This article in the journal Global Health: Science and Practice describes an MCHIP-supported program in Lesotho to introduce national early infant male circumcision, and related challenges around cultural acceptance, availability of health care providers, and task sharing. To read the open access article, click here.
A cross-sectional study describing motivations and barriers to voluntary medical male circumcision in Lesotho
This MCHIP co-authored article analyzes the motivations of men aged 18 and older who sought voluntary medical male circumcision services during a national launch by Lesotho’s Ministry of Health. To download the open access article from BioMed Central, click here.
Lesotho Nursing and Midwifery Primary Health Care Clinical Placement Final Report
MCHIP initiated a nursing pre-service education (PSE) program in Lesotho in May 2010 to improve the quality of nurse- and midwife-delivered care. The program included support to the development of primary health care (PHC) clinical placements for trained nursing assistants and general nursing and midwifery students. To expand on its anecdotal program evaluation, MCHIP conducted operational research on PHC clinical …
Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Improving Quality, Efficiency, Cost Effectiveness, and Demand for Services during an Accelerated Scale-Up
This collection of research studies provides evidence from five African countries—Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Lesotho—that safe, high-quality voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services performed by trained healthcare professionals in low resource settings can be implemented and sustained at scale and has the potential to significantly prevent new HIV infections in adolescent and adult men. The papers published under …
Community and Health Worker Perceptions and Preferences Regarding Integration of Other Health Services With Routine Vaccinations: Four Case Studies
Case studies on integration of routine vaccination and other maternal and child health services from four African countries—Kenya, Mali, Ethiopia and Cameroon—published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Highlights related knowledge gaps among community members and health workers. To read the abstract and download the article, click here.