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WhatsApp: a supplementary tool for improving bed nets universal coverage campaign in Mozambique
Abstract: WhatsApp (WA) is the most recent and attractive applicative among Smartphone users. The use of WA in healthcare environment has been shown of multiple benefices. Mozambique team involved in 2017 bed
The critical role and evaluation of community mobilizers in polio eradication in remote settings in Africa and Asia
Abstract: This article assesses the CORE Group Polio Project (CGPP) experience over a 20-year period in 5 countries. It examines how a program designed to provide social mobilization to eradicate one disease,
Social accountability and education revives health sub-centers in India and increases access to family planning services
Background: Utar Pradesh (UP) is the most populous state in India. The maternal mortality ratio, infant mortality rate, and fertility rates are all higher than the national average. Sixty percent of UP
Planning and implementation of a countrywide campaign to deliver over 16 million long-lasting insecticidal nets in Mozambique
Abstract: In 2016/2017, Mozambique conducted a countrywide long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) universal coverage campaign (UCC). This paper aims to describe the planning and implementation process of the campaign in Mozambique. Conclusions: The
Perceptions of quality and the integrated delivery of family planning with childhood immunisation services in Kenya and Uganda
Abstract: The integration of family planning (FP) with childhood immunisations is considered a promising approach to addressing postpartum women’s unmet need for FP in resource limited settings. This study set out to
Integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A rationale for inter-sectoral collaboration
Abstract: Improvements of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and appropriate health-seeking behavior are necessary for achieving sustained control, elimination, or eradication of many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Indeed, the global strategies
Impact of mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Mozambique, 2012 to 2025: Estimates of child lives saved using the Lives Saved Tool
Abstract: Malaria was the leading cause of post-neonatal deaths in Mozambique in 2017. The use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) is recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce malaria
Faith leaders improve Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy: Results of operations research on the Channels of Hope methodology in Kenya and Ghana
Abstract: Family planning averts unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and maternal deaths, while improving child health and socio-economic progress, but an estimated 218 million women and girls in low- and middle-income countries, especially
Effectiveness of a new long-lasting insecticidal nets delivery model in two rural districts of Mozambique: A before–after study
Abstract: In 2015, Mozambique piloted a new model of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) delivery in a campaign. The new delivery model was used in two rural districts and two others were considered
DREAMS Innovation Challenge endline report
The DREAMS Innovation Challenge (DREAMS-IC) program was a three-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Department of State through Office of Global AIDS Coordination (OGAC). DREAMS-IC is managed by JSI Research &
