IMCHA-funded projects in Nigeria : added-value for maternal, newborn and child health policy, practice and research
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2022-02
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The paper describes several initiatives from the programme for Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA). Innovations stemmed from project design, strategies for community engagement, and policy makers’ involvement early in the project. Over 500 health workers, researchers, and policymakers across the country were trained on various topics: Universal Home Visits, communication, perinatal depression, adolescent parenting, group psychotherapy, gender-based violence, use of tablets for data collection, implementation research, social media skills, and knowledge translation. Collaborations were developed with policymakers, non-governmental organizations and other researchers working in the field.
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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH POLICY, RESEARCH TO POLICY, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION, RESEARCH NETWORKS, HEALTH SYSTEMS, NIGERIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA