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Review of National-Level Malaria in Pregnancy Documents in Five PMI Focus Countries
With support from the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), MCHIP conducted a review of malaria in pregnancy related policies, guidelines, training and supervision materials in five PMI focus countries (Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda).

WHO Policy Brief for the Implementation of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy using Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP)
Based on an evidence review, WHO updated its recommendations on IPTp-SP as outlined in this brief. The brief notes that "IPTp-SP is an integral part of WHO’s three-pronged approach to the prevention and treatment of malaria in pregnancy, which also includes the use of insecticide-treated nets and prompt and effective case management."

Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Testing the Validity of Women's Self-Report of Key Maternal and Newborn Health Interventions during the Peripartum Period in Mozambique
Despite a growing need to track coverage and quality of high-impact peripartum interventions, currently, nationally representative household surveys conducted in low-income settings primarily measure contact with the health system, shedding little light on content or quality of care. This article describes a study to validate the ability of women in Mozambique to report on facility-based care they and their newborns received during labor and up to one hour postpartum.

Survive & Thrive Global Development Alliance (brochure)
Survive and Thrive: Professional Associations, Private Sector and Global Health Scholars Saving Mothers, Newborns and Children is a unique and historic global development alliance (GDA) to improve survival rates for women and children around the world. The alliance will mobilize U.S.

New vaccine introductions: Assessing the impact and the opportunities for immunization and health system strengthening
To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine has published a special supplement this month on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV).

Applying an Equity Lens in the Decade of Vaccines
To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine has published a special supplement this month on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV). 

Moving Forward with Strengthening Routine Immunization Delivery as part of Measles and Rubella Elimination Activities
To showcase recent developments and new directions in global immunization, the peer-reviewed medical journal Vaccine  published a special supplement in April 2013 on the Decade of Vaccines (DoV).  

“Man, what took you so long?” Social and individual factors affecting adult attendance at voluntary medical male circumcision services in Tanzania
Published in the inaugural issue of the Global Health Science & Practice journal, this article was co-authored by MCHIP staff and reveals findings from a study in Tanzania on the cultural values surrounding voluntary medical male circumcision. To read the open source article, click here.

Chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care: game-changer for newborn survival?
Published in the inaugural issue of the Global Health Science & Practice journal, this article was co-authored by MCHIP staff and highlights chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care as a simple technology with the potential to prevent 500,000 global neonatal deaths annually. To read the open source article, click here.

Voluntary medical male circumcision and adolescents: An opportunity for nurses to contribute to an HIV-free generation
Co-authored by MCHIP staff, this article makes the case that voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services—which target healthy, HIV-negative males, especially adolescents—provide an important opportunity for provision of preventive health services with this population. In particular, VMMC services present a chance to offer these young men HIV testing and counseling, and screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, as well as to present positive sexual norms and behaviors before they enter into the prime of their sexual lives.
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