Background An increase in the uptake of skilled birth attendance is expected to reduce
maternal mortality in low-and middle-income countries. In Tanzania, the proportion of …

Conventionally used coverage measures do not reflect the quality of care. Effective
coverage (EC) assesses the extent to which health care services deliver potential health …

Objective This study assessed the readiness of health facilities to provide outpatient
management of non-communicable diseases using a nationally representative sample of …

Introduction Nepal has pledged to substantially reduce maternal and newborn death by
2030. Improving quality of intrapartum health services will be vital to reduce these deaths …

Objective We assessed the availability and readiness of health facilities to provide sexually
transmitted infections (STI) and HIV testing and counselling (HTC) services in Nepal. Design …

Background Data on emergency and critical care (ECC) capacity in low-income countries
(LICs) are needed to improve outcomes and make progress towards realizing the goal of …

Background Each year an estimated 2.3 million newborns die in the first 28 days of life. Most
of these deaths are preventable, and high-quality neonatal care is fundamental for surviving …

Introduction. Maternal and perinatal mortality is still a major public health challenge in
Tanzania, despite the ongoing government efforts to improve maternal and newborn care …

Background Nepal is committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
2030 target 3.1 of reducing the maternal mortality ratio to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births …

Background: In many low-resource settings, in-service training is a common strategy to
improve the performance of health workers and ultimately reduce the persistent burden of …