Using Behavioral Informatics to Improve Health Outcomes
Behavioral informatics an important addition to the toolbox of social and behavior change programming. Easy-to-use tools and data dashboards at the household, community, and program... Read More
Novel Training Approaches to Improve Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes
Using a low dose, high frequency (LDHF) approach to learning, Jhpiego has been supporting providers in Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo to provide high... Read More
Saving Children’s Lives in Tanzania and India
The American Heart Association has launched Saving Children’s Lives, a program that aims to reduce childhood mortality in resource-limited settings by increasing healthcare access and... Read More
Multi-Country Analysis for Inpatient Care of Newborns and Young Infants
A multi-partner collaborative assessment that will describe national enabling environment, facility level readiness, quality of care and insights of care providers and clients is underway... Read More
New Tools for Longstanding Challenges: Applying GIS Technology in Immunization
Reaching eligible children for immunization requires updated details on the population and where, when, and how immunization services are being delivered. The Maternal and Child... Read More
The Surgical Safety Checklist: Demonstrating a Low-Tech C-section Simulator
Increasingly, the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) is being used in operating theaters worldwide. Its goal is to reduce medical errors by ensuring readiness and... Read More
Essential Care for Small Babies and the Maternal Infection Connection
Maternal infections both common and rare are associated with low birth weight in babies. The recent outbreak of Zika virus in the Americas revealed many... Read More
Rapid Scale Up for Child Health: Reducing Pediatric Diarrhea Mortality
Diarrhea remains a leading cause of death in children under-5, causing 530,000 deaths annually—yet use of ORS and zinc, a simple and affordable treatment that... Read More
Learning Through Doing: Early Childhood Development in Fragile Contexts
A landmark study released by The Lancet in October 2016 identified “nurturing care” as the package of health, nutrition, security and safety, responsive caregiving, and... Read More
Improving Routine Data to Strengthen Child Health Programs: What’s Next?
As household and facility surveys are conducted only every few years, health managers and providers critically need routinely collected data to continuously manage child health... Read More