C'est en Afrique subsaharienne que survient la moitié des décès des mères, des nouveau-nés et des enfants qui se produisent dans le monde, essentiellement dû au manque d'accès aux soins de santé. Ces décès sont évitables. On pourrait empêcher la plupart de ces décès en renforçant les soins de santé primaires au sein des systèmes de santé. Au cours des dernières décennies, on a réussi à réduire le nombre de décès à l'échelle mondiale, mais un manque de connaissances essentielles subsiste.
Apr
06
Apr
06
Chaque jour en Afrique subsaharienne, les complications liées à la grossesse et à l'accouchement tuent plus de 500 femmes, et plus de 8 000 enfants
demoins de cinq ans meurent de causes évitables (Banque mondiale, 2019). Les recherches soutenues par l'Initiative Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d'Afrique (ISMEA) ont permis d'identi!er des solutions réalistes et e"caces pour améliorer la santé des femmes, des nouveau-nés et des enfants.
Apr
06
Half of the world's maternal, newborn, and child deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due to poor healthcare access. These deaths are needless: most can be prevented by strengthening health systems on the frontlines, where primary health care is provided. In recent decades, gains have been
made in reducing death rates globally, but critical knowledge gaps remain.
made in reducing death rates globally, but critical knowledge gaps remain.
Apr
06
Every day in sub-Saharan Africa, complications from pregnancy and childbirth kill more than 500 women, and more than 8,000 children under five die from preventable causes (World Bank, 2019). Research supported by the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) Initiative identified realistic and effective solutions that improved the health of women, newborns, and children.
Apr
01
The Sustainable Development Goals are ambitious, with Goal 3 striving for health and well-being, including a focus on reducing deaths of pregnant women and their babies. While Mozambique has made some progress in recent years, the maternal mortality rate remains concerningly high at 289 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Apr
01
Mozambique has high rates of maternal mortality (301 deaths/100,000 live births) and neonatal mortality (30.3 deaths/1,000 live births) stemming from a number of complex issues.1 The Alert Community Prepared Hospital (ACPH) Care Continuum Implementation Research Project.
Apr
01
The availability of safe, timely and high-quality Caesarian sections is a key strategy for maternal and neonatal survival. According to the World Health Organization, 5% to 8% of deliveries require an urgent lifesaving C-section. The Alert Community Prepared Hospital (ACPH) implementation research project,.
Mar
29
The Malawi Healthcare System
The Malawi healthcare system consists of two main providers: the Ministry of Health and Population (MOH&P) and the not-for profit private-sector Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), which provide 60%, and37% of the health services, respectively.
Mar
01
L'équipe de recherche ISMEA chargée du projet intitulé « Relever le défi de la dépression périnatale chez les adolescentes » au Nigeria a mené un essai hybride randomisé d'intervention psychosociale dans le domaine des soins maternels primaires (article en anglais). L'étude a porté sur l'efficacité, ainsi sur que l'utilité dans la pratique de routi...
Mar
01
The IMCHA research team entitled "Responding to the challenge of adolescent Perinatal Depression" in Nigeria conducted a randomized hybrid trial of psychosocial intervention in primary maternal care. The study explored the effectiveness as well as the utility in routine practice of an intervention package specifically designed for adolescent girls with perinatal depression.The findings suggest that improving parenting skills should be a component of effective interventions for perinatal depression among adolescent mothers