Addressing maternal and child undernutrition is a priority for the National Nutrition Program
of Ethiopia. In a cross-sectional design, we selected mother-child pairs (n= 630) from …

Background Despite a global recognition from all stakeholders of the gravity and urgency of
health worker shortage in Africa, little progress has been achieved to improve health worker …

Introduction: Maternal near misses are one of the quality indicators of obstetric care beside
maternal deaths. According to United Nations Fund for Population Activity report in 2011, for …

Abstract Background In 2010, the Ministry of Health in Zambia developed the National
Community Health Assistant strategy, aiming to integrate community health workers (CHWs) …

Background. A significant number of women make Implanon their first choice of
contraception. However, they discontinue their Implanon before its expiry date was high, but …

Introduction In low income and middle income countries, neonatal mortality remains high
despite the gradual reduction in under five mortality. Newborn death contributes for about …

• Following the failure of many of the programs in the 1980s and 1990s, new highly
successful programs have emerged and, at present, as a result of research findings …

Background In 2003, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health established the Health Extension
Program (HEP), with the goal of improving access to health care and health promotion …

Background: Improved sanitation facilities offer numerous advantages, ranging from the
reduction of diarrheal illnesses and helminth infections to the improvement of psychosocial …

A worsening trend of critical shortages in senior health care workers across low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa has been documented for decades. This is …