Resources
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Journal Article | English | Ghana | 2022
Eligibility for the use of ready-made spectacles among children in a school-based programme in Ghana
Journal article published in PLOS Global Public Health on January 27, 2022.
Event Materials | English | 2022
iCCM Toolkit Meeting Recording - January 12, 2022
Recording of iCCM subgroup meeting on January 12, 2022, to discussion plans for developing an updated toolkit for institutionalizing iCCM.
Presentation | English | 2022
CMAM/iCCM Integration Presentation (MOMENTUM) - February 8, 2022
Presentation given during the webinar hosted by the iCCM and Nutrition subgroups of the Child Health Task Force on February 8, 2022, Improving Treatment of Wasting in Children through iCCM. MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership presented findings from a report on policy, programmatic and operational implications of integrating CMAM and iCCM.
CMAM/iCCM Integration Presentation (MOMENTUM) - February 8, 20222.07 MBPresentation | English | 2022
Webinar Recording - February 8, 2022
Recording of webinar hosted by the iCCM and Nutrition subgroups on February 8, 2022, Improving Treatment of Wasting in Children through iCCM.
English | 2022
Terms of Reference - Digital Health and Innovations Subgroup, January 2022
Terms of Reference for the Digital Health and Innovations subgroup of the Child Health Task Force, updated January 2024.
Terms of Reference - Digital Health and Innovations Subgroup, January 202497.64 KBEvent Materials | English | India | 2022
Webinar Recording - January 20, 2022
Recording from the Quality of Care webinar on January 20, 2022 on Improving quality of care through capacity building and data-informed decisions in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Presentation | English | India | 2022
QoC Improvement Uttar Pradesh Presentation (NHM, UP-TSU) - January 20, 2022
Presentation given at the Quality of Care subgroup webinar on January 20, 2022 on Improving quality of care through capacity building and data-informed decisions in Uttar Pradesh, India. Speakers included colleagues from the Uttar Pradesh National Health Mission and the Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit, University of Manitoba.
QoC Improvement Uttar Pradesh Presentation (NHM, UP-TSU) - January 20, 202210.76 MB
Presentation | English | 2022
ORSZCA Launch Presentation - January 19, 2022
Presentation given during the Child Health Task Force hosted webinar to launch the ORS/Zinc Co-pack Alliance on January 19, 2022. Presentations by Save the Children India and the ORSZCA co-chairs on their work plan.
ORSZCA Launch Presentation - January 19, 20225 MB
Presentation | English | 2022
Members' Meeting Presentation - January 13, 2022
Presentation given during the members' meeting convened by the Secretariat on January 13, 2022. The presentation includes an overview of the annual pulse check survey results, the Task Force's five-year strategic plan, and an introduction to the Child Survival Action Plan.
Members' Meeting Presentation - January 13, 2022564.13 KB
Report | English | Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Uganda | 2022
USAID Advancing Nutrition Country Profiles to Improve Early Childhood Development
Recognizing that early childhood is a critical stage of human development, and policy makers need information on gaps and opportunities in programming within countries, USAID Advancing Nutrition developed country profiles for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Rwanda, and Uganda that gather and present country-level data, policies, and programs focused on improving nutrition and early childhood development outcomes through the provision of nurturing care.
Presentation | English | 2022
iCCM Toolkit Presentation (PMI Impact Malaria) - January 12, 2022
Presentation given during the iCCM subgroup meeting on January 12, 2022 to discuss the development of an iCCM toolkit for institutionalization and hear feedback from the members.
iCCM Toolkit Presentation (PMI Impact Malaria) - January 12, 20221.45 MB
Presentation | English | 2022
Amoxicillin & gentamicin access presentation (USAID, UNICEF, R4D) - January 11, 2022
Presentation given during commodities meeting on January 11, 2022 focused on gathering evidence on the uptake of amoxicillin and gentamicin for newborns and children.
Amoxicillin & gentamicin access presentation (USAID, UNICEF, R4D) - January 11, 20221.06 MB
Action Plan | English | 2020-2021
COVID-19 Global Risk Communication and Community Engagement Strategy
This strategy is designed to support risk communication, community engagement (RCCE) staff working with national health authorities, as well as other partners, to develop, implement and monitor an effective action plan for communicating effectively with the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accessible on UNICEF's website.
COVID-19 Global Risk Communication and Community Engagement Strategy1.08 MB
Guide | English, French | 2021
GUIDANCE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS STRATEGIC INFORMATION AND SERVICE MONITORING
This guidance outlines a set of standardized indicators collected by community health workers on their activities and on the communities they serve.
Guide | English | 2021
Managing programmes on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health
This modular-based training is designed to provide knowledge and skills on the basic principles of program planning for RMNCAH. The training modules specifically focus on the implementation planning cycle at sub-national level.
Journal Article | English | Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2021
Country perspectives on improving technical assistance in the health sector
Gates Open Research journal article sharing findings from phase one of the Re-imagining Technical Assistance project
Report | English | 2021
World Food Programme Reviews of School-based Health and Nutrition Interventions in Eastern, Southern, and Western Africa
Evidence reviews of school health and nutrition interventions commissioned by the World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Offices in East and Central Africa (WFP Regional Bureau Nairobi), Southern Africa (WFP Regional Bureau Johannesburg), and West Africa (WFP Regional Bureau Dakar). The reports were prepared by the Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) and published in July 2021.
Journal Article | English | 2021
How do community health workers institutionalise: An analysis of Brazil’s CHW programme
This Global Public Health article offers three contributions to the literature: the development and application of an analytical framework to consider the institutionalisation process of CHWs; a historical analysis of the professional institutionalisation of CHW in Brazil; and the identification of the paradoxes that such institutionalisation faces: firstly, institutionalisation focused on improving CHW remuneration created difficulties in hiring and paying these professionals; when CHW are incorporated within state bureaucracy they start to lose their autonomy as com
Journal Article | English | 2021
Integrated community case management of childhood illness in low‐ and middle‐income countries
This Cochrane Review aimed to assess the effects of integrated community case management (iCCM) for children under‐five in low‐ and middle‐income countries. The review authors collected and analysed all relevant studies to answer this question and found seven studies.
Journal Article | English | 2021
Does integrated community case management (iCCM) target health inequities and treatment delays?
This article co-authored by the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis and Malaria Consortium presents evidence from an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data from 21 countries in the period 2010 to 2018.