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Item “Please Do Not Forget Us” - views of women, nurses, and traditional birth attendants on community distribution of medications to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis : a qualitative pilot study in rural Tanzania(2014-06-24) Webber, Gail; Chirangi, BwireThere is strong support from rural women, dispensary nurses and traditional birth attendants for a community distribution program of medications to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis. These are the most common causes of death for women in childbirth globally. This study established the feasibility of providing oral medications to women in rural Tanzania to self-administer after delivery, reducing bleeding and infection. This article covers details of the study including background, methods, and results. There are high non-facility birth rates in rural Tanzania, with more than 60% of women delivering in their villages without available attendants.Item Women's health in women's hands : a pilot study assessing the feasibility of providing women with medications to reduce postpartum hemorrhage and sepsis in rural Tanzania(Taylor & Francis, 2014-07-01) Webber, Gail C.; Chirangi, BwireThe pilot study established feasibility of distributing oral medications (such as misoprostol in pill form) to women in rural Tanzania to self-administer after delivery. Two of the largest causes of maternal mortality are bleeding and infection. Of the 642 women provided with medications, 90% took them appropriately, while the remaining 10% did not require them. Mara Region has one of the highest non-facility birth rates in Tanzania, with more than 60% of women delivering in their villages. Hundreds of thousands of women could be saved through access to this inexpensive medication. In Tanzania the maternal mortality ratio is 454 per 100,000 (2011).Item Sub-regional efforts to support evidence-informed policymaking : the case of the West African Health Organization (WAHO)(2014-10-20) Verboom, BenThe presentation outlines Knowledge Translation platforms and intervention frameworks. “Moving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Evidence into Policy in West Africa” (MEP) is a flagship project prioritizing improvement of the production, dissemination and utilization of health information within the ECOWAS region, that includes mechanisms for utilization of knowledge, evidence and information towards better health policy and planning. Organizational capacity and health research capacity-building are key.Item Améliorer la santé des mères et des enfants en Afrique de l'Ouest par l'utilisation de l'évidence dans la prise de décisions(2014-10-20) Organisation Ouest Africaine de la Santé (OOAS)Item Knowledge translation training workshop for implementation research teams : moving maternal newborn and child health evidence into policy in West Africa (MEP) project : report of workshop at Bauchi State Nigeria(2014-10-20) Uneke, JesseThere is a need to strengthen the institutions and mechanisms that can more systematically promote interactions between researchers, policy-makers and others who can influence the uptake of research findings. In this report, the outcome of the first knowledge transfer (KT) training workshop is presented. The workshop package consisted of 15 modules and was designed to enhance the KT competence of Implementation Research Team (IRT) of Bauchi State Nigeria, which is supported by the IDRC/WAHO (West African Health Organization).Item Improved health outcomes for mother and children in West Africa through evidence informed decision making(2014-10-20) West African Health Organisation (WAHO)The “Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa” initiative aims to reduce maternal, child and infant mortality through the promotion of the use of evidence in decision making. From this initiative, the project entitled “Moving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Evidence into Policy (MEP)” was implemented by the West African Health Organisation (WAHO). The project is outlined in the newsletter. It works to improve the demand for, the production of, and the use of research findings in decision-making in maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) programs and policies in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region.Item Organization Ouest Africaine de la santé peut-elle devenir un centre de promotion de transfert-application des connaissances en faveur de la santé maternelle néonatale et infantile?(2014-10-20) Ongolo-Zogo, Pierre; Sombie, Issiaka; Johnson, Ermel; Lokossou, Virgil; Keita, NamoudouItem Transfert de connaissance et l'utilisation des evidences dans l'elaboration des politiques et programmes de santé maternelle et infantile en Afrique de l'Ouest(2014-10-20) Sombié, Issiaka; Jude, Aidam; Montorzi, Gabriela; Godt, SueItem MEP news : MNCH evidence into practice in West Africa : number 002(2015-12) Crespin, Xavier; Assogba, Laurent; Kambou, Sansan S.; Johanna, Austin; Sombie, Issiaka; Johnson, Ermel; Mongbo, Yves; Ado Bouwaye, Aissa; Keita, Namoudou; Zongo, M. Mohamed; Traore, MoctarThis one-page MEP News Issue #2, takes stock of activities of the project in the last three months (October to December 2016) and focuses on the project situation analysis and participation at the Cochrane Africa Network meeting. Data collection focuses on the status of knowledge transfer and use of evidence, factoring in gender and health equity, and identification of enabling or inhibiting systemic factors in the area of maternal and child health.Item MEP news : MNCH evidence into practice in West Africa : numéro 002(2015-12) Organisation Ouest Africaine de la SantéItem Situational analysis of knowledge transfer and exchange for mother, newborn and child health in West Africa(2016) Ongolo-Zogo, PierreThe summary of the multi-country situational analysis of knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) for maternal newborn and child health (MNCH) was commissioned by the project “Moving Evidence to Policy for MNCH (MEP)” in West Africa. It is meant to inform strategic choices within the West African Health Organization (WAHO) as a knowledge brokerage institution that promotes evidence-informed health policy-making (EIHP) and evidence-based health practices (EBHP). While health sector development policy documents and MNCH strategic plans value evidence-to-policy efforts, financial resources allocation to achieve this are lacking. The report details survey results and analysis of data.Item Fidélité de l’implantation du financement basé sur les résultats au Burkina Faso après 12 mois(2016) Bodson, O.; Barro, S. A.; Turcotte-Tremblay, A-M.; Zante, N.; Ridde, V.; Sween, Esther Mc; Paul, Elisabeth; Dagenais, Christian; Gautier, LaraItem Mise en œuvre du financement basé sur les résultats au Burkina Faso(2016) Yaogo, Maurice; Zongo, Sylvie; Turcotte-Tremblay, Anne-Marie; Somé, Paul-André; Ridde, Valéry; Dagenais, ChristianItem Cri du coeur de la CEDEAO : 80 000 décès en donnant la vie(2016) La Gazette du Pays et du MondeItem OOAS comme OPRS du projet MEP : analyse situationnelle(2016) ONGOLO-ZOGO, PierreItem Inclusion of gender and equity in maternal, newborn and child health services in West Africa : a literature review of programming(2016) Larson, Elizabeth A.There is a lack of programs that address gender inequity in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. This brief discusses the inclusion of gender and equity in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) programming, focusing on Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. Child health programming needs to include malnutrition, immunization, integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI), and community case management of diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria. Complex power structures within societies lead to disadvantages in health status. Nation‐wide rollouts of health care interventions often do not address the needs of underserved or overlooked populations.Item Financement basé sur les résultats au Mali(2016) Gautier, L.Item Que sait-on en 2016 du financement basé sur les résultats en Afrique?(2016) Gautier, L.; Ridde, Valéry; Touré, Laurence; Seppey, Mathieu; Coulibaly, AbdourahmaneItem MEP news : MNCH evidence into pratice in West Africa(2016) CRESPIN, Xavier