Maternal and newborn health

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  An implementation framework for introducing obstetric ultrasound in new contexts

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  Over the past decade the global uptake of ultrasound technology and innovations to bring ultrasound closer to the people have increased substantially, offering a significant potential to improve maternal and new born health. To leverage its full potential, safeguard quality and protect the reproductive rights of of women, it is imperative to critically examine and […]

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  Digital Health Technologies

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  The past decades have witnessed a surge in digital health innovations within the field of global health. While these innovations are aimed at enhancing health and well-being, their implementation can unintentionally worsen inequities, result in unethical practices, or fail entirely if not aligned with the needs of users, clients, and systems.  This position paper draws […]

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  Assessing Ultrasound Outreach

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  KIT worked with the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISUOG), to assess their outreach programme and provide strategic directions to improve global access to obstetric and gynaecology ultrasound. As of 2020, ISUOG aims to move to more comprehensive programming for its areas of impact: training & education and beyond, including global access […]

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• The Underlying Gendered Factors Influencing Access to and Utilization of Skilled Birth Attendance: A Case Study in Ghana

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  Maternal mortality continues to be a major public health concern in Ghana where women still die from preventable maternal deaths. Several factors contribute to the high maternal mortality in the country including delay in seeking skill birth attendance, sociocultural factors among others. This study aims to analyze the role of gender in accessing skilled birth […]

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• Evaluation of a Postnatal Home Visiting Program for mothers, neonates and their families in Gaza, State of Palestine, over the period 2011 – 2016

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  The United Nations International Children’s Fund State of Palestine (UNICEF SoP) has contracted the KIT-Juzoor consortium to conduct an external evaluation of the Post Natal Home Visiting (PNHV) programme for postnatal mothers, neonates and their families implemented in Gaza in a humanitarian context. This final report describes the purpose of the evaluation, the methodology used, […]

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