Contraceptive implants offer promising opportunities for addressing the high and growing unmet need for modern contraceptives in sub-Saharan Africa. Marie Stopes International (MSI) offers implants as one of many family planning options. High levels of client satisfaction were attained alongside service provision scale up by using existing MSI service delivery channels—mobile … [Read more...] about Scaling up delivery of contraceptive implants in sub-Saharan Africa: operational experiences of Marie Stopes International
Community Involvement
Home visits by community health workers to prevent neonatal deaths in developing countries: a systematic review
The last three decades have witnessed a significant fall in mortality rates among children under 5 years of age in developing countries, whereas neonatal mortality rates have decreased at a slower pace. This study aims to determine whether home visits for neonatal care by community health workers can reduce infant and neonatal deaths and stillbirths in resource-limited … [Read more...] about Home visits by community health workers to prevent neonatal deaths in developing countries: a systematic review
Working with Community Health Workers as ‘volunteers’ in a vaccine trial: Practical and ethical experiences and implications
Community engagement is increasingly emphasized in biomedical research, as a right in itself, and to strengthen ethical practice. We draw on interviews and observations to consider the practical and ethical implications of involving Community Health Workers (CHWs) as part of a community engagement strategy for a vaccine trial on the Kenyan Coast. CHWs were initially engaged as … [Read more...] about Working with Community Health Workers as ‘volunteers’ in a vaccine trial: Practical and ethical experiences and implications
The architecture and effect of participation: a systematic review of community participation for communicable disease control and elimination. Implications for malaria elimination
Community engagement and participation has played a critical role in successful disease control and elimination campaigns in many countries. Despite this, its benefits for malaria control and elimination are yet to be fully realized. This paper reports the findings of an atypical systematic review of 60 years of literature in order to arrive at a more comprehensive awareness of … [Read more...] about The architecture and effect of participation: a systematic review of community participation for communicable disease control and elimination. Implications for malaria elimination
60 Million non-facility births: who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths?
For the world's 60 million non-facility births, addressing who is currently attending these births and what effect they have on birth outcomes is a key starting point toward improving care during childbirth. Skilled childbirth care is recommended for all pregnant women, and community strategies need to be linked to prompt, high-quality emergency obstetric care. CHWs may … [Read more...] about 60 Million non-facility births: who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths?
