Background Inequities in both health status and coverage of health services are considered
important barriers to achieving Millennium Development Goal 4. Community-based health …

Background Nearly all newborn deaths occur in low- or middle-income countries. Many of
these deaths could be prevented through promotion and provision of newborn care practices …

Background Home visits by community health workers (CHWs) during pregnancy and soon
after delivery are recommended to improve newborn survival. However, as the roles of …

Background Malawi has a mature integrated community case management (iCCM) programme
that is led by the Ministry of Health (MOH) but that still relies on donor support. From …

Malawi is one of few low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa to have met the fourth
Millennium Development Goal for child survival (MDG 4). To accelerate progress towards MDGs, …

… We developed district-level Excel-based electronic data display for the DQU package, but
it was not used, partly due to the shift to DHIS 2 that was happening concurrently. There is the …

Background The neonatal mortality rate (NMR) in Malawi has remained stagnant at around
27 per 1000 live births over the last 15 years, despite an increase in the uptake of targeted …

The study revealed that the subsidy programs implemented in Malawi over the years have
exposed many farmers to the advantages of using improved farm inputs. Almost 86 percent of …

1.1 Background Malawi has approximately 4.7 million ha of arable land, out of 9.43 million
ha total land area for the country. Almost 70 percent of the cultivated arable land is used by …

… The article seeks to present an independent and impartial factual account of the trial of Steven
Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga and to document the reaction to the trial by members …