Health services

Insights from community case management data in six sub-Saharan African countries. There is strong research evidence that community case management (CCM) programs can significantly reduce mortality. There is less evidence, […]

Mother’s perceptions and experiences of infant feeding within a community-based peer counselling intervention in South Africa. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) has the potential to significantly reduce infant mortality, but is frequently […]

Selling a service: experiences of peer supporters while promoting exclusive infant feeding in three sites in South Africa. BACKGROUND: Even though it has been shown that peer support to mothers at […]

Programmatic effects of a large-scale multiple-micronutrient supplementation trial in Indonesia: using community facilitators as intermediaries for behavior change. BACKGROUND: Clinical trials can serve as an opportunity gateway for enhanced health benefits […]

Operational issues and trends associated with the pilot introduction of zinc for childhood diarrhoea in Bougouni district, Mali. Zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhoea was introduced in a pilot […]

Day-care management of children with severe malnutrition in an urban health clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Management of severely malnourished children with associated complications relies on hospital-based treatment. Implementation of a […]

Use of multiple opportunities for improving feeding practices in under-twos within child health programmes. OBJECTIVES: In a community randomized trial, we aimed to promote exclusive breastfeeding and appropriate complementary feeding practices […]

Feasibility of “directly observed home-based twice-daily iron therapy” (DOHBIT) for management of anemia in rural patients: a pilot study. BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a significant public health challenge in […]

Supporting breastfeeding: a successful experience. This paper relates the success of a study that helped enhance breast-feeding by means of a support group in Southern Brazil. The International Multicenter Growth […]

Counselling in a hospital setting. Breastfeeding. In 1990, a lactation management clinic was established at Children’s Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the goal of promoting exclusive breast feeding for 4-6 […]