This study underscores that, with adequate resources and technical expertise, collecting data for quality indicators at scale in low- and middle-income countries is possible.
June 18, 2018
Research Article
June 2, 2018
Research Article
Quality of obstetric care may not be constant within clinics and hospitals. Night shifts and weekends experience understaffing and other organizational hurdles in comparison with the weekday morning shifts, and this may influence the risk of maternal deaths. This study analyzed the hourly variation of maternal mortality within Mexican health institutions.
April 26, 2018
Research Article
The effect of the ongoing war in Yemen on maternal and child health (MCH) has not been comprehensively assessed. Providing a situational analysis at the governorate level is critical to assist in planning a response and allocating resources. We used multiple national- and governorate-level data sources to provide estimates of 12 relevant MCH indicators in 2016 around child vaccination, and child and maternal nutritional status, and the change in these estimates for the period 2013–2016.
April 16, 2018
Research Article
Results-based aid (RBA) is increasingly used to incentivize action in health. In Mesoamerica, the region consisting of southern Mexico and Central America, the RBA project known as the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative (SMI) was designed to target disparities in maternal and child health, focusing on the poorest 20% of the population across the region.
October 17, 2017
Research Article
In the poorest regions of Chiapas, Mexico, 50.2% of women in need of contraceptives do not use any modern method. A qualitative study was needed to design effective and culturally appropriate interventions.
August 4, 2017
Research Article
Assessing the burden of maternal mortality is important for tracking progress and identifying public health gaps. This paper provides an overview of the burden of maternal mortality in the Eastern Mediterranean Region by underlying cause and age from 1990 to 2015.
May 19, 2017
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Zambia from the 2016 Gavi Full Country Evaluations Annual Dissemination Report. The Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) is a prospective study covering the period 2013–2016 with the aim of understanding and quantifying the barriers to and drivers of immunization program improvement, with emphasis on the contribution of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in four countries: Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia.
May 19, 2017
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Uganda from the 2016 Gavi Full Country Evaluations Annual Dissemination Report. The Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) is a prospective study covering the period 2013–2016 with the aim of understanding and quantifying the barriers to and drivers of immunization program improvement, with emphasis on the contribution of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in four countries: Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia.
May 19, 2017
Policy Report
This report presents cross-country findings from the 2016 Gavi Full Country Evaluations Annual Dissemination Report. The Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) is a prospective study covering the period 2013–2016 with the aim of understanding and quantifying the barriers to and drivers of immunization program improvement, with emphasis on the contribution of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in four countries: Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia.
May 19, 2017
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Bangladesh from the 2016 Gavi Full Country Evaluations Annual Dissemination Report. The Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) is a prospective study covering the period 2013–2016 with the aim of understanding and quantifying the barriers to and drivers of immunization program improvement, with emphasis on the contribution of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in four countries: Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia.
May 19, 2017
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Mozambique from the 2016 Gavi Full Country Evaluations Annual Dissemination Report. The Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) is a prospective study covering the period 2013–2016 with the aim of understanding and quantifying the barriers to and drivers of immunization program improvement, with emphasis on the contribution of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in four countries: Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia.
January 23, 2017
Research Article
The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with contraceptive use among women in need living in the poorest areas in five Mesoamerican countries: Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and State of Chiapas (Mexico).
August 19, 2016
Research Article
Poor women in the developing world have a heightened need for antenatal care (ANC) but are often the least likely to attend it. This study examines factors associated with the number and timing of ANC visits for poor women in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and El Salvador.
May 4, 2016
Policy Report
The Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) are prospective studies covering the period 2013-2016 that aim to understand and quantify the barriers to and drivers of immunization program improvement, with emphasis on the contribution of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in Bangladesh, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zambia. This third annual dissemination report complements previous reports by providing key findings and recommendations for the 2015 evaluation period in the four evaluation countries.
April 29, 2016
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Bangladesh from the 2015 Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) Annual Dissemination Report.
April 29, 2016
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Mozambique from the 2015 Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) Annual Dissemination Report.
April 29, 2016
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Uganda from the 2015 Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) Annual Dissemination Report.
April 29, 2016
Policy Report
This report presents findings for Zambia from the 2015 Gavi Full Country Evaluations (FCE) Annual Dissemination Report.
April 29, 2016
Policy Report
This brief provides an overview of cross-country findings from the 2015 evaluation year.
April 27, 2016
Research Article
Indigenous women in Mesoamerica experience disproportionately high maternal mortality rates and are less likely to have institutional deliveries. Identifying correlates of institutional delivery, and satisfaction with institutional deliveries, may help improve facility utilization and health outcomes in this population. We used baseline surveys from the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative to analyze data from 10,895 indigenous and non-indigenous women in Guatemala and Mexico (Chiapas State) and indigenous women in Panama.