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Has Ethiopia been successful in increasing health care utilisation for children?

Despite a range of programmes and initiatives introduced in Ethiopia since 2003 care-seeking for sick under-five children has remained low. The...

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Evidence for policy and practice Implementation projects Research findings

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Understanding what didn’t work: a mixed method process evaluation

The ‘Optimising the Health Extension Program’ was implemented between 2016 and 2018 in four regions of Ethiopia. It included community...

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Evaluation methods Evidence for policy and practice Implementation projects Research findings

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Gombe MNH Partnership: Results Leaflet Hausa

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Gombe State MNH Partnership: Results Leaflet English

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“Everything is from God but it is always better to get to the hospital on time”

Zelee Hill and her co-authors aimed to identify facilitators and barriers for women to deliver their babies in health facilities in Gombe State,...

Nigeria Understanding quality improvement Behaviour change Context Evidence for policy and practice Research findings

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Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health: fit for 2030?

This commentary, published in BMJ Global Health and authored by participants of a 2020 meeting in Nairobi sees the greatest opportunity now for...

General Improving coverage measurement Evidence for policy and practice Intervention coverage

Research brief

Improving the quality of routine Health Information System data for better decision-making

The ORCA team analysed existing information from the HMIS and compared this with external sources of information, such as the Demographic and...

Ethiopia Supporting local decision-making Evidence for policy and practice Local data use Research findings

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Professional advice for primary healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a social network analysis

This study, authored by Kate Sabot et al and published in BMC Health Services Research, compares professional advice networks of healthcare...

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Evidence for policy and practice Research findings

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Are health facilities in low-income settings able to provide good quality routine MNCH care?

This paper, authored by Keith Tomlin and others, looks at health facilities in three settings with high maternal mortality to assess their...

Ethiopia India Nigeria Tracking progress Understanding quality improvement Evaluation methods Evidence for policy and practice Research findings

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Effective coverage in MNCH: progress, future prospects and implications for quality health systems

This paper published in The Lancet Global Health and authored by members of the Effective Coverage Think Tank Group, lays out recommendations for...

General Improving coverage measurement Evaluation methods Evidence for policy and practice Research findings