Options news 1 August 2017 A mother's experience of breastfeeding According to World Health Organisation (WHO), breastfeeding is the best way of providing babies with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development and can protect infants against infectious…
Options news 28 July 2017 We must end gender-based violence to get us closer to achieving family planning goals Speaking at the Family Planning Summit held in London on 11 July 2017, the Rt Hon Priti Patel, the UK Secretary of State for International Development, noted that access to family planning cannot…
Options news 14 July 2017 Exploring human milk banking in Kenya Through our Maternal and Newborn Improvement project in Kenya we lead the County Innovation Challenge Fund (CICF), investing in local projects that offer life-saving solutions for mothers and newborns. The…
Options news 11 July 2017 Using evidence to drive accountability for family planning Accountability mechanisms are catalysts in making this happen. They are critical to ensure funding flows down to the frontline health workers who want to be able to provide quality family planning services…
Options news 13 June 2017 World Blood Donor Day 2017 It was a beautiful sunny day when we arrived at the rural homestead of a young mother named Lydia in Bungoma county. Tall stalks of maize bent gently in the warm breeze, chickens were heard nearby, and…
Options news 30 May 2017 Better health services for women, babies and young people in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone continues to face significant challenges in the delivery of health services which has resulted in many mothers and babies dying from preventable causes. The Ebola outbreak further strained…
Options news 25 May 2017 Improving health data quality: Driving evidence-based action in Sierra Leone Sierra Leone has struggled for a long time to improve the health of its mothers, newborn babies and children. Although progress was starting to be seen, when Ebola hit in May 2014 these successes…
Options news 12 May 2017 International Day of the Midwife 2017: Celebrating midwives and nurses With support from the Maternal and Newborn Improvement (MANI) project, Bungoma county has done what health system managers often overlook: recognising the achievements of their frontline workers. On May…