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A National Survey of Private-sector Outpatient Care of Sick Infants and Young Children in Nepal
Previous research has documented that across South Asia, as well as in some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the private sector is the primary source of outpatient care for sick infants and children and, in many settings, informal providers play a bigger
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Community-Based Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: Empowering households to identify and provide appropriate care for low-birthweight newborns in Nepal
Most newborn deaths occur among those of low birthweight (LBWt), due to prematurity &/or impaired fetal growth. Simple practices can substantially mitigate this risk. In low-income country settings where many births occur at home, strategies are needed th
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Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Children's Surgery in Africa
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The virus has now spread across the globe and is a common threat to the health of everyone. Some countries in Africa have baseline weaknesses in healthcare resource allocation,
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Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Service Delivery during Conflict in Yemen: A case study
At the time of writing, Yemen is one of two countries identified by the United Nations (UN) Inter-Agency Standing Committee as a level three emergency, indicating the need for large-scale response to meet immediate humanitarian needs. The health system in
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Nowhere To Go: Disclosure and helpseeking behaviors for survivors of violence against women and girls in South Sudan
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a serious problem during times of armed conflict. Global estimates show that approximately 21 percent of women and girls in complex humanitarian crises have experienced sexual violence at least once during their
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Health in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings: Reproductive, maternal and child health in Colombia
The last 70 years in Colombia have been marked by internal armed conflict. Despite this, the country has made considerable progress in public health indicators over the last few years. Child mortality has been reduced by half, but work still needs to be d
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Understanding the Factors Affecting The Humanitarian Health and Nutrition Response for Women and Children in Somalia Since 2000: A case study
Two decades of armed conflict has caused immense damage to Somalia's infrastructure and led to mass displacement and suffering among the population. Health and nutrition indicators in the country are some of the worst in the world, as the complex context
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Delivering Infectious Disease Interventions to Women and Children in Conflict Settings: A systematic review
In countries and regions across the world, there are significant gaps in access to infectious disease interventions within health systems. In some instances, these are further impeded by war, civil unrest and political violence. There is an urgent need to
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Learning from Exemplars in Global Health: A road map for mitigating indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal and child health
To minimize these negative indirect effects, countries will need to consider all domains of health systems, including demand, supply, resources, and social determinants. To this end, learning from countries that have improved health outcomes amid other cr
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Child Marriage Practices Among the Rohingya in Bangladesh
Child marriage is a significant threat faced by millions of girls each year. Marriage at young ages can pose multiple threats to young girls’ lives, health, and future prospects, including an increased risk of intimate partner violence, higher maternal mo
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Armed Conflicts and National Trends in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: What can national health surveys tell us?
This report seeks to assess the long term consequences of armed conflict for national progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). This is done through an examination of national surveys conducted in 13 countries in sub-Saharan Af
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Measuring the Coverage of Nutrition Interventions along the Continuum of Care: Time to act at scale
The global community is committed to addressing malnutrition. And yet, coverage data for high-impact interventions along the continuum of care remain scarce due to several measurement and data collection challenges. In this analysis paper, we identify 24