In Bangladesh, the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected in early March 2020, just prior to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the outbreak a global pandemic. Being a densely populated country, Bangladesh is highly...
This brief provides an overview of the Nomadic Health Project (2018-2021) including an overview of the community health unit structure, challenges, project knowledge sharing, reach, results, and ongoing challenges and opportunities.
This report is a follow-up study to the Baseline(+PDM) conducted on 12-19 March 2021 and the Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM1) conducted on 17-27 April 2021. The fieldwork for this report was undertaken as cases began to rise again after the...
In 2015, malaria was the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children under 5 years of age in Mali with a microscopic parasite prevalence of 36% (Malaria Indicator Survey in Mali 2015). The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) in Mali...
In April 2017, UNFPA collaborated with Save the Children to launch the Strengthening the National Midwifery Program (SNMP) (2017-2021) under the leadership of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOH&FW) to strengthen midwifery...
Investing in adolescents’ rights has the potential to deliver a triple dividend – improving their well-being now, enhancing their future life chances, and boosting outcomes for the next generation of children. Adolescence is a critical window of...
Globally, pneumonia remains one of the leading causes of under-five child mortality; a child dies of pneumonia every 39 seconds. In Indonesia, childhood pneumonia is the second highest cause of underfive child mortality. However, scientific...
Skills to Succeed (S2S) equips deprived and marginalized adolescents and youth with the skills and job linkages they need to find decent jobs or build their own businesses and break the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Since 2011, S2S has...
While millions of children are denied the right to survive, learn and be protected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, current discussions on pandemic preparedness fail to address their needs and rights. Children’s rights to health, education and...
This brief provides an overview of the 1,000 days nutrition counseling course developed by USAID Nurture and the Center of Communication and Education for Health. The brief highlights skills for healthcare staff to provide effective nutrition...