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Connectivity for POC diagnostics: how connectivity supports POC implementation: connectivity options, challenges and considerations.Connectivity-enabled POC diagnostic devices can help mitigate challenges associated with decentralized testing by allowing transmission of data from testing sites to a central location where it can be accessed in real-time or at set intervals for regular analysis.

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Integrating Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development into Primary Health Care: The Tanzania Experience

Published July 2025

Overview More than 275 million children in low- and middle-income countries are at risk of suboptimal development, including over 66% of children in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania 43% of children are at high risk of not achieving their full potential for growth and development. Risk factors for suboptimal development include poverty, nutritional deficiencies, maternal depression, […]

Countries:

Tanzania

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Effectiveness of a Multi-component Facility-based Intervention on HIV-related Infant and Maternal Outcomes

Published April 2025

Introduction Even in the context of widespread access to prevention of vertical HIV transmission (PVT) services, health system challenges compromise health outcomes for women living with HIV and their children. The “Integrated Management Team to Improve Maternal-Child Outcomes” (IMPROVE) study measured the effect of a package of facility-based interventions on PVT and maternal and child […]

Countries:

Lesotho

Kenya

Journal Articles

Assessing Time Requirements of Two Models of SARS-CoV- 2 Screening and Testing in Routine Healthcare Services in Kenya and Cameroon

Published March 2025

Introduction Incorporating SARS-CoV-2 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs) into routine care settings can facilitate efficient case identification and management in low-resource settings. We assessed the time required to complete SARS-CoV-2 screening and Ag-RDT testing in maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH), HIV and tuberculosis clinics in selected facilities in Kenya and Cameroon. Methods We conducted […]

Countries:

Cameroon,

Kenya