A5034374698- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
2023-2025
In low and middle-income countries, addressing maternal child nutrition needs is crucial. Prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) holds promise in reducing birthweight preterm births. Ethiopia considering a transition from the provision of iron-folate to MMS antenatal care, guided by WHO guidelines. This paper explores stakeholders' early perceptions experiences piloting that five Ethiopian regions, informing decision making about future policy scale-up. We used qualitative...
Introduction This programme effectiveness study responds to the need for evidence of effect on birth weight switching from iron-folic acid supplementation multiple micronutrient as part routine antenatal care in Ethiopia. A 2019 meta-analysis reported a mean increase 35 g among newborns women who took supplements pregnancy compared with those acid. Responding that evidence, government Ethiopia decided implement 21 district pilot use and requested an evaluation implementation outcomes,...
Better policies, investments, and programs are needed to improve the integration quality of maternal, newborn, child health services. Previously, partnerships collaborations that involved multiple countries with a unified aim have been observed yield positive results. Since 2017, WHO partners hosted Quality Care Network [QCN], multi-country implementation network focused on improving neonatal, care. In this paper, we examine functionality QCN in different contexts. We focus circumstances...
The Network for Improving Quality of Care Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (QCN) is intended to facilitate learning, action, leadership accountability improving quality care in member countries. This requires legitimacy-a network's right exert power within national contexts. reflected, example, a government's buy-in perceived ownership the work network. During 2019-2022 we conducted iterative rounds stakeholder interviews, observations meetings, document review, hospital Bangladesh,...
Abstract The Network for Improving Quality of Care Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (QCN) is intended to facilitate learning, action, leadership accountability improving quality care in member countries. This requires legitimacy—a network’s right exert power within national contexts. reflected, example, a government’s buy-in perceived ownership the work network. During 2019– 2022 we conducted iterative rounds stakeholder interviews, observations meetings, document review, hospital...
Abstract Better policies, investments, and programs are needed to improve the integration quality of maternal, newborn, child health services. Previously, partnerships collaborations that involved multiple countries with a unified aim have been observed yield positive results. Since 2017, WHO partners hosted Quality Care Network [QCN], multi-country implementation network focused on improving neonatal, care. In this paper we examine functionality QCN in different contexts. We focus...
Background Good quality data are a key to health care. In 2017, WHO has launched the Quality of Care Network (QCN) reduce maternal, newborn and stillbirth mortality via learning sharing networks. Guided by principle equity dignity, network members agreed implement programme in 2017–2021.
Background Efforts to improve the quality of maternal, neonatal and child health services have intensified in Ethiopia. Consistent with global recommendations, measuring only coverage these is no longer sufficient assess their impact on population health. As a result, interest has grown effective measures that combine service access into one metric. However, operationalising measurement settings like Ethiopia requires understanding context feasibility available data resources. Thus, this...
Abstract Introduction This programme effectiveness study responds to the need for evidence of effect on birth weight switching from iron-folic acid supplementation multiple micronutrient as part routine antenatal care in Ethiopia. A 2019 meta-analysis reported a mean increase 35 grammes amongst newborns women who took supplements pregnancy compared those acid. Responding that evidence, government Ethiopia decided implement 21 district pilot use and requested an evaluation implementation...
Background Building a culture of quality is vital for sustaining high-quality healthcare, emphasising shared values and continuous improvement. The Quality Equity Dignity (QED) network was global initiative working toward this objective, focusing on maternal newborn health. This paper aims to describe how QED influenced five identified attributes in Ethiopia: leadership, people-centered interventions, collaboration, rewards, ownership towards building healthcare establishments.
BACKGROUND Early marriage is a harmful practice associated with serious adverse health and social outcome. It common in male-dominated society. Ethiopia has legislative provisions stakeholders advocating for the abolition of early marriage, however, appears to continue due perceived ideal age, which not been monitored regularly. The aim this study was determine age at first among adolescent girls assess role influencers West Hararge Zone, Eastern Ethiopia. METHODS Descriptive analysis done...
Marriages below the age of 18 are either forced or by own interest, influenced different factors. The objective this paper is to describe role marriage brokers in adolescent girls’ West Hararghe, Oromia region, Eastern Ethiopia. Qualitative data were drawn from a formative baseline (March August 2016) and consecutive studies including mid-term (May 2018 2018) Abdiboru, Girls’ SRH empowerment project. As findings demonstrate, girls legal accept proposals convinced intermediaries/marriage...