The information challenges facing health workers worldwide include lack of routine systems for seeking and sharing information, lack of high-quality and current health information, and lack of locally relevant materials and tools. This article presents three studies of health information needs in India, Senegal, and Malawi that demonstrate these information challenges, provide … [Read more...] about Meeting the health information needs of health workers: What have we learned?
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Perceived barriers and motivating factors influencing student midwives’ acceptance of rural postings in Ghana
To meet Millennium Development Goal Five and the reproductive needs of all women, it is predicted that an additional 334,000 midwives are needed. Despite the ongoing efforts to increase this cadre of health workers there are still glaring gaps and inequities in distribution. In countries where there are too few health workers, deployment of midwives (including recruitment and … [Read more...] about Perceived barriers and motivating factors influencing student midwives’ acceptance of rural postings in Ghana
Community case management of diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia: Tracking science to policy and practice in sub-Saharan Africa
New MNCH Working Paper from UNICEF on CCM policy and practice in sub-Saharan Africa UNICEF has just released a new MNCH Working Paper titled “Community case management of diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia: Tracking science to policy and practice in sub-Saharan Africa” by Asha George, Mark Young, Rory Nefdt, Roshni Basu, Mariame Sylla, Marika Yip Bannicq, and Theresa … [Read more...] about Community case management of diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia: Tracking science to policy and practice in sub-Saharan Africa
A systematic review of strategies to increase demand, uptake and quality of community-based diagnosis and case management of malaria
New MNCH Working Paper from UNICEF and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine presenting a systematic review of CCM for malaria UNICEF, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has just released a new MNCH Working Paper titled “A systematic review of strategies to increase demand, uptake and quality of community-based diagnosis … [Read more...] about A systematic review of strategies to increase demand, uptake and quality of community-based diagnosis and case management of malaria
Qualitative study to identify solutions to local barriers to care-seeking and treatment for diarrhoea malaria and pneumonia in select high burden countries: Report on findings from Kenya
This report is based on UNICEF's three country qualitative study to identify solutions to local barriers to care-seeking and treatment for diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia. The study had three main objectives: To access perceptions and experiences of childhood malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia and associated care-seeking and treatment (non-)uptake. To determine the … [Read more...] about Qualitative study to identify solutions to local barriers to care-seeking and treatment for diarrhoea malaria and pneumonia in select high burden countries: Report on findings from Kenya