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Grenada Health Systems and Private Sector Assessment

This assessment consisted of an integrated rapid assessment of Grenada’s health system according to the “building blocks” of the World Health Organization (WHO) health systems strengthening framework: governance, health financing, service delivery, human resources for health, pharmaceutical…

Saathi Bachpan Ke: Diarrhea Prevention and Management Baseline Report

Implemented by the USAID funded Market-based Partnerships for Health (MBPH) project, Saathi Bachpan Ke (‘Friends of Childhood’ in Hindi) is a program that aims at improving child health by reducing the incidence of diarrheal diseases in children under five (the second highest cause of deaths…

Namibia Private Health Sector Assessment

This brief is a summary of the Namibia Private Sector Assessment, September 2010, conducted by the SHOPS project. Thierry Uwamahoro prepared the brief, which discusses the assessment methods and findings and presents key recommendations for engaging the private sector.

Given the context of…

Merck for Mothers

An interview with Dr. Naveen Rao of Merck for Mothers. In this video, he discusses the goal of the initiative, the importance of focusing on maternal health, and what motivates him. Dr. Rao gave a presentation on Merck for Mothers at the Private Sector Working Group annual meeting in July 2012…

Total Market Initiatives for Reproductive Health

This primer documents the work of members of the Market Development Approaches Working Group of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition in defining and implementing total market initiatives (TMI). A TMI in reproductive health is a process in which the suppliers and financers of reproductive…

Follow the mMoney

This presentation gives a brief overview of the concept of mobile money. It uses two examples from Kenya and Madagascar to illustrate how mobile money can be integrated into health programming. This presentation was given at the Global Health Mini-University hosted by USAID and George Washington…

Putting Mobile Money to Work for Public Health

This presentation discusses the various ways in which mobile phones can be used to improve health outcomes. Through two examples, one of mobile money transfers to provide post-disaster relief in Haiti and the other of voucher reimbursements in Tanzania, the presentation offers insight into…

Marketing Zinc for Childhood Diarrhea Treatment: Results from household and provider surveys in Benin and Uganda

This presentation gives an overview of results from two studies of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary providers toward diarrhea treatment in Benin and Uganda. In Benin, many providers recommended oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc to treat diarrhea; however, over half (58 percent…

Diarrhea Management Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Providers in Uganda

This study sought to understand primary providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to how they treated children under age five who had diarrhea in Uganda. The survey found that there was relatively high use of oral rehydration salts and antibiotics to treat diarrhea (43 percent), a…

Diarrhea Management Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Providers in Benin

This study sought to understand primary providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to how they treated children under age five who had diarrhea. The survey found that while the majority of providers (88 percent) know about zinc treatment, about half of those 88 percent still see zinc…