Sub-Saharan Africa faces shortages in trained medical personnel. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates place the average ratio of doctor to patients at 2:10,000 in Africa1 against a global average of 12:10,000. The coverage of nurses and midwives is 11:10,000 in Africa against a global average of 18:10,000, accordi...
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We believe no woman should die while giving life and that every child should grow up healthy and be a productive member of society.
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There is renewed commitment to the use and role of community health workers (CHWs) to enhance front line primary health care given their potential to fill gaps and reach remote communities. In light of this, health social enterprises are experimenting with CHW models that allow for various income-generating opportunities to motivate and incen...
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Maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Mozambique are high: 451.6 maternal deaths per 100.000 live births (2017).1 In primary healthcare centres, death occurs more frequently within the first 2 hours of the pregnant woman reaching the hospital, highlighting the precarious conditions and women's late arrival to the health centre (HC).
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The Focus of this implementation research was to:-
•Identify the gaps between the SBM-R (RH) program and the ground reality across the Malawian healthcare context.
•Co-produce and test potential solutions to improve the effective implementation of the SBM-R (RH) initiative to enhance quality and equity of care provided in the health centers.
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Objectif des soins de qualité selon l'OMS: « Chaque femme enceinte et chaque nouveau-né bénéficient de soins de grande qualité pendant toute la durée de la grossesse, de l'accouchement et de la période postnatale » . Le FBR est un moyen d'aboutir à cette qualité des soins Principe: octroyer des primes aux agents de santé en fonction des résultats q...
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Increasing access and utilization of health care services is not sufficient for maternal health outcomes. However, health care providers should consider providing services that are safe, and of high quality if positive maternal and neonatal outcomes are to be achieved.
The project aimed at addressinga key concern of the Malawian Ministry of Health (MOH), namely the persistence of a high maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of 439/100,000 live births despite a facility birth rate of 73%.
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While Uganda is considered as the food basket of East Africa, some families are still going hungry, many children are malnourished, and diet-related non-communicable diseases are on the rise. For some children in Omoro district, nutritious foods are not accessible to their families while for others, a lack of access to essential health services lea...
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Pour une meilleure santé des mères et des enfants au Sénégal, chercheurs et décideurs renforcent leur collaboration e à Dakar la deuxième rencontre de la plateforme de collaboration des parties prenantes en santé maternelle et infantile au Sénégal autour du projet Bajenu Gox Download PDF File Here