Resources
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Meeting Minutes | 2016
Health system barriers to prompt treatment of children with malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea - Kallader (inSCALE, 2016)
Brief shows how health system barriers prompt and appropriate treatment of children with malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea in areas where community health workers deliver integrated community case management. Some findings include establishing patterns of care-seeking behavior prior to a fatal childhood illness episode in areas served by CHWs delivering iCCM. Also, for all children whose deaths were recorded in Inhambane province in 2015, social and verbal autopsies were conducted to establish the cause of death and care seeking patterns preceding the death.
Health system barriers to prompt treatment of children with malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea - Kallader (inSCALE, 2016)67.91 KB
Meeting Minutes | Uganda, Mozambique | 2016
Evaluating the cost and impact of technology and community supported supervision approaches on the coverage of appropriately treated children - Kallader (inSCALE, 2019)
This brief report from Uganda and Mozambique evaluates the cost and impact of technology and community-supported supervision approaches on the coverage of appropriately treated children and community health workers' motivation and performance. Extensive formative research was done to develop two intervention packages that were evaluated through cluster randomised controlled trials.
Evaluating the cost and impact of technology and community approaches on the coverage of children - Kalladar (inSCALE, 2019) 140.68 KB
Meeting Minutes | English | 2016
A comparative study on supportive supervision models for community - Kallader (2016)
This short paper asks how standard supportive supervision using health facility-based supervisors compare with standard supportive supervision supplemented with peer-to-peer supervision on the performance of CORPS in terms of adherence to treatment guidelines for iCCM and quality of health data reporting.
A comparative study on supportive supervision models for community - Kallader (2019)67.91 KB
Presentation | Kenya | 2016
Kemri Study Pneumonia Homa Bay Results (KenyaMoH, 2016)
This is a presentation done by Kenya's Ministry of Health, the Kenya Medical Research Institute, and UNICEF. Its main objective is to determine whether trained, supervised, and well-supplied community health workers in hard-to-reach areas such as Homabay County can correctly perform iCCM and increase the proportion of children under five years receiving antibiotics for pneumonia, artementher-lumefantrine for malaria, and zinc and oral rehydration therapy for diarrhoea by 20% compared to the current standard of care.
Kemri Study - Implementation of iCCM in Homa Bay County Results (KenyaMoH, 2016)1.6 MB
Meeting Minutes | Nigeria | 2016
PPMVs Pilot - SFH PSI in Nigeria - Lara (PSI, 2016)
This is a summary discussing ICCM as it relates to PPMVs delivering antimalarial drugs in Nigeria.
PPMVs Pilot - SFH PSI in Nigeria - Lara (PSI, 2016)73.39 KB
Meeting Minutes | Ethiopia | 2016
Why is the use of iCCM so low in Ethiopia - Waltensperger (Save the Children, 2016)
This document asks why the use of iCCM is so low in Shebedino District, Sidama Zone, SNNPR Ethiopia. It looks at various barriers to use evidenced-based treatment such as home remedies, delayed care-seeking, stigma, and geographic and financial barriers.
Why is the use of iCCM so low in Ethiopia_Waltensperger(Save the Children, 2016).pdf215.49 KB
Meeting Minutes | Zambia | 2016
The feasibility of heath workers and traditional birth attendants in Zambia - Waltensperger (Save the Children, 2016)
This document shows the results of a study done to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effect of teaming trained traditional birth attendants and community health workers in Zambia. The findings briefly discuss what "teaming" looks like in this capacity, how it is measured in Zambia, and how the team can increase the delivery of maternal, newborn, and CCM interventions in rural Zambia.
The feasibility, acceptability, and effect of teaming health workers and trained traditional birth attendants in Zambia311.12 KB
Report | Uganda | 2016
Uganda study performance of CHWs treating children - Kallader, Agaba (2016)
Report shows the results of the study, how findings have influenced its implementation, and how these findings may be used in other countries and settings.
Uganda study performance of CHWs treating children - Kallader, Agaba (2016) 127.66 KB
Report | English | 2016
Scoping Brief - ICCM Indicators in DHIS2 - MCSP (2016)
This is an informal scoping paper done by USAID's Maternal and Child Survival Program focusing on opportunities to integrate community case management monitoring indicators into national-level health information system reporting structures using DHIS2 in 14 countries.
Scoping Brief - ICCM Indicators in DHIS2 - MCSP (2016) 1.53 MB
Presentation | English | 2016
Waste Management at Community Level - SCM Subgroup (2016)
Presentation on Waste Management at Community Level made to the SCM Subgroup on June 23, 2016.
Waste Management at Community Level - SCM Subgroup (2016)711 KB
English | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger | 2016
Scaling Up Community Health Services to Save the Lives of Children in Hard-to-Reach Areas (WHO, 2016) - Global Malaria Programme
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Rapid Access Expansion programme (RAcE), including key facts and results.
Scaling Up Community Health Services to Save the Lives of Children in Hard-to-Reach Areas (WHO, June 2016).pdf118.7 KB
English | Global | 2016
Medicines and Diagnostics for Community Case Management: Options for Selection (UNICEF) - 2016
The selection of medicines and diagnostics for use in Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) programmes must take into consideration the needs of the target population (children), the interaction between the caregiver and the community health worker and the supply chain that will support interventions.
Medicines and Diagnostics for Community Case Management, 2nd ed. (UNICEF July 2016).pdf458.17 KB
Presentation | English | Global | 2016
Child Health Global Leadership Mapping - Presentation 2016
This presentation provides an overview of findings from a mixed-methods study that aimed to better understand the evolution of child health as a global health issue since 2000, and its network of stakeholders and leaders, and to explore how leadership might be strengthened by the community to better attain outcomes.
Global Child Health Leadership Mapping Findings Presentation (MCSP July 2016).pdf430.64 KB
Report | English | 2016
Mapping Global Leadership in Child Health (M. Taylor et al, 2016)
The aim of this study was to better understand both the evolution of child health as a global issue since the year 2000 as well as its network of stakeholders and leaders. It explores how leadership might be strengthened and child health repositioned by the community to attain better outcomes in the current time period.
Mapping Global Leadership in Child Health (M. Taylor et al, 2016)1.6 MB
Report | English | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia | 2016
Scoping Paper: Opportunities to Incorporate iCCM Indicators into DHIS2 (MCSP, 2016)
This paper discusses a rapid, informal review performed by the M&E Subgroup of the iCCM Task Force. The review was completed in order to identify opportunities to integrate iCCM indicators from the community level into national HMIS using the DHIS2 platform in 14 countries.
Scoping Paper: Opportunities to Incorporate iCCM Indicators into DHIS2 (MCSP, 2016)1.16 MB
Report | English | 2016
Strengthening Community and PHC Systems for TB (UNICEF, 2016)
Meeting report for the consultation on childhood TB integration that took place in New York from June 1-2, 2016.
Strengthening Community and PHC Systems for TB (UNICEF, 2016)3.42 MB
Report | English | Malawi | 2016
Integration of Childhood TB into MCH, HIV, and Nutrition Services: A Case Study from Malawi (UNICEF, 2016)
This working paper highlights a case study conducted in Malawi to document and analyze experiences and perspectives on childhood TB integration into other programs at country level and related health system requirements. The aim of the paper was to inform the broader thinking about integration of childhood TB services.
Integration of Childhood TB into MCH, HIV, and Nutrition Services: A Case Study from Malawi (UNICEF, 2016)1.81 MB
Report | English | Uganda | 2016
Integration of Childhood TB into MCH, HIV, and Nutrition Services: A Case Study from Uganda (UNICEF, 2016)
This working paper highlights a case study conducted in Uganda to document and analyze experiences and perspectives on childhood TB integration into other programs at country level and related health system requirements. The aim of the paper was to inform the broader thinking about integration of childhood TB services.
Integration of Childhood TB into MCH, HIV, and Nutrition Services: A Case Study from Uganda (UNICEF, 2016)1.78 MB
Presentation | English | 2016
iCCM FTT Final Meeting Presentation: GF NFM Lessons Learned (November 2016)
Presented at the final meeting of the iCCM Financing Task Team. The presentation covered updates on the work of the FTT, key accomplishments, and lessons learned.
iCCM FTT Final Meeting Presentation: GF NFM Lessons Learned (November 2016)1.47 MB
Report | English | 2016
Catalyzing the Scale-up of iCCM within the Context of the GF NFM: Lessons Learned (November 2016)
This brief discusses the lessons learned related to the scale-up of iCCM during the roll-out of the Global Fund's 3-year funding cycle (NFM) spanning 2014-2017.
Catalyzing the Scale-up of iCCM within the Context of the GF NFM: Lessons Learned (November 2016)872.68 KB