Adherence to Standards for MNH Service Delivery at Public and Private Facilities
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Adherence to Standards for MNH Service Delivery at Public and Private Facilities

This analysis, conducted under the Data for Impact (D4I) award, leverages Service Provision Assessment (SPA) data from 2012–2022 to evaluate the adherence of MNH service providers to WHO process standards. The study examines differences between public and private facilities, including for-profit and not-for-profit (NFP) facilities, and tracks changes over time in selected countries.

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Safe Childbirth Checklist Landscape Analysis
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Safe Childbirth Checklist Landscape Analysis

Globally, almost 135 million births occurred in 2023 (United Nations Population Division, 2024), and around 285,000 women* die each year due to pregnancy or childbirth-related causes (World Health Organization [WHO], 2024b). According to the WHO, the most frequent causes of maternal mortality are postpartum hemorrhage, infection after childbirth, and high blood pressure during pregnancy.

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Maternal Mental Health: A Toolkit for Engaging Faith Actors as Change Agent
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Maternal Mental Health: A Toolkit for Engaging Faith Actors as Change Agent

Given the high prevalence of mental health conditions in the perinatal period—pregnancy up to two years after birth—global attention to mental health is essential. Communities must work together to support prevention, early detection, and treatment of mental health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum, when the risk of mental disorders is highest.

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Policy Summary: The Nexus of Fragility and Climate Risks
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Policy Summary: The Nexus of Fragility and Climate Risks

The research, summarized here, does not seek to establish a causal relationship between climate exposure and instability. Instead, it identifies the locations where fragility and climate risks cooccur around the world. It assesses key global fragility and climate patterns and country-specific risks to assess how these dynamics may coalesce to foster instability, strain state capacity, and undermine human security. Since places with compound fragility-climate risks may be more vulnerable to governance failures and other crises that foster humanitarian emergencies or instability, understanding their distinct fragility and climate challenges could present opportunities and focal points for intervention and risk management.

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Extending the Reach: Contracting Out HIV Services to the Private Health Sector in Gauteng, South Africa
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Extending the Reach: Contracting Out HIV Services to the Private Health Sector in Gauteng, South Africa

This study focuses on the experience of Right to Care Health Services (RTCHS), a South African private company that manages HIV and AIDS services on behalf of several clients, including PEPFAR, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the South African government, employers, and medical aid schemes.

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The Roles and Influence of Grandmothers and Men
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The Roles and Influence of Grandmothers and Men

This report reviews both published and gray literature from the past 25 years that addresses intrahousehold roles and dynamics related to infant and young child nutrition—specifically the roles and influence of senior women, or grandmothers, and men.

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Climate Change, Adaptation, and Conflict: A Preliminary Review of the Issues
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Climate Change, Adaptation, and Conflict: A Preliminary Review of the Issues

The consensus of climate scientists on the probable harmful effects of climate change and the need for climate adaptation has grown stronger in recent years. However, knowledge about the potential links between climate change and conflict, as well as the appropriate climate adaptation measures to prevent or mitigate conflict, remains limited and underdeveloped. This discussion paper provides an initial examination of climate change and climate adaptation, how and where climate change may be linked to conflict, and some of the implications of these linkages for development agencies.

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Navigating Unchartered Waters
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Navigating Unchartered Waters

This guide should help program designers and implementers assess the legal and regulatory environment for their RH/FP programs and, therefore, improve the chances for their projects’ success.

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