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The Maternal Child and Survival Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) works tirelessly to reduce deaths among moms and babies. To learn more, we interviewed Dr. Jimmy Anzolo Mongonda, Provincial Program Team Lead of USAID’s flagship Maternal & Child Survival Program, DRC, at the United Nations Foundation....
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As patient groups go, pregnant women and new mothers are among the most motivated. They’re eager for information on how to care for themselves and their children, and quick to take action to ensure their children have the best start in life. But in some low-income countries around the world,...
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For the past two decades, evidence has been accumulating that community health workers (CHWs) and community-based programming could be effective to deliver essential, evidence-based maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) interventions to populations in resource-limited settings. Questions linger about the potential impact of scaling-up community-based platforms when these platforms continue...
Read MoreEmbaalaje district, Tigray Regional State – In this part of northern Ethiopia, much progress has been made since USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) began engaging faith leaders in improving the state of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH). Kes Melakeselam Hailemnase, a 64-year-old Orthodox priest, participated in...
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Featured image above: Health Extension Worker Misaye Asmamaw (center) visits Addise Yaregale and her son, Saleamelak, (right) at home. (Photos courtesy of Karen Kasmauski/MCSP) “It was a challenge and a long journey to get to the point we are right now,” said 30-year-old Misaye Asmamaw. She’s speaking of her years...
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