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External evaluation report of the DIPH prototype phaseThe evaluation aimed to understand the mechanisms and processes of the DIPH strategy for inter-sectoral data sharing and data-informed...
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Closing the loop: Governance, quality improvement and scaleThis session looks into ways of improving quality of care: through health system-wide approaches, micro- or meso-level interventions. Experts will...
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“There Is No Link Between Resource Allocation and Use of Local Data”The study authors show that districts have a decision-making structure, including representatives of all relevant government departments, and...
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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...
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In memory of Deepthi WickremasingheDeepthi was a Research Fellow, specialising in qualitative research, systematic literature reviews and information and knowledge...
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Maternal and newborn health improves in rural Nigeria, Ethiopia and India but inequities still exist“Our findings have a both optimistic and pessimistic interpretation, in that families from all socioeconomic status groups benefited, but...
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Mapping complex interventions – lessons from developing and applying a characterisation framework in Nigeria, Ethiopia and IndiaThis 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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Investigating the high rates of C-sections in private hospitals in Delhi, IndiaRates of C-sections in India are relatively low overall at around 17% (IIPS, 2016), but the story is different in the private sector. Research...
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Who decides what and how? Making decision-making in health systems more effectiveIn the past, researchers have preferred to target policy-makers – to understand their perspective, develop supportive approaches and tools, and...
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Why are C-section rates in private Indian health facilities unreasonably high? The providers’ viewAlthough the overall rate of caesarean deliveries in India remains low, rates are higher in private than in public facilities. In a household...