Jul
13

IMCHA Newsletter #14 Infolettre ISMEA #14

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Jul
13

IMCHA Newsletter #13 Infolettre ISMEA #13

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Jul
03

Répondre à la santé reproductive des adolescents en Afrique subsaharienne

Dans les pays en développement, près de 16 millions d'adolescentes âgées de 15 à 19 ans accouchent chaque année; 90 pour cent d'entre elles sont déjà mariées lorsqu'elles deviennent mères. Les adolescents ont besoin d'information et de services appropriés pour éviter un risque accru de conséquences négatives en matière de santé reproductive.

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Jul
03

Améliorer la santé reproductive des femmes en Afrique subsaharienne

Malgré des progrès importants en matière de santé maternelle, près de 300 000 femmes sont mortes de complications liées à la grossesse et à l'accouchement en 2017, dont 200 000 décès en Afrique subsaharienne. Depuis 2014, l'initiative Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d'Afrique (ISMEA) a fait d'importants progrès pour améliorer la vie des femmes et des enfants dans 11 pays d'Afrique subsaharienne 

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Jul
03

Addressing adolescent reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa

​Nearly 16 million teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19 in developing countries give birth every year; 90 percent of them are already married when they become mothers. Adolescents need appropriate information and services to avoid an increased risk of adverse reproductive health outcomes. Since 2014, the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative has made important strides towards improving the lives of women, children, and adolescents in 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa

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Jul
03

Improving women’s reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa

Despite significant progress in maternal health, nearly 300,000 women died from complications relating to pregnancy and childbirth in 2017, of which 200,000 deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2014, the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative has made important strides towards improving the lives of women and children in 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Co-funded by Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Canada's International Development Research Centre, IMCHA is an eight-year, $36 million initiative 

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Jun
18

Gender intentional approaches to enhance health social enterprises in Africa: a qualitative study of constraints and strategies

​ Health social enterprises are experimenting with community health worker (CHW) models that allow  for various income-generating opportunities to motivate and incentivize CHWs. Although evidence shows that  improving gender equality contributes to the achievement of health outcomes, gender-based constraints faced by  CHWs working wi...
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Jun
18

How workers respond to social rewards: evidence from community health workers in Uganda

  This paper investigates the effect of a non-financial incentive—a competitive annual award—on  community health workers' (CHWs) performance, an issue in the public health literature that has  not been explored to its potential. Combining data on a competitive social 'Best CHW' award with  the monthly performance of 4050 CHWs a...
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Jun
18

Gender Intentional Strategies to Enhance Health Social Enterprises in Africa:

  There has been a resurgence of interest in using community health  workers (CHWs) to enhance frontline primary health care given their  potential to fill gaps and reach remote communities. In light of this,  health social enterprises are experimenting with CHW models that  allow for various income-generating opportunities...
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Jun
18

Gender and health social enterprises in Africa: a research agenda

Health social enterprises in Africa working with community health workers (CHWs) are growing rapidly but understudied. In particular, gender equality issues related to their work has important public health and  equity implications.     Download PDF File Here

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