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‘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...

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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
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A conversation about DHIS2

IDEAS team member Krystyna Makowiecka speaks to Antoinette Bhattacharya about the work she has done in Gombe to look at the quality of routine...

Nigeria Improving coverage measurement Supporting local decision-making Evidence for policy and practice Local data use Research findings
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Strengthening the quality of routine MNCH data through learning workshops

Quality routine health data provide useful program monitoring information to identify gaps and take action to improve performance. Under the...

Nigeria Supporting local decision-making Tracking progress Capacity strengthening Evidence for policy and practice Local data use Research findings
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Why are C-section rates in private Indian health facilities unreasonably high? The providers’ view

Although the overall rate of caesarean deliveries in India remains low, rates are higher in private than in public facilities. In a household...

India Understanding quality improvement Context Evidence for policy and practice Research findings
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IDEAS at #HSR2018

New evidence presented as posters (above) included: Sustainability for a Village Health Worker scheme in Nigeria Availability of routine facility...

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Breastfeeding in low-resource settings: Not a “small matter”

Health benefits include lower morbidity and mortality rates, as well as better neuro-cognitive functions. For mothers who breastfeed reduced risk...

General Community-based newborn care Behaviour change Evidence for policy and practice Research findings
Research brief
Data-driven learning cycles and their impact on data use for decision making

The implementation partners are The Society for Family Health, SAQIP through a grant to PACT Nigeria and Evidence for Action through a...

Nigeria Supporting local decision-making Capacity strengthening Evidence for policy and practice Local data use Research findings
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The effect of implementation strength of basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) on facility deliveries and the met need for BEmONC at the primary health care level in Ethiopia

Tailored support, including BEmONC training to providers, mentoring and monitoring through supportive supervision, provision of equipment...

Ethiopia General Community-based newborn care Tracking progress Understanding quality improvement Evidence for policy and practice Research findings
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