In order to provide more comprehensive and meaningful search results on
our site, several reports are available for viewing and download directly from
this web site. Kindly visit the main sites of the author organisations for more
complete and updated information.
We acknowledge our gratitude to the many people and sources whose work
has been drawn freely upon. We thank them all.
HEAT is health education and training programme, created by The UK Open University, and developed in partnership with African health experts, UNICEF, WHO and AMREF in response to the urgent need for education and training for frontline health workers.
HEAT was launched in Ethiopia in 2011; the first thousand community health workers are coming to the end of their studies this year, and another 3,000 are joining the programme in 2013.
So what is HEAT, and how does it work?
At its simplest, HEAT is a scalable & sustainable training programme for healthcare workers that provides them with the training and expertise to save lives in their communities. The 13 theoretical training HEAT Modules were written by African authors, in collaboration with OU academics. They cover areas of healthcare including maternal, newborn and child health, family planning, nutrition, and communicable and non-communicable diseases, providing the healthcare workers with the knowledge they need to save lives in their communities. The theoretical training materials are available online (but can easily be downloaded and printed which is how they are being used in Ethiopia): http://www8.open.ac.uk/africa/heat/ (click on 'Resources' to see the materials).
All of the materials are published under an open educational resource licence so they are free to access, download, version and use, as long as the original authorship is acknowledged.
Where the theoretical training is supported and balanced by practical training, delivered by local experts, it can help to provide community health workers the essential practical skills that they need to become effective health carers.
We are currently talking with governments, NGOs and others in Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Nepal and elsewhere about using HEAT materials to help improve training programmes for frontline health workers.
The 'Repository on Maternal Child Health' is a virtual guide to Child Health and related Maternal Health information relevant to Public Health in India. It is a one-stop access to efficiently search, organize and share latest information.
UNICEF/WHO Report Focuses Attention on Diarrheal Disease—the Second Leading Killer of Children Under 5—and Outlines 7-point Plan to Control This
Preventable and Treatable Illness
The report highlights the proven diarrheal disease prevention and treatment solutions already available today. Many children in the developing world
cannot access urgent medical care for severe illnesses, making prevention methods—including improved hygiene, sanitation, safe drinking water,
exclusive breastfeeding, and vaccines preventing rotavirus—critical components of diarrheal disease control. When diarrhea occurs, it can be
effectively treated with simple solutions, including oral rehydration therapy/oral rehydration solution, zinc and other micronutrients, and continued feeding.
This resource provides more than 750 useful websites for health professionals, medical library communities, publishers, and NGOs in
developing and emerging countries.
Users should note that the compilers do not have sufficient resources to evaluate the scientific accuracy of each website that is included
in Essential Health Links.
WHO - The
Health Academy's goal is to improve knowledge about attaining and
maintaining good health. Through eLearning – which is how WHO defines
learning by any electronic technology and media – the Organization has the
means to reach out to people with information on disease prevention and
health promotion. What is particularly important is the ability to reach
school-age children, those aged from 12-18 years.
WHO is in a unique position to provide this information with its access to
health expertise and rich information resources including those from its 193
Member States.
The
Lancet Global Health Portal The Lancet has a commitment to improving global health, and this area
gathers all our global health content in one location. Global health content
is free to all users, so if you have an interest in this area, spend some
time browsing our content. World Reports and Perspectives articles are ideal
for anyone who wants a personal view on a subject, and The Lancet
Global Health Series, and Regional Reports and Commissions provide in-depth
views for anyone seeking disease-specific or regional information.
Specialty Collections The Lancet Global and Public Health Specialty Collections contain all
public and global health Articles, Reviews, Seminars, and Comments for each
specialty, published in all Lancet journals from 2006. Browse the
collections, or create alerts to receive email updates as soon as articles
in your specialty are published.
The KM toolkit brings together a wealth of KM resources from the field of
international public health and development that are applicable to the field
or can be adapted. The toolkit is structured to encompass all the levels of
program planning and implementation for a KM strategy from the elevator
pitch to monitoring and evaluation, with links to prominent KM resources and websites.
The toolkit is a product of the Knowledge Management Working Group which is
comprised of C-Change, Child Fund International, Core Group, FHI 360,
Institute for Reproductive Health: Georgetown University, IntraHealth
International, the K4Health project, University Research Co, LLC, US Agency
for International Development (USAID) and the USAID Policy Institute and WHO
Department of Reproductive Health (RHR).
The Haiti Relief Toolkit is a one-stop source for technical and
practical information that will help health workers, health policy makers,
program managers, and others respond to the earthquake relief efforts
underway in Haiti. The toolkit covers the vital sectors in emergencies,
including health, water and sanitation, food security, and shelter.
(For those who do not have Internet access or whose access is sporadic,
K4Health is making the toolkit available on flash drives. To request the
toolkit on flash drive, contact K4Health by e-mail at toolkit orders@k4health.org
; by phone at 1-410-659-6300; or by mail at K4Health Project, 111 Market
Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA)
Over 65 publishers
have resources in this toolkit. The resources include manuals, reference
tables, checklists, briefs, pamphlets, posters, and teaching and training
materials, and tools and job aids. Feel free to adapt them for your local
circumstances and languages. If you would like to suggest resources, please
use the discussion
board link.
To browse the contents of the toolkit, use the navigation tabs above. You
can also use the Quick Links on this page to access key information quickly
on such topics as Girls and Women, Children and Youth, and People with
Disabilities. Under the healthcare tab you can find resources
on Cholera, Dental Care, Gender, Health Systems Strengthening, Heat Related
Illness, Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Health, Vaccination, Violence
Prevention, and more.
Another quick way to find all the resources on a particular topic is to use
the search box at the top of any page. For example, if you type in “Cholera”
you will see a list of results, including a comprehensive and easy to use
Fact Sheet from PAHO/WHO on how to prevent, identify, and treat the disease.
For more detailed information about the Haiti Relief Toolkit, use the About link
at top of this page.
Baby Massage DVD
Hands to Hearts International’s Baby Massage DVD teaches basic baby massage strokes that not only make your little one happy but build loving bonds
crucial to their development. When you purchase our Baby Massage DVD for
yourself, or as a gift, you’re contributing to HHI’s work with orphaned and vulnerable children around India.
Benefits of Baby Massage:
* Reduces baby’s fussiness and crying
* Improves baby’s sleep
* Decreases constipation and colic
* Increases bond between parent and child
* Relaxing for baby and parent
Along
with your DVD you’ll receive an instructional poster with pictures to guide
your baby massage. Cost: $25 USD, shipping included for a limited time.
Order here.
* Filmed in India. The DVD is available in English, with subtitles in the following 18 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish,
Finnish, French, Hindi, Japanese, Oriya, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
Why Is Breastfeeding So Important? Download .pdf 17.5 mb.
Breastfeeding provides the perfect nutrition for your baby and provides many health benefits for both mother and baby. - Initiating breast feeding within the first hour and exclusive breastfeeding can prevent under two mortality. - Breastfeeding: Exclusive breastfeeding - Colostrum - Gift of a protective cover from the mother - We believe all mothers know how to feed their child. But do they? - Myths and facts about breast milk - Complimentary feeding - Role of media in promoting proper young child feeding: Media should focus on and promote measures that are required to be taken urgently to ensure the survival of children
Medical Aid Films (MAF -�MedicalAidFilms.org)
is a cutting edge film-making charity. We produce training films and
animations for grassroots health workers in low income countries. Our films
provide information and medical techniques on issues surrounding safe
childbirth and infant health, with the aim of saving the lives of vulnerable
women and children around the world.
Approximately one woman a minute dies in childbirth. We hope that by using
film and animation to train health workers, we can overcome literacy and
language barriers that so often impede learning.
This film is aimed at community health workers, traditional birth attendants and women in the community. Its objective
is to educate them about the warning signs in pregnancy that they should be aware of, and the checks they should carry
out, so that skilled obstetric care can be sought out as soon ...
Il a pour but de leur enseigner les signaux d’alerte lors de la grossesse
ainsi que les signes � rechercher, afin que les femmes enceintes qui les
pr�sentent re�oivent, au plus t�t, des soins obst�triques dispens�s par du
personnel qualifi�.
This teaching film is aimed at skilled health workers equipped with a stethoscope and a bag and a mask. It teaches
the essential steps to perform Neonatal Resuscitation, based on the Resuscitation Council UK's guidelines. � Medical Aid Films - 2011
This is a film aimed at early teens and young adults. It describes what puberty is and how babies are made using a
mixture of animation and expert advice as well as from vox-pop's from young men and women in Nairobi. � Medical Aid Films - 2011
This animation is part of MAF's Basic Obstetric Ultrasound Module. Films of this module are to be used when training
midwives and clinical officers in basic obstetric ultrasound. MAF tested this film while training clinical officers and nurses in Mozambique. Very few people living in low resource areas
This is an animation showing a method of screening for cervical cancer in resource poor, developing countries. Test
such as the pap smear require access to skilled health care and labs for testing samples and HPV (the virus responsible for most cervical cancers) testing kits remain expensive, yet VIA
This follows Neema a village birth attendant while she helps to deliver a baby in a rural setting where there is no access to trained health
care workers. The 10 key steps for the audience to learn are then repeated at the end of the film to ensure that they are taking away the correct message.
This animation is aimed at women and TBAs. It teaches how to prevent and manage PPH in settings where skilled obstetric
care can be reached within a reasonable period of time (less than four hours). It includes the use of Misoprostol. � Medical Aid Films - 2011
Primary Post-partum Haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the major causes of maternal death in the developing world. This
animation is aimed at women and TBAs. It teaches how to prevent and manage PPH in settings where it would take the
woman more than 4 hours to reach skilled obstetric care. It demonstrates
Ce que doivent manger les femmes enceintes
Ce film s’adresse aux femmes, aux travailleurs en sant� et aux communaut�s en g�n�ral.
Il leur enseigne les bases de l’alimentation que doit consommer une femme
enceinte ainsi que les complications qu’une alimentation saine permet
d’�viter. Il pr�sente les quatre groupes d’aliments (les aliments de base,
les aliments pour bouger, les aliments pour grandir et les aliments bonne
mine) et d�taille leurs bienfaits.
Quand et comment nourrir
votre enfant - 6 � 24 mois
Ce film s’adresse aux femmes, aux travailleurs en sant� et aux communaut�s en g�n�ral.
Il leur enseigne les bases de l’alimentation d’un enfant entre les �ges de 6
mois et deux ans. Il pr�sente les quatre grandes cat�gories d’aliments (les
aliments de base, les aliments pour bouger, les aliments pour grandir et les
aliments pour avoir bonne mine) et d�taille leurs bienfaits.
Allaitement maternel - 0 � 6 mois
Ce film s’adresse aux m�res, aux travailleurs en sant� et aux communaut�s en g�n�ral.
Il leur enseigne pourquoi et comment allaiter un nourrisson de la naissance
� l’�ge de 6 mois. Il explique les avantages du lait maternel sur le lait
artificiel, rappelle qu’il ne faut donner ni eau, ni tisane ni alimentation
compl�mentaire aux b�b�s avant l’�ge de 6 mois et d�montre comment allaiter.
With experts in the field of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Midwifery and Paediatrics as founders and trustees of MAF
our focus lies on improving the conditions for mothers, infants and children in the developing world who have little or no access to essential health care.
The growth in mobile technologies across the developing world allows us to blend the inspirational skills of media
and medical professionals together to produce our medical aid films. These films focus on bringing education and
knowledge to the people that need it the most, including health providers
This is a pocket-sized manual for use by doctors, senior nurses and other senior health workers who are responsible for the care of young children at the first referral level in developing countries. It presents up-to-date clinical guidelines which are based on a review of the available published evidence by subject experts, for both inpatient and outpatient care in small hospitals where basic laboratory facilities and essential drugs and inexpensive medicines are available. It focuses on the inpatient management of the major causes of childhood mortality, such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, severe malnutrition, malaria, meningitis, measles, HIV infection and related conditions. It covers neonatal problems and surgical conditions of children which can be managed in small hospitals. This pocket book is part of a series of documents and tools that support the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI).
Whereas this manual focuses on treatment recommendations, a summary of the technical background and the evidence base underlying these clinical guidelines is presented in the background book Serious childhood problems in countries with limited resources (ISBN 29 4 156269 2).
This pocket book updates and expands the guidelines contained in Management of the child with a serious infection or severe malnutrition (WHO/FCH/CAH/00.1).
International Child Health Care - A Practical Manual for Hospitals Worldwide
This manual contains information, guidelines and suggestions about health care in virtually every situation and setting imaginable - peace and war, emergency and chronic,
hospital and clinic. The advice is up to date and authoritative. It aims to be realistic, but at the same time does not compromise on standards. The authors
believe that the health care professions around the world should be satisfied only with the best care for children.
Southall D, Coulter B, Ronald C, Parkes S, Nicholson S. - Published by British Medical Journal Books November 2001. (BOOK). Click here to view the downloads for the International Child Health Care manual Read the BMJ review of this book How to order this book
MCAI'S Manual on Child Protection for health workers to use in poorly resourced countries
This manual addresses the recognition and diagnosis of child physical and sexual abuse. It provides an evidence-based assessment suitable for doctors
and other senior health workers caring for children of all ages presenting with symptoms or signs that might be due to abuse. If you would like a copy
of the manual, please email the following address and include in the email evidence of your professional qualifications and your postal address so that
we can send it to you as a hard copy: director@mcai.org.uk
Pocket Emergency Paediatric Care
Pocket Emergency Paediatric Care - A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Paediatric Emergencies in hospitals and other healthcare facilities worldwide
Southall D and Ahmad S. - British Medical Journal Books. 2003. (BOOK). How to order this book
Refugee health: an approach to emergency situations
Ronald C, Southall D. - BMJ. 1999:318;200A. (BOOK REVIEW) Read the BMJ review of this book
Pathways of Emergency Care in pregnancy and childbirth, in the newborn and older child - November 2008
These pathways of care can be copied and used free of charge in poorly resourced countries. They are copyrighted to ALSG and MCAI and must not be altered or sold. We kindly request that any use of these by well resourced countries is accompanied by a donation to
ALSG and MCAI's Strengthening Emergency Care programme (SEC) (read more...)
"...The Health Communicator's Social Media Toolkit, originally
released in September 2010, is a resource designed to provide partners with
guidance and to share CDC's lessons learned in integrating social media into
health campaigns.
The second edition is now available with additional information on
developing trends in social media, best practices and a campaign example
highlighting Vital Signs, a monthly program that focuses on a single,
important health topic that provides a "call to action" for different
audiences. Updated information includes the following:
Expanded Mobile Health section including information on mobile websites, downloadable applications and SMS text messaging.
Increased capabilities of Twitter to include Twitter Chats, Twitterviews, and Twitter Town Halls.
Enhanced best practices insight for Facebook, Twitter and Blogs.
Table of Contents
Social Media Introduction
Social Media Overview
Getting Your Feet Wet With Social Media
CDC's Top Lessons Learned from Using Social Media
Developing a Social Media Strategy
Social Media Monitoring and Evaluation
Governing Social Media Efforts
Social Media Tools
Buttons and Badges
Image Sharing
Content Syndication
RSS Feeds
Podcasts
Online Video Sharing
Widgets
eCards
Mobile Technologies
Twitter
Blogs
Facebook
Social Media Campaign Example
CDC Vital Signs Campaign
More Social Media Resources
Social Media Communications Strategy Worksheet
Social Media Evaluation Worksheet
References
The State of the World's Midwifery Report 2011
Increasing women's access to quality midwifery has become a focus of
global efforts to realize the right of every woman to the best possible
health care during pregnancy and childbirth. A first step is assessing the
situation.
The State of World's Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives,
supported by 30 partners,
provides the first comprehensive analysis of midwifery services and issues
in countries where the needs are greatest.
The report provides new information and data gathered from 58 countries in
all regions of the world. Its analysis confirms that the world lacks some
350,000 skilled midwives -- 112,000 in the neediest 38 countries surveyed --
to fully meet the needs of women around the world. The report explores a
range of issues related to building up this key health workforce.
Doctoral Midwifery Research Society
The main objective of the DMRS is to provide quality support and guidance to
doctoral and post doctoral midwife and childbirth (or related) researchers
regionally, nationally and internationally. The DMRS places a strong
emphasis on doing and using research for the good of society and for the
advancement of knowledge for childbirth practices.
Community Health Workers (CHW) Central
An online resource for information and dialogue about Community Health Workers (CHW). CHWs play an important role in increasing access to health services in poor and underserved communities around the world. CHW Central supports community health workers and strengthens CHW programs by connectingexperts, practitioners, and supporters in interactive discussion forums and sharing the latest developments in CHW research, practice, and policy.
The Global Health eLearning Center developed by the USAID Bureau of Global
Health is a response to repeated requests from field staff for access to
technical public health information. We have heard from USAID Population,
Health, and Nutrition officers (PHNs) and from Foreign Service Nationals (FSNs)
that they want to be current on global health topics, yet find it a challenge to
obtain the information because of logistical and time constraints. The Global
Health eLearning Center provides Internet-based courses that:
Provide useful and timely continuing education for health professionals
Offer state-of-the-art technical content on key public health topics
Serve as a practical resource for increasing public health knowledge
The College of Public Health offers a variety of graduate degrees and
certificate programs in an online format to suit the needs of the off-campus
student. All online degree and certificate programs are designed by program
faculty who work with instructional designers in the College’s office of
Educational Technology and Assessment (ETA). Each year ETA supports over
5000 student enrollments in graduate and undergraduate online public health
courses. Faculty work with a skilled group of instructional designers and
multimedia experts to deliver courses using multimedia technologies such
streaming media, web conferencing, blogs, wikis, podcasting and discussion forums.
To learn more about each of our programs, click on the links below:
Supercourse is a repository of lectures on global health and
prevention designed to improve the teaching of prevention. Supercourse has a
network of over 56000 scientists in 174 countries who are sharing for free a
library of 4855 lectures in 31 languages. The Supercourse has been produced
at the WHO Collaborating Center University of Pittsburgh
Nursing Supercourse is a global network of nurses. We aim to improve global
health and prevention through collaboration. Nursing students are not
getting adequate training in global health. We can change that by sharing
lectures that are evidence based and up-to-date. Our lectures are driven by
the global health trends.
Sharing In Health (SiH) is a website dedicated to addressing the shortage of
primary health care providers in resource-poor settings through open-access
training resources, designed for small-group learning and accessed through low-cost computers.
Built by students, for
students, it depends on a global community to accomplish our goal of increasing global training capacity. This, we hope, will decrease the health
care provider deficit, especially for primary care and public health in low-resourced areas.
It is intended to provide the following skills to campaigners:
An understanding of why and how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be appropriated by women’s rights and human
rights groups in their advocacy skills through their use of online tools, including networking and mobile tools for advocacy and campaigning
The ability to develop an advocacy / communication strategy
Knowing what social networking is and the various spaces and tools they could use in their online activism
An understanding of online privacy and security issues relevant to building their online activism.
EBW Healthcare publishes an innovative series of distance-learning books for
healthcare professionals, developed by the Perinatal Education Trust,
Eduhealthcare, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation and the Desmond Tutu TB Centre,
with contributions from numerous experts.
Adult HIV, Birth Defects, Child Healthcare, Childhood HIV, Childhood TB,
Intrapartum Care, Maternal Care, Mother and Baby Friendly Care, Newborn
Care, Newborn Care, Perinatal HIV, Primary Maternal Care, Primary Newborn
Care, Saving Mothers and Babies
The aim is to provide appropriate, affordable and up-to-date learning material
for healthcare workers in under-resourced areas, so that they can manage their
own continuing education courses which will enable them to learn, practise and
deliver skillful, efficient patient care.
UNICEF, WHO and WABA along with the scientific community strongly
recommend initiating breastfeeding within an hour of birth.
Evidence shows that early initiation can prevent 22% of all deaths
among babies below one month in developing countries.
Every newborn, when placed on the mother’s abdomen, soon after
birth, has the ability to find its mother’s breast all on its own and
to decide when to take the first breastfeed. This is called the
‘Breast Crawl’.
This method is evidence based and has been field tested by us. A
documentary on the ‘Breast Crawl’ has been prepared for training,
advocacy and for wider dissemination. The video has created a very
high level of sensitivity among all the levels of functionaries and
was officially endorsed by senior policy makers as the right approach
for initiating breastfeeding. This dossier provides the background and
a scientific overview to the documentary.
Initiation of breastfeeding by the Breast Crawl is a critical
component of the IYCF (Infant and Young Child Feeding) initiative for
the state of Maharashtra, India. IYCF deals with nutrition of children
from birth to 3 years of age, and also takes into consideration the
nutrition of pregnant and lactating mothers. Two critical components
of IYCF are breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Improved IYCF
practices promote optimal growth and development, prevent malnutrition
and improve child survival. With 40% of the children in the state
undernourished, this initiative becomes extremely critical.
UNICEF has facilitated partnerships with all stakeholders including
the State Government, State Nutrition Mission, the Integrated Child
Development Services (ICDS), Public Health Department, BPNI
(Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India), NGOs, Community Based
Organisations (CBOs) and several academic institutions, for this major
initiative. These partnerships are aimed at creating a revolution in
the state promoting IYCF practices.
We are sure that this documentary and dossier will greatly help
similar initiatives worldwide. It is our strong desire that this
information helps every mother and baby to experience the miracle of
Breast Crawl. If we all could achieve early initiation of
breastfeeding, we will be able to prevent 22% of all deaths among
babies below 1 month.
This can be achieved by training all health care providers to initiate
breastfeeding, by Breast Crawl, to give infants the best start in
life.
Improving maternal and child health is a global priority. An estimated 8.1 million children under the age of five die every year and
an estimated 1 000 women – most of them in developing countries – die every day due to complications during pregnancy or childbirth.
Many of these deaths are due to conditions that could be prevented or treated with access to simple, affordable medicines. However, the
availability of medicines at public-health facilities is often poor.
This list of Priority Medicines for Mothers and Children was developed by the
World Health Organization, UNFPA and UNICEF to help countries and partners select and make available those medicines that will have the biggest impact on
reducing maternal, newborn and child morbidity and mortality.
Child Development Center - NRC - Nutrition Rehabilitation Center, child tracking web based system
The State Government has decided to establish the Rajmata Jijau
Mother-Child Health and Nutrition Mission at Aurangabad to tackle the
grave issues of malnutrition and mortality among the children. The
mission would, over a period of five years, aim at significantly
reducing the incidence of severe malnutrition amongst children in 0 to 6
age group. The mission objectives stress on health and nutrition of
pregnant and lactating mothers as well as special attention to children
during the first year of the birth. The mission is headed by a senior
officer of the rank of secretary to the State Government. The mission
would undertake major publicity campaign in all towns and villages of
Maharashtra to stress the importance of health and nutrition, with the
ultimate aim of progressively taking over the responsibility for mother
and child care.
Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast-milk substitutes
Authors: WHO Number of pages: 6 Publication date: 2009
Overview
Almost all mothers can breastfeed successfully -- initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of life, breastfeeding
exclusively for the first six months and continuing breastfeeding (along with giving appropriate complementary
foods) up to two years of age or beyond. Positive effects of breastfeeding on the health of infants and mothers are observed in all settings.
Nevertheless, a small number of health conditions of the infant or the mother may justify recommending that she does not
breastfeed temporarily or permanently. Whenever stopping breastfeeding is considered, the benefits of breastfeeding
should be weighed against the risks posed by the presence of the specific conditions listed.
This list of acceptable medical reasons for temporary or long-term use of breast-milk substitutes is made available as an
independent tool for health professionals working with mothers and newborn infants, as part of the Baby-friendly Hospitals Initiative.
National Institute of
Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) is an Apex Technical Institute,
funded by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for promotion of health and
family welfare programmes in the country through education, training,
research, evaluation, consultancy and specialised services.
National Child Health Resource Centre (NCHRC) was established in
2008 at National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW) with the
approval from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
and with financial support from Norway India Partnership Initiative & United
Nations Office for Project Services (NIPI - UNOPS).
The Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project maintains a collection of useful
resources on maternal nutrition, infant and young child feeding, prevention of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), and more. Our collection offers a
variety of high-quality training materials, publications, web links, and other
helpful resources.
Every year, about 3.7 million babies die in the first four weeks of life (2004 estimates). Most of these newborns are born in developing countries
and most die at home. Up to two-thirds of these deaths can be prevented if mothers and newborns receive known, effective interventions. A strategy that
promotes universal access to antenatal care, skilled birth attendance and early postnatal care will contribute to sustained reduction in maternal and
neonatal mortality.
While both mothers and newborns need care during the period after birth, this Statement focuses on the care of the newborn child, and the evidence
for the same. Studies have shown that home-based newborn care interventions can prevent 30–60% of newborn deaths in high mortality settings under
controlled conditions. Therefore, WHO and UNICEF now recommend home visits in the baby’s first week of life to improve newborn survival.
This Joint Statement includes information on how to care for the newborn child at home, specific recommendations for countries, and next steps.
The Statement recommends that home visits occur on days one and three of a newborn's life, and if possible, a third visit should take place before the
end of the first week of life (day seven). During home visits, skilled health workers should perform the following measures:
promote and support early (within the first hour after birth) and exclusive breastfeeding;
help to keep the newborn warm (promoting skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant);
promote hygienic umbilical cord and skin care;
assess the baby for signs of serious health problems, and advise families to seek prompt medical care if necessary (danger signs include
feeding problems, or if the newborn has reduced activity, difficult breathing, a fever, fits or convulsions, or feels cold);
encourage birth registration and timely vaccination according to national schedules; and
identify and support newborns that need additional care (e.g. those that are low-birth-weight, sick or have an HIV-infected mother).
Healthcare Information For All by 2015
(HIFA2015) is a global campaign and 'think-tank' that brings together more than 2400 health professionals, librarians and publishers from 148 countries
worldwide, committed to a common goal: By 2015, every person worldwide will have access to an informed health care provider.
HIFA2015 was launched at the 10th Congress of the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa, in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2006. The campaign highlights the link between the lack of relevant, reliable information for healthcare providers in developing countries, and the daily toll of tens of thousands of deaths. Members share expertise and experience in two dynamic email forums: HIFA2015 and CHILD2015. During 2009, the campaign includes a special focus on the information and learning needs of nurses and midwives in low-resource settings.
Click here to join HIFA2015 and CHILD2015, send your name, email, organisation and brief description of interests.
Knowledge for Health Project -
Our mission here at K4Health is to increase the use and dissemination of evidence-based, accurate and up-to-date information
to improve health service delivery and health outcomes worldwide. Using the K4Health platform, we are able to facilitate how this
information is captured, synthesized, shared, adapted, and used. Through virtual collaboration, we are able to monitor and
evaluate K4Health’s products and services to ensure that they meet the needs of key audiences, including policy makers,
program managers, and health service providers working in international public health settings.
AuthorMapper is a free online tool for visualizing scientific research that enables discovery based on author locations and geographic maps. With AuthorMapper you can:
• Explore patterns in scientific research
• Identify new and historic literature trends
• Discover wider relationships
• Locate other experts in your field
AuthorMapper currently searches nearly 2,000 journals in the Springer Journals collection across all subject areas. Users can search by keywords,
browse subject collections, or search for open access articles using Advanced Search. Search results display with complementary graphs,
timelines, and keyword tag clouds that help visually summarize the data and also be used to further refine a search.
Exemplar is a free linguistic tool designed to aid the publishing process for authors, editors and the scientific community at large. Exemplar allows
researchers to quickly see how a particular word or phrase is used in English-language, peer reviewed, published literature.
Users include authors to whom English is a second language and want to check word usage accuracy, authors who want suggestions on how to express themselves or want to confirm how a particular word or phrase is used in published literature; educators who are looking for authentic phrases and sentences for teaching and testing; and editors and reviewers who want to confirm whether or not a particular turn of phrase is justified by usage.
Mother-Child Protection Card
The Mother and Child Protection Card (MCP Card) has been introduced through a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
The MCP card is a tool for informing and educating the mother and family on different aspects of maternal and child care and linking maternal and childcare into a continuum of care through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme of Ministry of Women and Child Development and the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW).
The card also captures some of key services delivered to the mother & baby during Antenatal, Intranatal & Post natal care for ensuring that the minimum package of services are delivered to the beneficiary.
MCP card has already been disseminated in the year 2010-11 for implementation by the States.
The MCP card helps in timely identification, referral and management of complications during pregnancy, child birth and post natal period. The card also serves as a tool for providing complete immunization to infants and children, early and exclusive breast feeding, complementary feeding and monitoring their growth.
Mother-Child Protection Card and Guide
Benefiting
Families / Program participants
Anganwadi workers of ICDS - Integrated Child Development Schemes
Nurse midwife
Supervisors of health and ICDS
This guide book is to be used as a reference book by these functionaries of health and ICDS to focus on under three. The components are
Safe Motherhood
Care of the New born
Child Growth and Development
Nutrition
Immunisation and
The Importance of the Mother Child Protection Card
Author: UNICEF, WHO, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNAIDS, WFP and the World Bank
Publication date: April 2010
Languages: English French Spanish
The fourth edition of Facts for Life contains essential information that
families and communities need to know to raise healthy children. This
handbook provides practical advice on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood
illnesses, child development and the care of children. This edition also
features a new chapter on child protection. The book is intended for
parents, families, health workers, teachers, youth groups, women’s groups,
community organizations, government officials, employers, trade unions,
media, and non-governmental and faith-based organizations.
Dr. R. K. Anand's Guide to Child
Care is for pregnant mothers and parents of infants, young
children, and teenagers. A definitive guide to the parent on pregnancy
and childrearing from infancy to the teenage years. Authored by one of
India's foremost paediatricians and an internationally renowned
authority on breastfeeding, the book combines a knowledge of traditional
childrearing practices with the latest medical developments in child care.
Dr. Anand's Guide to Child Care answers questions such as:
Is there a right age to have a baby?
What can I do when my baby cries?
Can a working mother successfully breastfeed?
How helpful is a joint family in bringing up children?
How should we handle our fussy eater?
Is my child ready for toilet-training?
Are vaccines safe?
When is the right age for sex education?
How can I raise a happy child?
Are drugs overprescribed for childhood illnesses?
How should we handle our teenager?
What should I do in a medical emergency?
e-TALC is a
project of Teaching-aids At Low Cost (TALC),
which provides an up-to-date, authoritative source of electronic health
information for health workers in developing countries who have access to
computers but limited access to the internet.
more info
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How
Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism
It's more than a book. It's a way of life. Alcoholics Anonymous-the Big
Book-has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. First published in
1939, Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery
from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome
the disease. With publication of the second edition in 1955, the third
edition in 1976, and now the fourth edition in 2001, the essential
recovery text has remained unchanged while personal stories have been
added to reflect the growing and diverse fellowship. The long-awaited
fourth edition features 24 new personal stories of recovery. Key features
and benefits �the most widely used resource for millions of individuals
in recovery �contains full, original text describing AA program �updated
with 24 new personal stories
About the Author
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering
alcoholics whose primary purpose is to stay sober and help other
alcoholics achieve sobriety.AA suggests that alcoholics follow its
program and abstain from alcohol in order to recover from alcoholism, and
share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may
solve their common problem.AA was the first twelve-step program and has
been the model for similar recovery groups like Narcotics Anonymous.
Al-Anon/Alateen are programs designed to provide support for relatives
and friends of alcoholics. The organization was named after its primary
guidebook Alcoholics Anonymous, also known as The Big Book. Although AA
is not for everyone, there is growing evidence supporting the
effectiveness of AA as a treatment for alcoholism.
575 pages - Alcoholics Anonymous World Services; 4 Revised edition
(February 10, 2002) - English
ISBN-10: 1893007162, ISBN-13: 978-1893007161
Knowledge and Use of Oral Rehydration
Therapy for Childhood Diarrhoea in India: Effects of Exposure to Mass Media
Results from these two studies indicate that, despite a vigorous
Oral Rehydration Therapy Programme in India for more than a decade,
knowledge and use of ORT to treat childhood diarrhoea remain quite limited.
Very small percentages of children who fall sick with diarrhoea are treated
with oral rehydration salt (ORS) packets, recommended home solution (RHS),
or increased fluids, despite the fact that 61 percent of these children
receive treatment from a health facility or provider. In the NFHS, among
children born 1-47 months before the survey who had diarrhoea in the last
two weeks, 18 percent were given ORS and 19 percent were given RHS.
Considered together, only 31 percent were given ORS or RHS.
Among those who receive treatment from a health facility or provider, a very
large proportion (94 percent) are treated with antibiotics or other
antidiarrhoeal drugs, contrary to WHO recommendations that drugs not be used
to treat diarrhoea in young children. The use of drugs is common among both
public- and private-sector providers but is more common in the private
sector.
The analysis indicates that the electronic mass media are effective in
increasing awareness and use of ORT. Women regularly exposed to the media
are much more likely than unexposed women to know about ORS packets and to
use ORS or RHS. This result is valid even after controlling for the effects
of a number of potentially confounding variables by holding them constant.
Results also indicate some discrimination against girls in the use of ORS.
These findings suggest that both mothers and health-care providers are not
well informed about the proper treatment of childhood diarrhoea. There is
clearly a need to strengthen education programmes for mothers and to provide
supplemental training to health-care providers, emphasizing the importance
of increased fluid intake and discouraging the use of unnecessary and often
harmful drugs. The Oral Rehydration Therapy Programme also needs to address
the problem of gender discrimination in the treatment of diarrhoea. In all
these efforts, the mass media can help.
Audience:
K.V. Rao, Vinod K. Mishra, and Robert D. Hetherford
National Family Health Survey Subject Reports
Number 10 - November 1998
Gender Differences in Treatment-seeking
Behaviour during Common Childhood Illnesses in India: Does Maternal
Education Matter?
Gender inequalities, in one form or the other, with considerable
contextual differences, are ubiquitous and all-pervasive in South Asia. In
health, these are manifested in differences in mortality (observed by
overall sex-ratio) in almost every country in this region. India is no
exception in this regard. Discrimination and gender gaps have been observed
even in early years of life. Beside other factors, discriminatory
treatment-seeking practices among children during the post-neonatal and
later childhood period probably contribute to this.
There are numerous studies which have established the positive effect of
maternal education on child health and survival. But there are contradictory
evidences that whether maternal education reduces gender bias in
treatment-seeking behaviour or not and the debate over it remains
inconclusive.
By using National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-2), 1998-99, the present
study observed that the gender bias in treatment seeking behaviour does
exist among illiterate and middle school educated women when child is
affected by acute respiratory infections and reduces considerably among
higher educated mother.
In case of diarrhoea no evidence of gender differences in treatment seeking
behaviour has been found statistically irrespective of the level of maternal
education, even after controlling all other spatial, demographic and
socioeconomic factors.
Audience:
Saswata Ghosh
Research Scholar, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of
Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi India.
18th European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies
University of Lund, Sweden
6-9 July, 2004
National Family Health Survey Subject Reports
Number 10 - November 1998
Diarrhea and Hydration Therapy
Training Presentation - Amit Chandra, MD - March 2006 - 25 slides
Niramaya Health Foundation Presentation:
flash
433 kb.
Health and Healthcare in Maharashtra
A Status Report - 2005
Maharashtra has been in the forefront of healthcare development in the
country. It was among the first states to decentralize primary healthcare
administration through Zilla Parishads as early as1961. Further, under the
Minimum Needs Program Maharashtra was again one of the first states to
achieve the norms mandated for primary health centres, subcentres and
Rural Hospitals. The state also has the largest private health sector in
India whose reach is quite extensive.
While Maharashtra is today also the most affluent state in the country
with the highest per capita income, and contributes over 15% of the
country’s national income and 40% of the tax revenues, it continues to
have high levels of poverty and inequalities which get reflected in health
outcomes which are not the best in the country. Thus Maharashtra has to
still struggle with malnutrition deaths, child mortality and maternal
mortality levels not commensurate with its economic position in the
country, declining child sex-ratios, low and declining levels of public
health spending and investments, high levels of vacant positions of
doctors at PHCs and CHCs, and low levels of access to various health
services like antenatal care, complete child immunization, institutional
deliveries etc.
Directorate of Health Services Maharashtra State
Department of Paediatrics, Cama & Albless Hospital, Mumbai
Maharashtra State Health Education Bureau, Aundh, Pune
1997-1998
Child Mortality Determinants in three
Backward Districts of Maharashtra
Nandurbar, Jalna and Yavatmal
2003-2004
By Shyam Ashtekar, Dhruv Mankad, Kranti Raimane
BharatVaidyak Sanstha, NASIK
Courtesy of Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai,
India
January 2004
An array of factors-some antecedents and some determinants --
interplay to cause child deaths directly or indirectly. We can
understand them as sectors--social sector, environment, health system
etc. Each sector is amenable to different interventions and our main
effort here is to see what can be done through the health system to
improve child survival. This does not mean that other sectors are less
important, in fact they can be more important and economical for
interventions, but there are separate reports on these sectors. It is
needless to stress that the sectors overlap and intermingle and the
accompanying figure only serves to bring clarity in approach.
Our team of 3 researchers studied Child mortality and its determinants
in three low HDI districts of Maharashtra--Nandurbar, Yavatmal, and
Jalna. The study used secondary data, mainly MIS report and
qualitative methods for direct inquiry. The study was undertaken in
Sept 2003. Interviews with district health staff, PHC MOs, LHVs, ANM,
TBAs, AWWs, PMPs, families, NGOs and RH doctors were conducted with
help of semi-structured questionnaires.
Diarrhoeal Diseases Control
Examples of Health Education Materials
Audience:
WHO
1982
Multi-language examples from around the world
Posters 39 pages - pdf 12 mb
Flash cards 4 pages -
pdf 1.3mb
Leaflets 11 pages -
pdf 4 mb
Slide sets 4 pages -
pdf 696 kb
Newsletters and comics 2 pages - pdf 899 kb
Training of Doctors on Nutritional Care
During Diarrhoea
Audience:
National Diarrhoeal Diseases Control & O.R.T. Programmes
Government of India, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, India
prepared by the
National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (ICMR) Calcutta, India
Preventing and Controlling Iron Deficiency
Anaemia Through Primary Health Care
Audience: A Guide for Health Administrators and Programme Managers
E. M. DeMaeyer Formerly Medical Officer, Nutrition, World Health Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland
with the collaboration of
P. Dallman, J. M. Gurney, L. Hallberg, S. K. Sood & S. G. Srikantia
1989
Audience:
All NGOs, Institutes and Persons working in the Self Help Group Movement.
Abstract:
This book is based on the experiences and achievements of the Maharashtra
Rural Credit Programme. Sahyogini (Animator) is the back bone of this
programme working in the villages with the Self Help Group to Guide & Help
them by providing technical support. This book is focused on the working
procedure of the Self Help Group Dynamics, Formation, Structure, working
procedure etc. This guide answers frequently asked questions.
Mahilanche Hakk Anni Adhikar
Women's Rights & Laws
Audience:
All NGOs, Institutes and Persons working in the women empowerment and
Development.
Abstract:
This book is published by Women’s Development Cooperation (Mavim), a
Government of Maharashtra undertaking. This book tries to focus on the
Government Resolutions issued by the Government of Maharashtra and on the
various aspects of laws related to women and the rights provided to her.
This book highlights objectives of the Government resolution and about the
Acts. Basic things all should know about legal and judicial system. Its
Objective, Protection for women under the Acts, how the Act can be a useful
for a women etc are presented in the books.
This book is the guideline for the field worker circulated along with the
video film.
Mahila Anni Balvikasanchya Yojana
Women and Child Development Schemes (Guidelines)
Audience:
NGOs, Officers, Staff and elected members of different government and
Non-government Organisation and the direct benefices of the schemes.
Abstract:
This guide focuses on the development schemes of state government related to
Women and Child development. This book gives brief information about the
schemes as well as the contact numbers of the responsible officers. This
facilitates the beneficiary to approach the right person in right
department.
Pages 1-50 -
pdf 4.5 mb Pages 51-100 -
pdf 4.5 mb Pages 101-150 -
pdf 2.0 mb Pages 151-175 -
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This commentary challenges the wisdom and validity of the current practice
of providing to children between 6 months and 5 years, regular supplements
of massive medicinal doses of vitamin A. Every year, roughly half a billion
capsules are made to be distributed and to be given to around 200 million
children in over 100 ‘targeted’ countries (1,2). One standard method of
dosing of younger children is shown in the picture above, which appears on
the cover of a United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) working paper issued
in 2005 (1). In most cases, this medicinal dosing is now being done in
countries and areas where the vitamin A deficiency diseases xerophthalmia
and blinding keratomalacia are now rare, and any clinical signs of vitamin A
deficiency are now uncommon.
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Vitamin A deficiency can cause blindness, impair health, and be an
underlying cause of death, in young children. Therefore, responsible debate
about its public health importance, and the value of prevention, should be
based on reliable evidence of the extent and severity of deficiency, and on
the impact of interventions.
pdf 315 kb
20 Million US Dollars on Vitamin A Procurement : Out of 32 Million US
Dollars of Annual Budget 2009-2010
The Indian scientists have raised their concern on over emphasis of Vitamin
A supplementation to children. The recent research communications from Prof.
Michael Latham and Prof. C. Gopalan have raised this issue with scientific
evidence. These excerpts from the Annual Report of Micronutrients
Initiatives India an International Non Government Organization, according to
which out of 32 Million US Dollar available in the Annual Budget 2009-2010,
more than 20 Million US Dollars were spent on Vitamin A Procurement and
Interventions. A meager sum of 2.5 Million US Dollars were spent on Iron interventions.
Anaemia is most common nutritional deficiency disorders in the country.
Almost vulnerable age groups have anaemia in the range of 60-90%. The health
consequences of anaemia are highly detrimental to Maternal and Child Health.
The prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency is less than one percent and is
limited to selected geographical pockets in the country. The Keratomalacia
and Nutritional Blindness have disappeared.
It is unfortunate but true that the agencies are trying to implement
interventions for prevention and control of micronutrients disorders
according to their mandate rather than the magnitude and health consequences.
WHO, UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in the current Asian emergency, and caution about unnecessary use of milk products
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Contaminated food: A major cause of diarrhoea and associated malnutrition among infants and young children
Breastfeeding: The technical basis and recommendations for action WHO/NUT/MCH/93.1
Recommended length of exclusive breastfeeding, age of introduction of complementary food and the weaning dilemma WHO/CDD/EPD/92.5
Savage King, F. Helping Mothers to Breastfeed 1992
Midwifery training modules
The State of World's Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives
Increasing women's access to quality midwifery has become a focus of global efforts to realize the right of every woman to the best possible health care during pregnancy and childbirth. A first step is assessing the situation.
The State of World's Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives, supported by 30 partners, provides the first comprehensive analysis of midwifery services and issues in countries where the needs are greatest.
a target="_blank" href="http://www.who.int/entity/making_pregnancy_safer/documents/1_9241546662/en/index.html">The midwife in the community Midwifery education module 1 (foundation module)
This
guide, based on the latest available evidence, provides up-to-date,
authoritative clinical guidelines that are relevant to a facility with
basic laboratory facilities, selected essential drugs and supplies, and
the capability to provide safe blood transfusion. In some settings, the
guide will be relevant to large health centres that provide childbirth
care and have the capacity to care for sick or small newborn babies.
Aimed at skilled
attendants working at the primary health care level in settings with
limited resources, this book provide guidance on how to deliver essential
care to women (and their newborn) during pregnancy, childbirth and
postnatal period (up to six weeks after delivery)
A must for midwives and doctors at the
district hospital who are responsible for the care of women with
complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the immediate postpartum
period, including immediate problems of the newborn. Both physicians and
midwives will find this manual essential for promoting and assessing the
quality of health services, in the training of providers and in
supporting quality services through supervision and performance
feed-back.
This publication is intended to assist health care managers and practitioners in resource-limited reproductive health care settings around the world to meet the needs of individuals who may be at risk of reproductive tract infections (RTIs).
It is assumed that readers are familiar with certain clinical knowledge, such as drugs and their dosages, although they may not have experience with management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and RTIs.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
remain a public health problem of major signifi cance in most parts of
the world. The incidence of acute STIs is believed to be high in many
countries. Failure to diagnose and treat STIs at an early stage may
result in serious complications and sequelae, including infertility,
fetal wastage, ectopic pregnancy, anogental cancer and premature death,
as well as neonatal and infant infections. The individual and national
expenditure on STI care can be substantial.
A large-scale National Family Health Survey (NFHS) in most of larger states
and National Capital Territory of Delhi in 1992-1993. The repeated survey
NFHS-2, 1998-1999. Both have focus on fertility and child mortality, family
planning and health. NFHS 2 was funded by USAID through ORC Macro and UNICEF.
Health and Healing is for first contact or primary health
care workers. It is about both health and healing at the primary
level. It offers a broad and comprehensive range of health topics
from personal health to national health programmes, from
system-wise illnesses to health problems of at-risk groups like
women, children and old persons. By Dr. Shyam Ashtekar
Off-site links
i-Quench.org/eDevelopment is a recent web portal dedicated to
exploring new and emerging ICTs for development in India in the areas of
health, education, poverty alleviation, agriculture, micro-finance,
e-governance, trade of goods and services, market-based information
dissemination - all leading to ICTs-supported holistic community
development.
Nutrition research in India has previously focused on the serious problem of
undernutrition related to nutrient deficit and high rates of infection. Recent
data from the National Family Health Survey 1998/99 (NFHS 2), however,
identified a significant proportion of Indian women as overweight, coexisting
with high rates of malnutrition. This paper examines the emerging nutrition
transition for women living in rural and urban communities of Andhra Pradesh,
India. NFHS 2 provides nationally representative data on women’s weight and
height. In this paper, we examine representative data from the state of Andhra
Pradesh (n = 4032 women). Logistic regression analyses are applied to the
data to identify socioeconomic, regional and demographic determinants of
overweight and thinness. The major nutrition problem facing women continues to
be undernutrition, with 37% having a low body mass index [(BMI) < 18.5 kg/m2];
8% of these women are severely malnourished (BMI < 16 kg/m2).
However, 12% of the women can be classified as overweight (BMI > 25 kg/m2)
and 2% are obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2). Furthermore, in the large cities
of the state in which 4% of the sample live, 37% of women are overweight or
obese, whereas in the rural areas in which 74% reside, 43% have a low BMI. Women
from lower socioeconomic groups are also significantly more likely to have a low
BMI. Findings from the logistic regression models reveal socioeconomic status to
be a more important predictor of both over- and underweight than location of
residence.
The links listed here are links to websites containing
information on women's health issues which we think our visitors may find of
interest. Inclusion on this page does not constitute an endorsement of the
advice or services provided through these sites.
Hesperian Health Guides are easy to use, medically accurate, and richly illustrated. We publish 20 titles, spanning women’s health, children,
disabilities, dentistry, health education, HIV, and environmental health, and distribute many others. Buy, download, or read from this page, or view
resources by language to explore materials in Spanish and over 80 other languages.
Where There Is No Doctor
The most widely-used health care manual for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary health care delivery
and health promotion programs around the world. Our current edition contains updated information on malaria, HIV, and more.
An essential resource for any woman or health worker who wants to improve her health and the health of
her community, and for anyone to learn about problems that affect women differently from men.
Topics include reproductive health, concerns of girls and older women, violence, mental health, and more.
This guide contains information, activities, stories, and instructions for simple technologies
that help health promoters, environmental activists, and community leaders take charge of their environmental health.
Advance Chapters from the NEW Where There Is No Doctor
Topics include care for newborns, breastfeeding, and nutrition. These are the first chapters completed of
an all new, 21st-century edition of our hallmark publication.
A vital resource for practicing midwives and midwifery training programs around the world, this
book covers the essentials of care before, during, and after birth. It has been updated to reflect new
WHO/UNICEF guidelines and standards for mothers and newborns.
This basic dental manual uses straightforward language and step-by-step instructions to discuss preventive care of teeth
and gums, diagnosing and treating common dental problems, and includes a special chapter on oral health and HIV.
An indispensable resource for health educators, this book shows – with hundreds of methods, aids and
learning strategies – how to make health education engaging and effective, and how to encourage
community involvement through participatory education.
This manual contains a wealth of clear and detailed information along with easy-to-implement strategies
for all who are concerned about the well being of children with disabilities, especially those living
in communities with limited resources.
Developed with the participation of women with disabilities in 42 countries, this guide helps women
to overcome the barriers of social stigma and inadequate care to improve their general health,
self-esteem, and independence as active members of their communities.
This groundbreaking book, packed with activities on how to foster language learning through both sign
and oral approaches, supports parents and other caregivers in building the communication skills of babies and young children.
The simple and engaging activities in this book can help parents, caregivers, teachers, health workers,
rehabilitation workers, and others help a child with vision problems develop all of his or her capabilities.
A thorough, easy-to-understand guide for health workers confronting the HIV pandemic in their communities, it covers
topics from biology of the virus to epidemiology to the mechanics of designing prevention programs, using language that is accessible to those with little medical training.
This chapter from A Community Guide to Environmental Health, available
as a 36-page booklet, offers information and activities to help reduce harm caused by pesticides, to treat people in pesticide
emergencies, and to understand legal and political issues related to pesticide use.
This chapter from A Community Guide to Environmental Health, available
as a 48-page booklet, offers basic information on toilet building as well as learning activities to help communities
understand and prevent sanitation-related health problems.
This chapter from A Community Guide to Environmental Health, available
as a 48-page booklet, helps communities improve drinking water sources, treat water to make it safe for drinking, and organize water projects to protect access to clean water.
Advance Chapters from A Workers Guide to Health and Safety
Topics include work hazards and solutions in garment industries, social hazards and solutions in garment, electronics, and shoe
industries, and activities for organizing worker-led campaigns. These chapters will be part of the upcoming publication, due to be released in 2012.
Basic Maternal and Newborn Care: A Guide for Skilled Providers (BMNC)
This reference manual is intended for use by skilled providers (including
midwives, doctors and nurses)—working in low-resource settings at any level
of the health care system or in homes—who care for women during pregnancy,
childbirth and the postpartum period, and for newborns. Although the BMNC’s
emphasis is on supporting and maintaining the health of the woman and her
baby, the manual recognizes that all childbearing women and newborns are at
risk of developing life-threatening complications.
Thus, for each phase of the childbearing cycle and early newborn period, the
BMNC presents a basic care strategy for: health promotion, through health
messages and counseling, as well as birth preparedness/complication
readiness; and prevention, early detection and/or initial management of the
most common causes of maternal and newborn death and disability. Guidance is
also provided on general, cross-cutting issues, such as woman- and
newborn-friendly care, infection prevention, male involvement and working
with the community. In addition to serving as a reference for skilled
providers, the BMNC is also suitable for use in inservice training and
preservice education programs. (2004) Available in English and French.
Learning Resource Package for Basic Maternal and Newborn Care
This learning resource package on CD-ROM contains all of the materials needed
to conduct a competency-based inservice training course for skilled
providers. It is divided into two modules that can be used separately: one on
antenatal care, the other on childbirth, postpartum and newborn care. The
package is intended for use with the JHPIEGO reference manual Basic Maternal
and Newborn Care: A Guide for Skilled Providers. (2004) Available in English.
Emergency Obstetric Care: Quick Reference Guide for Frontline Providers
This pocket-sized booklet is designed to help the health care provider in a
Type 1 health post recognize and respond to obstetric emergencies. The goal
of emergency obstetric care at the health post level is to diagnose the
problem, stabilize the woman, and arrange for transport to the nearest
facility capable of managing and treating the complication.
The Quick Reference Guide is based on the World Health Organization manual
Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives and
Doctors. The first section of the Guide deals with responding to an emergency
using rapid initial assessments; the next section presents diagnosis and
management according to symptom; the Appendices include information on active
management of the third stage of labor, essential drugs and supplies,
infection prevention and guidelines for procedures. (2003) Available in
English, French and Spanish.
Malaria During Pregnancy Resource Package: Tools to Facilitate Policy Change
and Implementation
This resource package contains a variety of tools designed to assist
policymakers, public health professionals and health managers in implementing
programs that will reduce the incidence of malaria during pregnancy and
provide effective treatment for pregnant women with malaria. The CD-ROM,
which includes a learning resource package, job aids, a communication
strategy, and key article abstracts, is organized in Adobe� Acrobat�, Flash
Player, Microsoft� PowerPoint� and html (web-based) files, which are
accessible from a user-friendly menu. (2003) Available in English, French and
Portuguese.
Note: Print copies may be ordered for
free in limited quantities. The resource package is
also available for download in
English and in
French.
Malaria During Pregnancy Multimedia Tutorial
This 31 minute tutorial discusses the impact of malaria on the pregnant woman
and her newborn and other important issues concerning the prevention and
control of malaria during pregnancy. Key topics covered: impact of malaria on
pregnancy and the newborn; impact of malaria on HIV-infected pregnant women;
and malaria control during pregnancy, including prevention and case
management of malaria illness. (2003) The tutorial is included in the Malaria
During Pregnancy Resource Package: Tools to Facilitate Policy Change and
Implementation (see
Maternal and Child Health).
The tutorial is also available online in
English and in
French.
Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for Midwives and
Doctors
This manual, developed by the World Health Organization and JHPIEGO, is
written for midwives and doctors at the district hospital who are responsible
for the care of women with complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the
immediate problems of the newborn. The main text of the manual is arranged by
symptoms (e.g., vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy) to facilitate immediate
diagnosis and treatment in an emergency situation. There are also sections
covering "Clinical Principles" and "Procedures." (2000)
JHPIEGO is unable to accept orders for this product. To order the manual in
English or French, please contact a
WHO Sales Agent. To order the manual in Spanish, please contact Pan
American Health Organization:
Regional Initiative for the Reduction of Maternal Mortality
Family Health and Population Program
Division of Health Promotion and Protection
Pan American Health Organization
525 23rd Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-2895
E-mail: camachov@paho.org
To view the manual online in English, please click on the link below.
More Information
Learning Resource Package for Managing Complications in Pregnancy and
Childbirth: Notebook for Teachers
This learning resource package on CD-ROM is based on and intended for use
with the Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth manual. The
Notebook for Teachers includes resources needed for comptency-based
preservice education or inservice training for skilled providers, be they
midwives, physicians or nurses. The CD-ROM contains all parts of the
notebook. (2000) Available in English and Spanish.
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Managing Newborn Problems: A Guide for Doctors, Nurses and Midwives
This manual, developed by the World Health Organization and JHPIEGO, is
written for the doctors, nurses, senior midwives and other health care
workers at the first referral level in low-resource settings who are
responsible for the care of newborn babies with problems during the first
week(s) of life. The guide, based on the latest available evidence, provides
up-to-date, authoritative clinical guidelines that are relevant to a facility
with selected essential drugs and supplies, basic laboratory facilities, and
the capability to provide safe blood transfusion. In some settings, the guide
will be relevant to large health centers that provide childbirth care and
have the capacity to care for sick or small newborn babies. (2003)
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Learning Resource Package for Managing Newborn Problems
This learning resource package on CD-ROM focuses primarily on knowledge and
skills for managing newborn problems in inservice clinical training courses
for skilled providers. The package is based on and intended for use with the
World Health Organization manual Managing Newborn Problems: A Guide for
Doctors, Nurses, and Midwives. This package presents teaching/learning
methods, materials and other resources to support the implementation of
competency-based training courses for skilled providers, whether they are
doctors, nurses or midwives. (2004) Available in English.
The tools foster communication and collaboration among all levels of safe
motherhood stakeholders—policymakers, healthcare providers and facilities,
communities, families and women—who come together to share their viewpoints
and solutions for improved maternal and newborn health. The tools emphasize
strengthening group processes, building capacity for the linkages between
diverse stakeholders, and helping stakeholders work as a team to advocate for
safe motherhood. (2004) Available in English.
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Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: A Matrix of Shared Responsibility
This fold-out poster describes the responsibilities, actions, practices and
skills needed to help ensure the safety and well being of the woman and her
newborn throughout pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. It
outlines plans and actions that can be implemented wherever life-threatening
delays may occur—at home, on the way to care or at the place of care. BP/CR
includes the woman and her family, as well as the community, health care
providers, facilities that serve them, and the policies that affect care for
the woman and the newborn.
The BP/CR matrix is a programming tool. It is a list of behaviors and skills
that address delay-causing factors at various levels. Program planners can
use the matrix to select desirable and feasible activities and adapt them to
local realities. The matrix is also an advocacy tool. It enumerates the roles
of facilities and communities and the responsibilities of policymakers,
healthcare providers, families and women. In this role, it helps support
provider and community demands for improvements. (2001; English introductory
text revised in 2004) Available in English, French and Spanish.
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The manual provides guidance in assessing and monitoring safe motherhood
programs that intervene at multiple levels. It establishes a set of
indicators, called a Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR)
Index, for each of six levels: the individual woman, her family
(husband/partner), the community, the health facility, the provider and the
policymaker. It also provides a comprehensive set of tools for deriving these
indicators and tracking progress. The manual therefore represents an initial
attempt to establish a standardized set of indicators that could be used
across countries and/or programs for monitoring safe motherhood programs
based on a birth preparedness and complication readiness approach.
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Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: From Research to Practice
This report summarizes a conference held to review the evidence for
approaches to preventing postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and explore strategies
for scaling up interventions in the field. The conference, co-sponsored by
the JHPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health Program and the Asia/Near East
Bureau of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), was held
from 20 to 23 January 2004 in Bangkok, Thailand. (2004) Available in English.
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Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Community-Based Approach Proves Effective
in Rural Indonesia
This JHPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health Program brief focuses on the
prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), including the active management of
the third stage of labor. The brief also discusses the effectiveness of a
community-based intervention to prevent PPH in women who do not have a
skilled provider present at birth. (2004) Available in English.
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Shaping Policy for Maternal and Newborn Health: A Compendium of Case Studies
This collection of case studies was developed by JHPIEGO/Maternal and
Neonatal Health Program, Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children, and Family
Care International to demonstrate different approaches to influencing
national policies on maternal and newborn health. The case studies highlight
the strategies and processes involved in securing national policy commitments
and the specific changes these commitments to improve healthcare for mothers
and newborns. Each one presents a strategy that has been used to achieve or
influence policy change in a country or region, details of the implementation
process, and the changes that have been made in maternal and newborn health
and healthcare as a result. Together the case studies show how civil society
and nongovernmental organizations can contribute to positive change for safe
motherhood and newborn health. (2003) Available in English.
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Using Performance and Quality Improvement to Strengthen Skilled Attendance
This report documents how the use of the performance and quality improvement
(PQI) process has helped to improve skilled attendance in JHPIEGO/Maternal
and Neonatal Health Program countries, and shares some lessons the Program
has learned about how best to use PQI in safe motherhood programs. (2003)
Available in English.
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Guidelines for Assessment of Skilled Providers After Training in Maternal and
Newborn Healthcare
This manual is a collection of tools for conducting follow-up assessments of
healthcare providers who were recently trained in maternal and newborn health
care. Using all of the tools will provide a comprehensive assessment of
knowledge, clinical decision-making and skill competence. Each tool, however,
may be used separately or combined with others to create a document
appropriate for the content of a specific maternal and newborn health
training course.
The tools were based on the World Health Organization’s international
guideline Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Guide for
Midwives and Doctors and the JHPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health Program's reference manual Basic Maternal and Newborn Care: A Guide for Skilled
Providers. (2004) Available in English and French.
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Site Assessment and Strengthening for Maternal and Newborn Health Programs
This toolkit presents a process and tools for conducting facility-level site assessment and strengthening with the goal of improving essential maternal and newborn care services. The process is based on the performance improvement process defined by the USAID Performance Improvement Consultative Group, and adapted by JHPIEGO as a performance and quality improvement (PQI)
approach.
This toolkit explains how the PQI process can be used to strengthen facility and individual performance, and how it can be easily and effectively incorporated into the operating norms of any facility. Using the PQI process, staff can continually assess and strengthen individual and facility-level performance. (2004) Available in English.
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Scaling Up Practices, Tools and Approaches in the Maternal and Neonatal
Health Program
This report documents how the JHPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health Program scaled up practices and approaches at the global, regional and country levels, and provides a qualitative description of the Program’s expanded reach, breadth, impact and sustainability. (2003) Available in English.
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Implementing Global Maternal and Neonatal Health Standards of Care
Implementing Global Maternal and Neonatal Health Standards of Care reports on
a workshop held in 2000 on promoting the use of evidence-based maternal and
neonatal health standards globally. It contains a strategy paper on
disseminating and using guidelines at the healthcare provider level. (2001)
Available in English and Spanish.
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Issues in Training for Essential Maternal Health Care
Issues in Training for Essential Maternal Health Care summarizes a workshop
cosponsored by JHPIEGO and MotherCare II on the development of strategies for
maternal healthcare training; improvement of training materials; and
identification of practical training approaches. (1997) Available in English.
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Anesthesia for Emergency Obstetric Care
This learning package, prepared by the JHPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health
Program with support from the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program
at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, is designed to
train doctors, midwives and/or nurses with midwifery skills who, as team
members, will provide selected anesthesia services for comprehensive and
emergency obstetric care (EmOC) at district hospitals to avert maternal death
and disability.
The emphasis in this course is on rapid assessment and decision-making and
clinical action steps based on clinical assessment with limited reliance on
laboratory or other tests, suitable for district hospital and health centers
in low-resource settings. In addition, throughout the training course
emphasis is placed on recognition of and respect for the right of women to
life, health, privacy and dignity. Finally, the setting up and effective
day-to-day management of EmOC anesthesia services at district hospitals are
included as an integral part of the course. (2003) Published in English.
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courseware is available to download for
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Emergency Obstetric Care for Doctors and Midwives
This learning package, prepared by the JHPIEGO/Maternal and Neonatal Health
Program with support from the Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program
at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, is designed to
train doctors, midwives and/or nurses with midwifery skills who, as team
members, will provide basic and comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC)
at district hospitals to avert maternal death and disability.
The course follows a symptom-based approach to the management of
life-threatening obstetric emergencies. The emphasis in this course is on
rapid assessment and decision-making and clinical action steps based on
clinical assessment with limited reliance on laboratory or other tests,
suitable for district hospital and health centers in low-resource settings.
In addition, throughout the training course emphasis is placed on recognition
of and respect for the right of women to life, health, privacy and dignity.
Finally, the setting up and effective day-to-day management of EmOC services
at district hospitals are included as an integral part of the course. (2003)
Published in English.
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courseware is available to download for
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