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Research has shown that women often do not attend ANC because they see pregnancy and childbirth as healthy life events, lack the financial resources to access ANC, or are unsatisfied with the care and resources provided. This case study highlights group…

The Manoshi project was implemented in 2007 to bring skilled care into the informal settlements of six major cities in Bangladesh, with a particular focus on women and children. Manoshi’s Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide high-quality ANC, delivery…

The Lady Health Worker (LHW) Programme began in 1994 to reduce poverty and improve health. With 110,000 LHWs across the country, Pakistan has one of the largest cadres of community health workers in the world. Each LHW has a catchment area of about 1,000…

Tanzania adapted and implemented the WHO-recommended FANC model soon after the guidelines were released in 2002. FANC shifted the focus of ANC from a “risk approach,” which targeted women based on risk factors, to an individualized, targeted approach,…

Stephen Munjanja, of the  University of Zimbabwe, made a presentation on the magnitude of mortality from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, WHO models for antenatal care and malaria in pregnancy (MiP), MiP coverage in sub-Saharan Africa, why MiP matters to…

Ana Langer presented “Antenatal Care: An Overview” at the Malaria in Pregnancy Technical Meeting in 2012. In this presentation she explains how antenatal care is a critical pillar of maternal and perinatal health.

This is an updated WHO policy recommendation on treatment guidelines for malaria in pregnancy. The guidelines include how to administer IPTp with SP to pregnant women during antenatal care visits.