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Monitoring childbirth care in primary health facilities: a validity study in Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria

Antoinette Bhattacharya et al assessed twenty-five childbirth care indicators  to validate health worker documentation and women’s...

Nigeria Improving coverage measurement Evaluation methods Intervention coverage Local data use Research findings
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MNCHAN Conference Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As part of this conference IDEAS will be presenting findings from the five-year evaluation of the Community Based Newborn Care (CBNC) programme....

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Research findings
Report
Final evaluation of the Community Based Newborn Care programme in Ethiopia

The overall evaluation plan included baseline, quality of care and follow up surveys, as well as two qualitative studies. It was conducted in...

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Research findings
Journal article
Mapping complex interventions – lessons from developing and applying a characterisation framework in Nigeria, Ethiopia and India

This paper authored by Krystyna Makowiecka et al and published in BMJ Global Health al describes how government leadership to enhance maternal and...

Ethiopia General India Nigeria Fostering innovation sustainability Supporting local decision-making Context Evidence for policy and practice Implementation projects Research findings
Journal article
Stronger diagnostic abilities for common childhood illnesses needed in Ethiopia

This paper published by Theodros Getachew et al in Acta Paediatrica reveals findings from a study which included a survey and observations of the...

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Understanding quality improvement Evidence for policy and practice Research findings
Journal article
‘People have started to deliver in the facility these days’: a qualitative exploration of factors affecting facility delivery in Ethiopia

The findings in this paper, authored by Zelee Hill and others suggest that barriers, which had prevented women in the past from delivering their...

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Understanding quality improvement Behaviour change Context Evidence for policy and practice Research findings
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We are seeking to appoint a Project Coordinator. The post holder will be responsible for providing efficient administrative, logistical and...

Ethiopia General
Journal article
Redesigning maternal health services – context matters

The plea for the childbirth service redesign is underpinned by the assumption that the centralisation of childbirth services to hospitals will...

General Community-based newborn care Tracking progress Context Evidence for policy and practice Research findings
Research brief
Recommendations from the Village Health Worker Scheme Sustainability Study

Much work has been done to ensure the sustainability of the scheme, yet there are still some areas of uncertainty, which it would be beneficial to...

Nigeria Fostering innovation sustainability Evidence for policy and practice Implementation projects Research findings Scale-up
Past event
Shifting sands: Three decades of evolving priorities in maternal and newborn health research

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