Maternal Mental Health: Effective Scalable Interventions for Low-Resources Areas
In this webinar, we explored interventions, delivered by well-trained and supervised non-specialist caregivers, that provide a scalable solution to bridge the gap where resources are scarce but the need for services is great. Phiona Naserian Koyiet of World Vision International explained effective interventions such as Problem Management Plus...
The Silent Burden: A Landscape Analysis Brief of Common Perinatal Mental Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Silent Burden: A Landscape Analysis Brief of Common Perinatal Mental Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | September 2021 | The perinatal period is a particularly crucial time to address mental health concerns as it is associated with an elevated risk of mental disorders. This landscape analysis...
Monitoring Environmental Health in Maternal and Newborn Health Programs in Health Care Facilities
Many health care facilities in low-and middle-income countries have substandard water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and lack adequate infection prevention and control items, policies, protocols, and behaviors. These inadequate conditions lead to higher rates of health care acquired infections and increased rates of morbidity and mortality. The...
WHO MNCAH data portal
The fifth round of the Global Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) Policy Survey was conducted in 2018-2019. For this survey, the questionnaire was administered online to each member state via WHO regional offices. Each WHO country office was asked to coordinate completion of the...