The rate at which the double burden of malnutrition is unfolding has limited evidence. Through analyzing 102 demographic and health Surveys from 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa between 1993 and 2017, this study quantifies trends and inequalities and nu

Postnatal care (PNC) for mothers and newborns is essential to monitor risks of morbidity and adverse conditions following delivery. Current estimates of the coverage of PNC show substantial discordance between mothers and newborns. The study investigates 

Current methods for measuring intervention coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition (RMNCH+N) do not adequately capture the quality of services delivered. Without information on the quality of care, it is difficult to a

Large-scale evaluations in several settings have demonstrated that lay community health workers can be trained to provide quality case management of childhood illnesses. This article assessed the contributed of an iCCM strategy in Mozambique to improved c

This study seeks to assess the validity of using mobile technology to monitor the provision of community case management by health surveillance assistants (HSAs) in Malawi. To do so, it compares the sensitivity and specificty of the information obtained t

The Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP), launched in 2014,  is a global multi-partner movement to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths. The 2030 national target for neonatal mortality and stillbirth rate is of ≤12 per 1000 births. Key