The effectiveness of the quality improvement collaborative strategy in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Garcia-Elorrio, SY Rowe, ME Teijeiro, A Ciapponi… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) have been used to improve health
care for decades. Evidence on QIC effectiveness has been reported, but systematic reviews …

Community‐based maternal and newborn educational care packages for improving neonatal health and survival in low‐and middle‐income countries

ZS Lassi, SGE Kedzior… - Cochrane Database of …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background In low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs), health services are under‐
utilised, and several studies have reported improvements in neonatal outcomes following …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to reduce preterm birth and stillbirth, and improve outcomes for babies born preterm in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

E Wastnedge, D Waters, SR Murray… - Journal of Global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Reducing preterm birth and stillbirth and improving outcomes for babies born
too soon is essential to reduce under-5 mortality globally. In the context of a rapidly evolving …

Integrated sustainable childhood pneumonia and infectious disease reduction in Nigeria (INSPIRING) through whole system strengthening in Jigawa, Nigeria: study …

C King, RA Burgess, AA Bakare, F Shittu, J Salako… - Trials, 2022 - Springer
Background Child mortality remains unacceptably high, with Northern Nigeria reporting
some of the highest rates globally (eg 192/1000 live births in Jigawa State). Coverage of key …

[HTML][HTML] Toward complementary food hygiene practices among child caregivers in rural Malawi

K Chidziwisano, J Slekiene, S Kumwenda… - The American journal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite being preventable, foodborne diseases remain a global health challenge. Poor food
hygiene practices such as improper handling of kitchen utensils are among the major …

Economic evaluation of health extension program packages in Ethiopia

LF Assebe, WN Belete, S Alemayehu, E Asfaw… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Ethiopia launched the Health Extension Program (HEP) in 2004, aimed at
ensuring equitable community-level healthcare services through Health Extension Workers …

Cost-effectiveness of health systems strengthening interventions in improving maternal and child health in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

W Zeng, G Li, H Ahn, HTH Nguyen… - Health policy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Health systems strengthening (HSS) interventions are increasingly being implemented to
improve maternal and child health (MCH) services in low-and middle-income countries …

[HTML][HTML] Economies of scale of large-scale international development interventions: Evidence from self-help groups in India

G Siwach, S Paul, T de Hoop - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Livelihoods and microfinance programs for women often show reduced impacts after scale-
up. Yet, program scale-up may reduce average per capita costs and maintain cost …

Stillbirth should be given greater priority on the global health agenda

ZU Qureshi, J Millum, H Blencowe, M Kelley, E Fottrell… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
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Patient safety initiatives in obstetrics: a rapid review

J Antony, W Zarin, V Nincic, R Cardoso, JD Ivory… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This review was commissioned by WHO, South Africa-Country office because of
an exponential increase in medical litigation claims related to patient safety in obstetrical …