeking and maternal and newborn care practices in fragile states such as Afghanistan? A population-based intervention study Open
This trial was retrospectively registered at the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ( ACTRN12618000609257 ).
View article: Barriers associated with care-seeking for institutional delivery among rural women in three provinces in Afghanistan
Barriers associated with care-seeking for institutional delivery among rural women in three provinces in Afghanistan Open
Despite the socio-demographic and geographic diversity of the three provinces under study, the top barriers to institutional delivery reported in all three areas are consistent with available evidence, namely, that distance, transport cost…
View article: Scaling up newborn care in Afghanistan: opportunities and challenges for the health sector
Scaling up newborn care in Afghanistan: opportunities and challenges for the health sector Open
Newborn health in Afghanistan is receiving increased attention, but reduction in newborn deaths there has not kept pace with declines in maternal and child mortality. Using the continuum of care and health systems building block frameworks…
View article: Ending Preventable Child Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea in Afghanistan: An Analysis of Intervention Coverage Scenarios Using the Lives Saved Tool
Ending Preventable Child Deaths from Pneumonia and Diarrhoea in Afghanistan: An Analysis of Intervention Coverage Scenarios Using the Lives Saved Tool Open
Background . Despite improvements in child health, Afghanistan still has a heavy burden of deaths due to preventable causes: 17% of under-5 deaths are due to pneumonia and 12% are due to diarrhoea. Objective . This article describes the si…
View article: Stop stunting: situation and way forward to improve maternal, child and adolescent nutrition in Afghanistan
Stop stunting: situation and way forward to improve maternal, child and adolescent nutrition in Afghanistan Open
While Afghanistan has made progress in improving the nutritional status of children and women, rates of under-nutrition, stunting and wasting remain among the highest in the world, requiring attention to address immediate and underlying ca…
View article: Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health in the community: Task-sharing between male and female health workers in an Indian rural context
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health in the community: Task-sharing between male and female health workers in an Indian rural context Open
This study demonstrates the importance of gendered CHW roles and male-female task-sharing to improve access to community health events, outreach services, and facility-based RMNCH care.
View article: Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health - A landscape analysis
Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health - A landscape analysis Open
Future implementation and evaluation efforts need to assess innovations' effects on health outcomes and provide evidence on potential for scale-up, considering cost, feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability. Measuring equity is an i…
View article: Male engagement as a strategy to improve utilization and community-based delivery of maternal, newborn and child health services: evidence from an intervention in Odisha, India
Male engagement as a strategy to improve utilization and community-based delivery of maternal, newborn and child health services: evidence from an intervention in Odisha, India Open
This study sheds light on male engagement as a strategy to improve the delivery, access and uptake of maternal, newborn and child health in the context of prevailing gender norms and gendered roles in rural India. Ultimately, it unveils th…
View article: Peer-driven quality improvement among health workers and traditional birth attendants in Sierra Leone: linkages between providers’ organizational skills and relationships
Peer-driven quality improvement among health workers and traditional birth attendants in Sierra Leone: linkages between providers’ organizational skills and relationships Open
The Quality Circles approach has the potential to support health workers to improve their organizational skills and relationships, which in turn can contribute to improving the interpersonal dimensions of the quality of care in low-resourc…
View article: Improving care-seeking for facility-based health services in a rural, resource-limited setting: Effects and potential of an mHealth project
Improving care-seeking for facility-based health services in a rural, resource-limited setting: Effects and potential of an mHealth project Open
The aim of this paper was to investigate the impact of a toll-free hotline and mobile messaging service on care-seeking behaviors. Due to the low uptake of the services, the treatment on the treated estimate is used. For maternal health, t…
View article: Male engagement as a strategy to improve the delivery and use of maternal, newborn, and child health services
Male engagement as a strategy to improve the delivery and use of maternal, newborn, and child health services Open
Background: In response to persistently poor maternal and child health in rural India, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in 2005 as a framework for the provision of accessible, affordable, and quality health care in dep…