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Using livelihoods to support primary health care for South Sudanese refugees in Kiryandongo, Uganda

Conflict in South Sudan has displaced 2.3 million people, of whom 789,098 (35%) have taken refuge in Uganda – a country that allows refugees to work, own property, start their own businesses and access public health services. In this context, refugees have identified livelihoods and primary health care as key priorities for their wellbeing. Read mo...
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Subnational health management and the advancement of health equity: a case study of Ethiopia

Health equity is a cross-cutting theme in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and a priority in health sector planning in countries including Ethiopia. Subnational health managers in Ethiopia are uniquely positioned to advance health equity, given the coordination, planning, budgetary, and administration tasks that they are ...
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Gender Inequality as Barrier to Women’s Access to Skilled Pregnancy care in Rural Nigeria: A Qualitative Study.

Maternal mortality has been an issue of global importance, with continued efforts by the international development community towards its reduction. The provision of high quality maternal healthcare has been identified as a key strategy in preventing maternal mortality. Gendered intrahousehold power structures, gendered dynamics of resource allocati...
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Assessing the knowledge and skills on emergency obstetrics care among health providers: Implications for health systems strengthening in Nigeria

Available evidence indicate that while 303,000 women died in 2015 from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 66% of these deaths [ 1 ]. Within sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 29% of the maternal deaths occurred in Nigeria with an estimated 58,000 pregnant women dying annually in the country mainly from ...
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Maternity waiting areas – serving all women? Barriers and enablers of an equity-oriented maternal health intervention in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, maternal waiting areas (MWAs) – residential areas near health facilities where women can stay while waiting to give birth – are community-based, equity-oriented interventions to improve maternal outcomes among rural populations. In this qualitative study we sought to explore the barriers and enablers that Health Extension Workers (HEWs...
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A quality assessment of Health Management Information System (HMIS) data for maternal and child health in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia

Health management information system (HMIS) data are important for guiding the attainment of health targets in low- and middle-income countries. However, the quality of HMIS data is often poor. High-quality information is especially important for populations experiencing high burdens of disease and mortality, such as pregnant women, newborns, and c...
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Talking health: Identifying trusted health messengers and effective ways of delivering health messages in rural Ethiopia

Access to trusted health information has contribution to improve maternal and child health outcomes. However, limited research to date has explored the perceptions of communities regarding credible messenger and messaging in rural Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to explore sources of trusted maternal health information and preferences for the...
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Why do pregnant women in Iringa region in Tanzania start antenatal care late? A qualitative analysis

When started early in pregnancy and continued up till childbirth, antenatal care (ANC) can be effective in reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes. While the proportion of women who attend ANC at least once in low income countries is high, most pregnant women attend their first ANC late. In Tanzania, while over 51% of pregnant women complete ≥4 visits,...
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A mixed methods systematic review of success factors of mhealth and telehealth for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Access to health care is still limited for many women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), while it remains an important determinant of maternal mortality and morbidity. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as mhealth and telehealth, can help to facilitate this access by acting on the various obstacles encountered by women, be they socio...
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Business models for incentivizing Community Health Workers in Post Conflict Uganda and South Sudan

Publication charges for this supplement were funded by the Symposium. The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests. Read more...
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Nigerian trial shows how universal home visits can help reduce maternal risks

Nigerian women are at high risk of death related to pregnancy and child birth. Accurate figures are hard to come by, but the World Health Organisation estimates there are more than 800 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in Nigeria. That's about 100 times higher than rates in Canada or the United Kingdom. Read more...  
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Using equitable impact sensitive tool (EQUIST) to promote implementation of evidence informed policymaking to improve maternal and child health outcomes: a focus on six West African Countries

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) designed EQU itable I mpact S ensitive T ool (EQUIST) to enable global health community address the issue of equity in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and minimize health disparities between the most marginalized population and the better-off. Read more...  
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Dramatic delivery. How soap-opera-style videos are helping educate couples in northern Nigeria about maternal and child health

The peppy music starts, and all of a sudden we get a glimpse of life in a northern Nigerian village. Three women are sitting cross-legged in the shade against a wall, heads covered with colourful scarves. One strips leaves from a branch; the other two are preparing food in large shallow dishes. Behind them, two men in long tunics and matching loose...
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Perceptions and experiences related to health and health inequality among rural communities in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a rapid qualitative assessment

The Safe Motherhood Research Project studies the implementation and scale-up of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) initiatives in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. This qualitative rapid assessment study was undertaken to explore community perceptions and experiences related to health, health inequality and other MNCH themes. Read more...  
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A review of the process of knowledge transfer and use of evidence in reproductive and child health in Ghana

The paper carries out a situational analysis to examine the production, dissemination and utilisation of reproductive and child health-related evidence to inform policy formulation in Ghana's health sector. Read more...  
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Gender and health social enterprises in Africa: a research agenda

Health social enterprises in Africa working with community health workers (CHWs) are growing rapidly but understudied. In particular, gender equality issues related to their work has important public health and equity implications. Read more...  
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Designed in Canada, deployed in Mozambique

It's a problem that plagues Mozambique. The southern African nation has one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates, at 489 deaths per 100,00 live births (compared to seven deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada), and in places such as Nampula province in the country's north, it's not uncommon for women to die simply because they can't ge...
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Decomposing the rural-urban gap in the factors of under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence from 35 countries.

Understanding urban-rural gap in childhood survival is essential for health care interventions and to explain disparities in the determinants of Under-5 mortality. There is dearth of information about the factors explaining differentials in urban-rural Under-5 mortality especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In this study, we sought to quantify th...
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Assessment of policy makers’ individual and organizational capacity to acquire, assess, adapt and apply research evidence for maternal and child health policy making in Nigeria: a cross-sectional quantitative survey.

Throughout the world, there is increasing awareness and acknowledgement of the value of research evidence in the development of effective health policy and in quality health care practice and administration. Among the major challenges associated with the lack of uptake of research evidence into policy and practice in Nigeria is the capacity constra...
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An assessment of policymaker’s engagement initiatives to promote evidence informed health policy making in Nigeria

In most developing countries including Nigeria, one of the most challenging issues associated with evidence-to-policy link is the capacity constraints of policymakers to access, synthesize, adapt and utilize available research evidence. The purpose of this review is to assess the efforts and various initiatives that have been undertaken to delibera...
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