Human resources for health
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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...
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Every day on the front lines of care, health workers – the majority of them women – answer a calling to provide the care their patients need to live life to the fullest. Without their tireless work at the local level, global progress to save lives and build healthy nations...
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HNN Team
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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The GOLD Midwifery 2018 Online Conference is in full swing with delegates from over 40 countries, enjoying inspiring presentations and new connections. From gaining new understandings of how to implement Biological Nurturing principles to recognizing the power of inclusive language, conference participants are already using their new knowledge to improve...
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HNN Team
In recent years, Uganda has implemented policies in line with Sustainable Development Goal 3.8.1:improving coverage of essential maternal and neonatal health services without imposing untenable costs on families. Some tangible interventions to implement such policies include: Dispensing Maama kits: These kits contain all supplies necessary for routine clean and safe deliveries,...
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