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Community-Based Access to Injectable Contraceptives Toolkit

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This toolkit provides a variety of resources that form a platform for strengthening organizations’ capacity to promote community-based access to injectable contraceptives and to advocate for national policy and service delivery guidelines. The components of the toolkit address program planning, implementation, evaluation and scale-up. It provides evidence and background … [Read more...] about Community-Based Access to Injectable Contraceptives Toolkit

Community case management in Nicaragua: lessons in fostering adoption and expanding implementation

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This article looks at the policy landscape and processes that led to the implementation of a community case management (CCM) for child survival program in Nicaragua. The authors review both the contextual factors that facilitated CCM as well as the challenges, and conclude that continuous monitoring is essential for both sustainability and scale up. … [Read more...] about Community case management in Nicaragua: lessons in fostering adoption and expanding implementation

Shifting tasks to save lives: the example of AMREF-trained clinical officers in Southern Sudan

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This brief report outlines AMREF’s experiences promoting task-shifting among health workers through integrating it into training of clinical officers in southern Sudan. After summarizing the challenges addressed, the policies introduced and the outcomes of the project, AMREF concludes that providing technical support and supportive supervision to the Government of Southern … [Read more...] about Shifting tasks to save lives: the example of AMREF-trained clinical officers in Southern Sudan

Moving Towards Best Practice: Documenting and Learning from Existing Community Health/Care Worker Programmes

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This study sought to identify best practices in deployment of community health and care workers (CHWs and CCWs). Studies conducted in each of South Africa’s 9 provinces assessed the extent to which CHW deployment has addressed important health priorities; documented success stories and lessons; and developed an understanding of the range of ways that CHW programs have evolved … [Read more...] about Moving Towards Best Practice: Documenting and Learning from Existing Community Health/Care Worker Programmes