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A Training Program in Community-Directed Intervention (CDI) to Improve Access to Essential Health ServicesThis series of 18 training modules can be used in a five- or six-day workshop to deliver technical content on case management and prevention of commo

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This series of 18 training modules can be used in a five- or six-day workshop to deliver technical content on case management and prevention of common health problems through a community-directed delivery mechanism. These modules build on field experience in delivering malaria services through community effort as well as on the 16+ years of effort by the African Program for … [Read more...] about A Training Program in Community-Directed Intervention (CDI) to Improve Access to Essential Health ServicesThis series of 18 training modules can be used in a five- or six-day workshop to deliver technical content on case management and prevention of commo

Community case management of malaria: exploring support, capacity and motivation of community medicine distributors in Uganda

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Abstract Background In Uganda, community services for febrile children are expanding from presumptive treatment of fever with anti-malarials through the home-based management of fever (HBMF) programme, to include treatment for malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia through Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM). To understand the level of support available, and the capacity and … [Read more...] about Community case management of malaria: exploring support, capacity and motivation of community medicine distributors in Uganda

Department of Maternal, Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (MCA) Progress Report – 2012-2013

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This report presents highlights of the work accomplished by the WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MCA) in 2012 and 2013. The scope and mandate of the work of the Department are broad. Through research, MCA generates new evidence to shape norms, standards and guidelines that serve to guide countries in adopting the most effective, … [Read more...] about Department of Maternal, Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (MCA) Progress Report – 2012-2013

mHealth Support Tools for Improving the Performance of Frontline Health Workers: An Inventory and Analytical Review

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The United Nations (UN) Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children (hereafter referred to as the “Commission) was established in 2012 to increase access to and expand the use of 13 life-saving health commodities for women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by 2015. To achieve this goal, the Commission made 10 recommendations, based on … [Read more...] about mHealth Support Tools for Improving the Performance of Frontline Health Workers: An Inventory and Analytical Review