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 10 January 2018 Setting up Village Health Committees in Nigeria help to improve quality of care Here is how we are working to improve maternal neonatal and health outcomes in Northern Nigeria by setting up Village Health Committees.
Options news 17 November 2017 World Prematurity Day 2017: Improving care for the smallest babies. We share important emerging learnings and evidence on local ways to improve care for the smallest babies.
Options news 15 September 2017 Options' new maternal and newborn health innovation projects awarded funding The County Innovation Challenge Fund (CICF) held an award ceremony in Nairobi for five new organisations that are joining the fund’s portfolio.
Options news 30 August 2017 Maternity waiting homes in Malawi "uphold the dignity of expectant mothers" Catholic Sisters in Malawi have used money raised through our results-based financing programme to build a new maternity waiting shelter.
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.”
Options news 1 August 2017 A mother's experience of breastfeeding The World Health Organisation says breastfeeding is the best way of providing babies with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development.
Options news 28 July 2017 We must end gender-based violence to get us closer to achieving family planning goals Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell reflects on commitments made at the Family Planning Summit and the need to address wider issues, including FGM.