The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative is jointly funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC). It was launched in March 2014 with a funding volume of C$ 36 million over seven years and supports 28 research grants ...
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The issue brief on knowledge translation (KT) was prepared as part of the summative evaluation of the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) initiative to improve maternal, newborn and child health outcomes by strengthening health systems, using primary health care as an entry point. IMCHA was launched in March 2014 by the Inter...
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Background Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective intervention for preterm and low birth weight infants. Effective implementation of KMC relies on a multidisciplinary team centering on the newborn's caregiver, who delivers care with support from health care workers. This study explored the experiences of caregivers on the implementation of KMC....
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Introduction Male involvement has been reported to improve maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes. However, most studies in low-income and middle-income countries have reported low participation of men in MCH-related programmes. While there is a growing interest in the involvement of men in MCH, little is known on how male involvement can be effe...
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IDRC-supported research has been underway in South Sudan and northern Uganda since 2015 to improve maternal and child health. In these post-conflict settings, researchers are strengthening local health systems, reducing barriers to access, empowering women, and mobilizing communities to take action on their health needs. When the project beg...
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Health Systems frameworks in their political context: framing divergent agendas. BMC Public Health. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/774 Converging Health Systems Frameworks: Towards a concepts-to-actions road map for health systems strengthening in low and middle income countries. Global Health Governance Volume III No. 2 (Spring 2010) ht...
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Implementation Research in Health: A Practical Guide. http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/91758/1/9789241506212_eng.pdf Implementation research: what it is and how to do it. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2013;347:f6753. http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/8/731.short Health Sector Reform and the interpretation of policy context. http://www.sc...
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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2011) Promoting Gender Equality through UNICEF-Supported Programming in Young Child Survival and Development. Operational Guidance. UNICEF. New York, New York. http://www.unicef.org/gender/files/Survival_Layout_Web.pdf Symington, A. (2004). "Intersectionality: a tool for gender and economic justice." Associa...
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Focus. (2005). What is Knowledge Translation. National Centre for the Dissemination of Disability Research. Technical Brief #10. http://www.ncddr.org/kt/products/focus/focus10/ Grimshaw, J.M., Eccles, M.P., Lavis, J.N., Hill, S.J. and J.E. Squires (2012). Knowledge translation of research findings. Implementation Science, 7(50): 1-17. http://www.im...
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Say, L., et al. (2014). "Global causes of maternal death: a WHO systematic analysis." The Lancet Global Health 2(6): e323-e333. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X1470227X World Health, O. (2014). "Trends in maternal mortality: 1990 to 2013. Estimates by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, The World Bank and the United Nations Population Div...