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Health system redesign for equity in maternal and newborn health must be codesigned, country led, adapted to context and fit for purposeJoanna Schellenberg and co-authors of this editorial, published in BMJ Global Health, comment on a study published in the same edition of the...
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Are we using the right approach to change newborn care practices in the community?Changing behaviors is usually a core component of the role of community health workers (CHWs), but little is known about the mechanisms through...
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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...
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Understanding what didn’t work: a mixed method process evaluationThe ‘Optimising the Health Extension Program’ was implemented between 2016 and 2018 in four regions of Ethiopia. It included community...
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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,...
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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...
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Improving the quality of routine Health Information System data for better decision-makingThe ORCA team analysed existing information from the HMIS and compared this with external sources of information, such as the Demographic and...
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Professional advice for primary healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a social network analysisThis study, authored by Kate Sabot et al and published in BMC Health Services Research, compares professional advice networks of healthcare...
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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...