Options news 24 April 2024 Options launches new programme with TAConnect in Nigeria to strengthen primary health care systems and scale maternal and newborn health innovations New Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded programme addresses gaps to improve infant and maternal survival rates.
Brief 23 August 2021 Using quality of institutional care (QuIC) assessments to strengthen emergency obstetric and newborn care services In Kenya, around 5,000 maternal deaths, nearly 29,000 newborn deaths and over 31,000 stillbirths occur each year because of the poor quality of health care. This brief demonstrates…
Brief 23 May 2020 Retracing the last journey of mothers through the health system A review of maternal deaths from January 2019 to January 2020 in Mombasa, Kwale, Nandi and Kericho counties in Kenya.
Brief 23 October 2019 The social return on investment of community accountability mechanisms for health Measuring the benefits to the communities they serve
Options news 30 April 2018 Using collective voices to enhance state-level accountability in Nigeria We helped state-led accountability mechanisms to promote accountability and advocate for improved delivery and access of maternal health services.
Report 31 January 2018 Exploring the Motivations of Birth Companions; A Qualitative Assessment of the MANI Project One of the MANI project’s interventions focuses on training and reorienting Traditional Birth Attendants in Kenya to become Birth Companions.
Options news 17 August 2017 Community scorecards for accountability “Prior to community scorecards, the health facilities had no means of communicating with the public except through funerals.”