July 2023 | From Kenya to Afghanistan to India, health care providers are adopting new approaches and learning new skills to ensure high-quality health services. Visit a surgical ward in Makueni County where a new approach is improving outcomes, then go door to door in urban Afghanistan with Shakila, a community health worker. Finally, meet Midwife Monali Thulu. She is among the new nurse practitioners in midwifery educated to deliver high-quality, dignified and respectful care for women and newborns in India. Also take a look at AlignMNH’s Masterclass series on the new E-MOTIVE trial results.

A Team Approach Transforms Obstetric Surgery in Kenya

To strengthen surgical outcomes, especially in cesarean sections, hospitals in Kenya adopted a collaborative approach that stresses evidence-based best practices, patient safety and communication.

If other surgical teams can incorporate the lessons of Makueni county into their clinical practice, we can move closer to ensuring patients, wherever they live, receive the right surgical care at the right time."

— Dr. Tigistu Adamu Ashengo, Jhpiego’s Chief Medical Officer

Hope and Family Planning for Afghan Women

In Afghanistan, health care providers are educating and counseling couples on the health benefits of family planning. More than half a million women have voluntarily accepted a method.

Nurse Practitioner Midwives Lead the Way to High-Quality Care

A professional cadre of midwives— nurse practitioner midwives—are at the center of a landmark Government of India initiative to ensure high-quality, dignified and respectful care for women and newborns.

AlignMNH Masterclass Series Debuts

The new AlignMNH Masterclass series captures the unique expertise and latest science and evidence in maternal and newborn health. In this first class, three experts who led the E-MOTIVE trial—Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Dr. Ioannis Gallos and Professor Sue Fawcus—explore postpartum hemorrhage, and how, if scaled up, E-MOTIVE could substantially reduce deaths from severe bleeding after birth. 

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