Insight 24 May 2024 Agents of change: The road to lasting impact through community-led activism in Sierra Leone Steven Abdulai Gibrilla, a former Evidence for Action (E4A)- MamaYe Lead Activist for Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone from 2013 to 2016, has successfully sustained a district-based community activist…
Insight 15 May 2024 Ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths: Five insights into how to make Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response work Every passing minute, across the globe, a family’s joy turns to sorrow and mourning in the wake of the tragic loss of a mother or baby due to complications during childbirth or in the immediate postpartum…
Staff 16 August 2023 Shanti Mahendra Shanti Mahendra is global health professional with extensive experience in health systems strengthening to advance improved maternal and newborn health outcomes and equity. She provides technical direction…
Brief 1 July 2023 30 years of impact: Options in Nigeria Options has worked in Nigeria over the last two decades as a trusted and locally embedded partner to both the national and state governments, with an operational footprint in 18 of the 36…
Programme update 26 March 2019 Accessible evidence leads to better decisions for health in Nepal Sound decisions in public health are rooted in evidence. Evidence serves as the backbone for rational choices. This is just one of the reasons why substantial funding is being invested in generating evidence.…
Programme update 15 May 2018 Strengthening the urban health system for the extreme poor Urban health is becoming increasingly important in Bangladesh due to the explosive growth in the population and the concentration of those living in urban slums. By 2030, more than 60% of…
Options news 6 April 2018 Catalysing change in Ethiopia's health system In 2013, Options’ Evidence 4 Action (E4A) programme supported the Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia to introduce a national Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system. Today, MDSR…