Issue brief : equity in the IMCHA initiative : findings from the mid-term evaluation of the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative

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2018-10

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The analysis combines document review, online surveys, in-depth interviews with donor representatives, fieldwork in Africa and Canada, and focus group discussions with stakeholders. Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) projects emphasize incorporating health equity considerations. The report and findings of the evaluation underline scope for more deliberate incorporation of an equity lens in IMCHA projects; data indicates some confusion around the concepts of equity and gender equity. It would be useful to further the grantees’ understanding of inequities, and develop their capacity to identify social, racial, economic, or age-related barriers as well as geographic ones.

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HEALTH EQUITY, GENDER EQUITY, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH SYSTEMS, EVALUATION REPORT, AFRICAN COUNTRIES, SOUTH OF SAHARA

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60908

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)
Research Results (GH) / Résultats de recherches (SM)