NGOs working in community health often create innovative solutions to improve maternal and child health outcomes by overcoming obstacles to effective implementation. Many of these obstacles (lack of community ownership, ineffective referral, drug unavailability, low use of services, and low retention of community health agents) are present in communities around the world. Innovations created by one organization can assist others in improving mother and child health; however they are often not developed or transferred in a way that would enable others to learn about, evaluate, and uptake the innovation for wider benefit.
CORE Group is interested in diffusing NGO innovations that demonstrate a proven track record in improving the effectiveness, sustainability, equity or scale of maternal child health outcomes. CORE Group facilitates a peer review of promising evidence-based innovations, provides guidance to ensure that the product will be practical, and supports trainings and diffusion through its Community Health Network so the innovation can be used worldwide.
Some exemplary innovations include:
The Integration of Vitamin A Supplementation Into Community-Directed Treatment with Ivermectin: A Practical Guide for Africa (Helen Keller International) Learn More>>
The Care Group Difference: A Guide to Mobilizing Community-Based Volunteer Health Educators (World Relief) Learn More>>
Diffusing Partnership Defined Quality (PDQ) - A Proven Approach To Improve The Quality Of And Access To Child Health Services (Save the Children) Learn More>>
Overcoming Obstacles To Behavioral Change Via The Development And Diffusion Of A Barrier Analysis Manual And Training (Food For The Hungry) Learn More>>
Census-Based, Impact-Oriented Methodology: A Resource Guide for Equitable and Effective Primary Health Care (Curamericas) Learn More>>
Framework For An Integrated Community Approach To Obstetric And Neonatal Emergencies (CRS) Learn More>>
Positive Deviance/ Hearth Approach Learn More>>