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Factors Impacting the Effectiveness of Health Care Worker Behavior Change: A Literature Review

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Social and behavior change communication (SBCC), which uses communication to positively influence the social dimensions of health and well-being, is an important strategy for improving health services at the provider level. With much of the responsibility for providing health care services falling on a cadre of professional health care workers (HCWs), particularly those in lower level facilities, there is an increasing focus on to how to use SBCC…

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Factors Impacting the Effectiveness of Community Health Worker Behavior Change: A Literature Review

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Social and behavior change communication (SBCC), which uses communication to positively influence the social dimensions of health and well-being, is an important strategy for improving health services at the provider level. As community health workers (CHWs) play an increasingly important role in providing health services, there is also an increasing focus on to how to use SBCC strategies to build CHWs’ capacity to offer quality services to the c…

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Scaling Up Child Survival Programs with Mass Media and Technology

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… Mass media and technological approaches are less common in neonatal and child health, but when used effectively can reach large and geographically dispersed audiences, which interpersonal and group-based interventions cannot do. Scaling Up Child Survival Programs with Mass Media and Technology (PDF) …

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Spotlight on the Female Condom

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. The female condom (FC) is the only women-initiated, dual-protection commodity that protects women from both STIs—including HIV—and unintended pregnancy. However, the FC remains an underutilized commodity in family planning and HIV prevention, and as such, has been identified by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Wome…

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Spotlight on Chlorhexidine for Umbilical Cord Care

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. Chlorhexidine is a low-cost antiseptic effective against major agents of neonatal infection. However, it remains underutilized, and as such, has been identified by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women’s and Children’s Health as one of 13 commodities that if more widely accessed and properly used, could save the l…

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Spotlight on the Emergency Contraceptive Pill

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. The emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) offers women a last chance at preventing an unplanned pregnancy after sexual assault, contraceptive failure or other instances of unprotected intercourse. However, ECPs remain an underutilized commodity in family planning. [Download] Spotlight on the Emergency Contraceptive Pill [Download] Fr…

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Spotlight on Magnesium Sulfate for Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. The second leading cause of maternal death worldwide is pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E). It’s most often detected through the elevation of blood pressure during pregnancy, which can lead to seizures, kidney and liver damage, and death, if untreated. The risk that a woman in a developing country will die of PE/E is approximately…

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Spotlight on Oxytocin and Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. Oxytocin and misoprostol remain underutilized in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and as such, have been identified by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women’s and Children’s Health as two of 13 commodities that if more widely accessed and properly used, could save the lives of more than six million w…

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Spotlight on Injectable Antibiotics for Neonatal Sepsis

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists four injectable antibiotics for the treatment of neonatal sepsis on the Essential medicines list for children. However, injectable antibiotics for newborns remain underutilized and as such, have been identified by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women’s and Children’s Heal…

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Spotlight on ORS/Zinc and Amoxicillin for Diarrhea and Pneumonia

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. World Health Organization recommended treatments for diarrhea and pneumonia—Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS), zinc and amoxicillin— are highly effective and affordable. However, they remain underutilized and as such, have been identified by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women’s and Children’s Health as three of 13 c…

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Spotlight on Contraceptive Implants

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. Contraceptive implants are safe, highly effective and long-acting progestin-only contraceptives that require little attention after insertion and prevent pregnancy for an extended period. However, contraceptive implants remain an underutilized commodity in family planning, and as such have been identified by the UN Commission on L…