9 June 2013
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Pre-eclampsia is characterised by high blood pressure developed during pregnancy, loss of protein in the urine (proteinuria) leading to swelling in the body and associated with some danger signs including headache, blurring of vision, abdominal pain. When pre-eclampsia occurs with convulsion, it is called eclampsia.
4 June 2013
Abuse and disrespect during maternity care has been documented and observed globally. In response, USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) is launching the Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) Toolkit. This package of materials is designed to provide clinicians, trainers, managers and other stakeholders involved in the provision of maternity care with the tools necessary to begin implementing RMC in their area of work or influence. This toolkit contains program learning documents, such as: surveys and briefs on country experiences; training materials; tools to assess and improve RMC within programs and services; job aids; and a resource list.
WHAT
This is the second in a series of five PEPFAR VMMC webinars.
WHEN
Thursday, June 6, 2013
8:00-10:00 a.m. US EDT
5:00-7:00 a.m. PDT
3:00-5:00 p.m. EAT
2:00-4:00 p.m. SAST
PRESENTERS
Kim Seifert-Ahanda, USAID/OHA (Moderator)
Daniel Makawa, MOH Zambia
30 May 2013
In Thyolo, Malawi, local leaders worked to sensitize community members to the idea of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) before any external parties began to participate. The interest in a localized campaign was inspired by and driven through a coordinated approach led by the local District Health Office.
The film referenced here—“Family Planning for Health and Happiness”—won a multi-country video contest and premiered at MCHIP’s Postpartum Family Planning Technical Session pre-event at the 2013 Women Deliver Conference in Kuala Lumpur. Below, Indrani Kashyap discusses her team's motivations for making the film and how it came together.
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29 May 2013
An article by MCHIP staff on “reaching the unreached” in India was published in a book of proceedings of the 13th World Congress on Public Health. The article, entitled "Addressing equity and reaching the underserved and unreached in India," focuses on MCHIP’s work to improve the coverage and quality of immunization services through support to the universal immunization programme (UIP). It is available for purchase and can be found on pages 453-462.
28 May 2013
The scene: a crowd gathers in a remote mountain village, one which is often unreachable by motor vehicle, but which today is visited via helicopter by medical staff from a U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force, along with local health staff. The village—a community in Hauteo sub-district, Ainaro district—is located in one of the world’s newest, smallest and most isolated countries: Timor-Leste (East Timor).
28 May 2013
This month, Lesotho’s “Public Eye” newsletter highlighted MCHIP’s support to the country's Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) program. The second article also includes information on MCHIP's VMMC programs in Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa.
Both articles, which ran May 17th, are available below:
