Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa Initiative(2021)
Adolescents need appropriate information and services to avoid an increased risk of adverse reproductive health outcomes. Initiatives that include the voice of adolescents and recognize their specific needs help them to ...
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa Initiative(2021)
The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative has supported 28 projects through 19 research teams, as well as two Health Policy and Research Organizations (HPROs) in 11 countries in sub-Saharan ...
Challenges encountered in working within a fragmented health care system include: difficulties in planning for data collection; standardizing data collection when resources are limited; working in communities with access ...
The article views masculine national security discourses and practices as gendered, racialized policing and discriminatory of women’s informal work in Ecuador’s border zones. Smuggling has become an alternative to the lack ...
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) and Dalhousie University co-hosted a virtual event which provided a platform for exchange regarding implementation research on health systems strengthening, and ...
The Innovating for maternal and child health in Africa (IMCHA) study team conducted a randomized hybrid trial of psychosocial intervention in primary maternal care in Nigeria. It explored the effectiveness as well as the ...
With 48% of girls married before the age of 18 and 46% of girls aged 15-19 already having at least one child, sexual and reproductive health education and support for adolescents is paramount. The research goal was to ...
The Alert Community Prepared Hospital (ACPH) project team designed a strategy for the provision of safe and timely C-sections at Marrere General Hospital (MGH) in Nakitiri, Mozambique. The MGH surgery department introduced ...
To address shortcomings of the health system in maternal and neonatal care in Mozambique, the Ministry of Health (MISAU) has targeted issues of illicit health care fees and difficulties in access to services. This project ...
Pires, Paulo Henrique; Mupueleque, Martins(BMJ, 2019-10-28)
Radio spots, community theatre and volunteer champions together increased knowledge about sexual and reproductive health, and led to a more positive attitude toward family planning. The media campaign and local volunteers ...