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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...

Ethiopia Nigeria Community-based newborn care Understanding quality improvement Behaviour change Context Evidence for policy and practice Research findings

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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

Journal article

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

Journal article

“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

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

Journal article

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

Journal article

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

Journal article

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

Journal article

Evaluating efforts to increase primary child health services in Ethiopia

This protocol, authored by Della Berhanu and others, published in BMC Health Services, describes an evaluation of a complex intervention that aims...

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

Journal article

What influences women’s choice of place of delivery?

The study published in BMJ Global Health and authored by Nasir Umar and others is based on a discrete choice experiment following a comprehensive...

Nigeria Improving coverage measurement Tracking progress Understanding quality improvement Behaviour change Context Evidence for policy and practice Research findings