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Para conmemorar el Día Internacional de Acción por la Salud de las Mujeres, el GTR le invita a un panel virtual sobre nuevas evidencias y recomendaciones clínicas y programáticas interinas para brindar servicios de salud materna, perinatal y anticoncepción de calidad a las mujeres y sus recién nacidos en el marco de la pandemia de [more…]
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This open access book, produced under the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project, is a collection of 12 case studies capturing decades of experience improving health care and outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Each case study is written by healthcare managers and providers who have implemented health improvement projects using [more…]
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Applying nutrition-sensitive agriculture continues to challenge development practitioners all over the world. USAID Advancing Nutrition recently finalized the Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Design Guide—a facilitator’s guide with accompanying slides and handouts for a 3-day workshop for newly awarded USAID-funded agriculture projects. In this webinar, the USAID Advancing Nutrition team was joined by the Feed the Future Rwanda [more…]
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Los objetivos de este seminario web fueron presentar la situación de la salud materna, sexual y reproductiva, en los países de Latinoamérica y del Caribe, en el contexto de COVID-19, exponer las recomendaciones de la OPS/OMS para mitigar el riesgo de COVID-19, proveer servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva (SSR) esenciales y brindar una plataforma [more…]
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ICAN aims to build country capacity in the generation and use of cost evidence for sustainable and predictable financing for immunization. ICAN’s four member countries – India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Vietnam – generated evidence to address the challenges at the top of their health and immunization financing agendas. The research summary for each country includes [more…]
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Every year in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), more than 7,300 women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. While there have been significant improvements in maternal health in the region, the large majority of these deaths are preventable. In 2003, the GTR (Regional Task Force for the Reduction of Maternal Mortality) led [more…]
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Cada año en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), más de 7,300 mujeres mueren de las complicaciones relacionadas con el embarazo y el parto. Aun logros positivos en la salud materna en la región, la gran mayoría de estas muertes se pueden prevenir. En 2003, el GTR (Grupo de Trabajo Regional para la Reducción de [more…]
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The USAID-funded project Saúde Para Todos (Health For All, or HFA) supported the Angolan government’s efforts to increase quality health service delivery across the country. Led by Population Services International (PSI), the project delivered a package of health interventions to bring malaria, HIV/AIDS, family planning services, and reproductive health care to select municipalities and provinces [more…]
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A growing body of evidence shows that many women in low- and middle-income countries are not getting the respectful, supportive, high-quality antenatal care (ANC) they need and expect. Quality ANC is essential for a healthy pregnancy and has an important role in fostering a positive pregnancy experience. Group ANC models—pregnancy clubs—are emerging as a promising [more…]
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The use of reliable information from a well-designed health information system is critical for decision-making during disease outbreaks and to enhance efficiency, foster innovation, and ultimately ensure improved outcomes. To this effect, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, with the support of PATH, is implementing the Data Use Partnership (DUP) under the Ministry [more…]
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