Interventions to improve district-level routine health data in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

J Lee, CA Lynch, LO Hashiguchi, RW Snow… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background Routine health information system (s)(RHIS) facilitate the collection of health
data at all levels of the health system allowing estimates of disease prevalence, treatment …

Neonatal inpatient dataset for small and sick newborn care in low-and middle-income countries: systematic development and multi-country operationalisation with …

JH Cross, C Bohne, SK Ngwala, J Shabani, J Wainaina… - BMC pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) coverage target 4 necessitates
national scale-up of Level-2 Small and Sick Newborn Care (SSNC)(with Continuous …

Early indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation and outcomes of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Kenya: A cross …

DN Shikuku, IK Nyaoke, LN Nyaga, CA Ameh - African journal of …, 2021 - ajol.info
The paper determined the initial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on reproductive, maternal,
newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services in Kenya. Hospital data for the …

Neonatal mortality in Kenyan hospitals: a multisite, retrospective, cohort study

G Irimu, J Aluvaala, L Malla, S Omoke, M Ogero… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background Most of the deaths among neonates in low-income and middle-income
countries (LMICs) can be prevented through universal access to basic high-quality health …

Quantifying the indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on utilisation of outpatient and immunisation services in Kenya: a longitudinal study using interrupted time …

S Wambua, L Malla, G Mbevi, J Kandiah, AP Nwosu… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective In this study, we assess the indirect impact of COVID-19 on utilisation of
immunisation and outpatient services in Kenya. Design Longitudinal study. Setting Data …

Barriers and enablers to routine register data collection for newborns and mothers: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study

D Shamba, LT Day, SB Zaman, AK Sunny… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Policymakers need regular high-quality coverage data on care around the time
of birth to accelerate progress for ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths and …

The indirect impact of COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient admissions in 204 Kenyan hospitals: an interrupted time series analysis

S Wambua, L Malla, G Mbevi, AP Nwosu… - PLOS global public …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The first case of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was identified in
March 2020 in Kenya resulting in the implementation of public health measures (PHM) to …

Immediate newborn care and breastfeeding: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study

T Tahsina, AT Hossain, H Ruysen, AE Rahman… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Immediate newborn care (INC) practices, notably early initiation of
breastfeeding (EIBF), are fundamental for newborn health. However, coverage tracking …

Digital health innovations, tools, and resources to support helping babies survive programs

SL Bucher, P Cardellichio, N Muinga, JK Patterson… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
The Helping Babies Survive (HBS) initiative features a suite of evidence-based curricula and
simulation-based training programs designed to provide health workers in low-and middle …

Health facility assessment of small and sick newborn care in low-and middle-income countries: systematic tool development and operationalisation with NEST360 and …

RE Penzias, C Bohne, SK Ngwala, E Zimba, N Lufesi… - BMC pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
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 …