This formative research report by the Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (MaNHEP) examines both supply-side and demand-side dimensions of maternal and newborn health care. A key aim of the research was to understand the low rates of interaction between mothers and trained frontline health workers, including health extension workers, volunteer community health … [Read more...] about Indicators of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding maternal and newborn health in Amhara and Oromiya Regions, Ethiopia
Case studies
Final Report: ProMPT Ghana Project
This report summarizes the achievements and results of the Promoting Malaria Prevention and Treatment (ProMPT) Ghana project. It presents the strategies used, lessons learned, and implications for future activities. ProMPT Ghana was a four-year, USAID-funded project under the President’s Malaria Initiative. The project aimed to strengthen the capacity, effectiveness, and reach … [Read more...] about Final Report: ProMPT Ghana Project
Report on Community Health Worker Programs
North Dakota does not currently have a system in place to train and certify individuals to serve as Community Health Workers (CHS). The North Dakota (ND) Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention Program (CCDPP) has designated funds to develop an infrastructure for training and certifying CHWs. Background information, examples of state CHW programs and related … [Read more...] about Report on Community Health Worker Programs
An Ecological Model Using Promotores de Salud to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease on the US-Mexico Border: The HEART Project
To address cardiovascular disease risk factors among Hispanics, a community model of prevention requires a comprehensive approach to community engagement. The objectives of our intervention were to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors in Hispanics living in 2 low-income areas of El Paso, Texas, and to engage the community in a physical activity and nutrition … [Read more...] about An Ecological Model Using Promotores de Salud to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease on the US-Mexico Border: The HEART Project
Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker Programme
This case study describes the rationale, implementation strategies, achievements and challenges of a programme that created a new cadre of female health workers in the Pakistan health system to address unmet health needs of rural populations and slum dwellers. An external evaluation of the programme in 2000 found that the population served by Lady Health Workers had … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker Programme
