In India, childhood diarrhea is the second leading cause of death in children under five. Although ORS is widely available and affordable and there is high awareness of the product, there is relatively low use of ORS. Only 20% of caregivers give ORS in and 18% of doctors prescribe ORS in North…
Resource Type : Presentation
Country : India
Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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The aim of this study was to monitor the impact of the first national campaign to scale up zinc treatment of childhood diarrhea in Bangladesh. Between September 2006 to October 2008 seven ecologic surveys were carried out in four representative population strata: mega-city urban slum and urban…
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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Most documentation of voucher programs has focused on the experience of the recipients, with scant information on the experience of participating health providers. This brief summarizes the experiences of a sample of private healthcare providers who participated in the Healthy Baby Voucher…
Resource Type : Brief
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
This study focuses on the experience of Right to Care Health Services (RTCHS), a South African private company managing HIV services on behalf of several clients, including PEPFAR, the South African government, employers, and medical aid schemes. The experience of RTCHS demonstrates how a…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
Zinc is recommended for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children but the effect of its introduction on drug and oral rehydration solution use is unclear. Government care providers, private practitioners and community workers were trained to distribute zinc and oral rehydration solution to…
Resource Type : Other
Country : India
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Project: SHOPS
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In December 2007, the USAID Mission to Madagascar invited the Social Marketing Plus for Diarrheal Disease Control: Point-of-Use Water Disinfection and Zinc Treatment (POUZN) Project, implemented by Abt Associates Inc. and Poopulation Services International, to develop a private sector program to…
Resource Type : Brief
Country : Madagascar
Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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Dehydration due to diarrhea was a substantial cause of childhood mortality in Jordan until the early 1980s, when infrastructure improvements in drinking water and solid waste sanitation greatly reduced the incidence of diarrheal diseases. Scale-up involved funding and technical support from…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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This primer presents a framework for developing and implementing a total market strategy for condom programming. A total market strategy uses the comparative advantages of all sectors—public, nonprofit, and commercial—to strengthen programs that distribute condoms for the prevention of HIV. Such…
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Country : Nigeria
Health Area: Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Total Market Approach
In this video, the SHOPS project highlights district-level health partnerships established in Yamoussoukro. Through interviews with key stakeholders, the video, in French with English subtitles, explores different elements of the district level public-private forum and health partnerships.
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Project: SHOPS
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SHOPS is implementing a behavior change communication campaign in Nairobi, Kenya, targeted at informal sector workers earning $5 - $15 per day. The objective is to change their attitudes and perceptions towards health insurance which can improve financial access to HIV care and other needed…
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
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