Options launches new programme with TAConnect in Nigeria to strengthen primary health care systems and scale maternal and newborn health innovations

Options is proud to announce that with we will launch a new two-year programme in Kano, Nigeria, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Technical Advice Connect LTD/GTE (TAConnect), to strengthen primary…

How have countries adapted their MPDSR systems during COVID-19?

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…

Retracing the last journey of mothers through the health system

The Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement – Quality of Care (MANI-QC) project has supported four county health management teams (Kericho, Nandi, Kwale and Mombasa) to analyse information on maternal…

The social return on investment of community accountability mechanisms for health

Option’s Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme in Northern Nigeria (MNCH2) established and supported community-level facility health committees (FHCs), accountability mechanisms that link community…

Using collective voices to enhance state-level accountability in Nigeria

The federal and state governments in Nigeria have made substantial commitments to improving reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH), which have been spurred on by global declarations…

Exploring the Motivations of Birth Companions; A Qualitative Assessment of the MANI Project

Rural areas in Western Kenya have some of the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality in the world. More than half of women give birth at home without skilled care and with no resources. This…

Community scorecards for accountability

In Bungoma County, Kenya, the percentage of women who deliver their babies in health facilities is lower than the national average. This is a result of long waiting times at health facilities, disrespect…