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Geneva Health Forum

The LSHTM-led Dagu project will be co-hosting a session, together with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute on embedding capacity...

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Report
COMBINE – End of study report

This End of Study Qualitative Review sought to systematically document key learning points from the experience of implementing the COMBINE study...

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Learning from joint research: Maternal, newborn and child health in Ethiopia

These are just some of the results discussed during a joint MNCH learning conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the 7th of November....

Ethiopia Community-based newborn care Fostering innovation sustainability Improving coverage measurement Supporting local decision-making Tracking progress Understanding quality improvement Behaviour change Capacity strengthening Context Economics Evaluation methods Evidence for policy and practice Implementation projects Implementation strength
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...

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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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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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A successful project – or just good timing? Measuring interventions and their impact on health outcomes

Attributing changes in health outcomes to specific interventions or projects is tricky. Oftentimes coincidental factors, such as the construction...

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Research brief
A qualitative study of the scalability and sustainability of the Village Health Worker scheme in Gombe State, Nigeria

Key findings show changes that were made to the VHW scheme to increase its sustainability in the 57 wards where it is being implemented to...

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“To know what is happening to women and newborns you need to collect accurate information” Preparing for a health facility survey in Nigeria

One way to measure whether the partner projects that IDEAS works with are making a difference is by continuously checking in with the people and...

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Contextual factors in maternal and newborn health evaluation: a protocol applied in Nigeria, India and Ethiopia

Researchers working on the IDEAS project have been considering context and the role of contextual factors in the evaluation of maternal and...

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