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Home visits versus fixed-site care by community health workers and child survival: a cluster-randomized trial, Mali

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2024) C_WHO

Despite recent global declines, under-five mortality remains high in many of the poorest countries. Barriers to timely quality care, including user fees, distance to facilities and the availability of trained health workers and medical supplies, hinder progress in further reducing morbidity and m... more

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Kenya: A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival

Countdown to 2015 (2015) C1

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A Synthesis of Recent Studies on Maternal and Newborn Survival Interventions in Nepal

Child Health Division, Family Health Division, Ministry of Health, Save the Children Nepal (2014) C2

The aim of this report is to: (1) synthesize the findings from selected maternal and newborn related studies in Nepal conducted during 2011-2014, (2) identify areas of improvement in existing interventions, and (3) recommend possible strategies to fulfill such gaps.

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Preventing Child and Maternal Deaths: A Framework for Action in a Changing World 2023-2030

US Agency for International Development USAID (2023) CC

Improving the survival chances and quality of life of women, newborns, and children remains an urgent global challenge. Since 2012, substantial progress has been made in reducing maternal and under-5 deaths, and a only handful of countries are on target to meet the SDG targets in 2030. Yet, 5 millio... more

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Newborn survival in Nepal: a decade of change and future implications

Pradhan, Y.V., Upreti, S.R., Pratap, K.C.N, et al. Health Policy and Planning (2012) CC

Nepal is on target to meet the Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health despite high levels of poverty, poor infrastructure, difficult terrain and recent conflict. Each year, nearly 35000 Nepali children die before their fifth birthday, with almost two-thirds of these deaths occurr... more

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Donor Funding for Newborn Survival: An Analysis of Donor-Reported Data, 2002–2010

Pitt1, C.; J. E. Lawn; M. Ranganathan et al. PLoS Med (2012) CC

Background:Neonatal mortality accounts for 43% of global under-five deaths and is decreasing more slowly than maternal or child mortality. Donor funding has increased for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), but no analysis to date has disaggregated aid for newborns. We evaluated if and how a... more

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Rwanda: National Integrated Child Rights Policy

Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, Government of Rwanda (2011) C2

It is the policy of the GoR to ensure that children’s rights are met through the provision of basic needs and services for all children in the country, and protect them from abuse and exploitation. Children are defined as persons below the age of 18 years and the ICRP covers children from the time... more

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World report on child injury prevention

World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Peden, Margie et al. (2008) C_WHO

Every year, around 830 000 children die from unintentional or "accidental" injuries. The vast majority of these injuries occur in low-income and middle-income countries. However, dozens of prevention strategies and programmes exist. If they were integrated into other child survival programmes and im... more

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Joint statement on infant and young child feeding in emergencies - Ethiopia, July 2021

FMOH, NDRMC, UNHCR, WHO, Unicef, WFP (2021) C_WHO

The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH), the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and other government actors together with UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and WFP) and nutrition development partners call for all parties involved in the response to emergencies in Ethiopia t... more

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Rwanda: MATERNAL, NEONATAL AND CHILD HEALTH NATIONAL STRATEGY JULY 2013- JUNE 2018

Ministry of Health, Rwanda & Rwanda Biomedical Centre (2013) C2

This document sets out Rwanda's Maternal, Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) national strategy (July 2013- June 2018). The MNCH strategy provides a framework for addressing maternal, neonatal and child health challenges currently facing Rwanda. It is an overarching strategy for scale up of the national re... more

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Air pollution and child health: prescribing clean air: summary

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2018) C_WHO

This report summarizes the latest scientific knowledge on the links between exposure to air pollution and adverse health effects in children. It is intended to inform and motivate individual and collective action by health care professionals to prevent damage to children’s health from exposure to ... more

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Whole of Syria Joint Statement: Protecting Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition during the Earthquake response in Syria (12th of February 2023)

Nutrition Cluster; Save the Children; United Nation Children's Fund; World Health Organization (2023) CC

UNICEF, WHO Whole of Syria Nutrition, Cluster, the Global Nutrition Cluster, the IFE Core Group, and partners call for ALL involved in the response to the earthquakes in Syria to protect, promote, and support the feeding and care of infants and young children, their caregivers, especially pregnant, ... more

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Namibia (Equity Profile)

Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) (2017) C2

This profile presents an overview of the current equity in the coverage of key reproductive, maternal, and child health interventions in Namibia. | The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Global Health’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) focu... more

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RWANDA: ACCELERATING ACCESS TO POSTPARTUM FAMILY PLANNING (PPFP) IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND ASIA WORKSHEET

USAID, Maternal and Child Survival Program (2015) C1

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Uganda: Accelerating Access to Postpartum Family Planning (PPFP) in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Worksheet

USAID, Maternal and Child Survival Program (2015) C1

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Rwanda Health Facility Assessment Core Questionnaire

USAID; Maternal and Child Survival Program (2014) CC

Service Availability and Readiness Assessment Tool

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Senegal: Malaria in Pregnancy Country Profile

US Presidents Malaria Initiative, Maternal and Chilc Survival Program (MCS) (2018) C2

Senegal has adopted the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) three-pronged strategy for combating malaria in pregnancy (MiP): (1) intermittent preventative treatment in pregnancy (IPTp)1 via directly observed therapy (DOT), (2) distribution and use of insecticidetreated nets (ITNs), and (3) case ... more