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Uganda Malaria Secretariat Develops NGO Malaria Information System
MACIS, the Malaria and Childhood Illness NGO Secretariat, which is supported in part by CORE, has used information gathered through surveys and direct contact with partners to establish an NGO Malaria Information System. This dynamic information-sharing platform allows partners to click on a map and access information on NGO malaria activity by district. The system also provides access to partner profiles and national level information including the latest documentation from the Ministry of Health Malaria Control Programme. The system is initially available in CD-ROM and paper formats, with MACIS planning to make it accessible online in the near future. The system will enhance dissemination of information among NGO partners and the Ministry of Health, an important step towards better-informed, more effective coordination. For a copy of the system on CD-ROM, contact MACIS at Macis@amrefug.org.
NGO Malaria Information System CD-ROM
CORE Plans Lessons Learned Exchange on TB
On February 5 and 6, 2007, the TB Working Group is holding a Lessons Learned Exchange to explore challenges and experiences of community-based TB programs and capture current issues and trends. Presenters and participants will share excellent TB control project/activity designs in use by U.S. PVOs; distill best practices and lessons learned from these field experiences; review existing evidence and knowledge and new guidance pertaining to community-based TB efforts; identify and discuss hot topics and cross cutting operational issues, including scale up, monitoring and evaluation, sustainability, and NTP collaboration; and develop recommendations to strengthen available resources/international efforts and to improve the quality of programming within NGOs. Presentations and tools will be available on the CORE website following the workshop.
CORE Prepares Workshop On Estimating Costs of Scaling-Up
On February 22, 2007, CORE and Frontiers Project will host an all day workshop designed to help NGOs explore the methodologies used to estimate the costs of taking innovations to a regional or national scale. The methodology and examples provided will be primarily from family planning facility-based programs and community-based distribution programs, but are applicable to other health interventions. By the end of the seminar, which will be held at the World Vision offices in Washington DC, participants will understand that interventions use resources, and resources have costs; and scaling up is not a simple multiplier of pilot study costs. For more information or to register, please visit the CORE website.
Estimating Costs of Scaling-Up.
CORE, CSTS+, and Flex Fund Host Family Planning Workshop
The USAID Flexible Fund, Child Survival Technical Support Plus (CSTS+) Project, and CORE Group will conduct a two-week workshop on the "Basics of Community-Based Family Planning" and "Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (PDME) of Family Planning Programs" in Kampala, Uganda, from February 26 to March 9, 2007. The objectives of the workshop are to explain key technical and programmatic concepts of family planning service delivery and explain a six-step process for developing a project design using a results framework and a monitoring and evaluation plan that is linked to the project design. The workshop is designed to cover the key technical and cross-cutting areas needed to implement a quality community-based program during the first week while the second week is focused on designing, monitoring, and implementing these programs. While registration is now closed for this particular workshop, CORE encourages organizations to replicate these trainings. Resources are available on the Family Planning Virtual Resource Center.
Family Planning Virtual Resource Center
Save the Date for CORE's Spring Meeting
The CORE Group's 2007 Spring Meeting will be held in Easton, Maryland, from April 23 to 27. This year's theme of "Innovation" promises to lead to lively and informative sessions. CORE members and partners will gather to discuss methodologies and strategies for fostering and disseminating innovation in global child health programs; exchange technical information; and explore partnerships across organizations. Watch the CORE website for details in the coming weeks.
Online Recording of Malaria Working Group Indoor Residual Spraying State of the Art Technical Update Available
On January 9, 2007, the Malaria Working Group sponsored a presentation by Michael Macdonald of USAID, Luis Benavente of MCDI, Pierre F. Guillet of WHO, and Jessica Rockwood of DFI about when the use of IRS is appropriate, types of IRS programs, examples of roles for PVOs in IRS programs, and partnerships with the private sector. A lively discussion followed the formal presentations. The recording of this meeting is available on the CORE website.
Indoor Residual Spraying SOTA
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LINKAGES Project Facts for Feeding Series:
The final two publications in the LINKAGES Project Facts for Feeding Series are available. "Feeding Low Birthweight Babies-Facts for Feeding" explains how low birthweight (LBW) is one of the most important contributing factors to neonatal and infant death, illness, and malnutrition. Good feeding practices can reduce the increased risks of morbidity and mortality associated with LBW. This publication provides guidance on breastmilk feeding options.
"Feeding Infants and Young Children During and After Illness-Facts for Feeding" describes the cycle of illness and malnutrition that can be deadly for vulnerable children. Approximately half of all children who die from common illnesses would survive if they were properly nourished. This publication describes a cluster of behaviors during and after illness to improve feeding practices and provides guidelines for using this "moment of opportunity" to counsel caregivers.
Feeding Infants and Young Children During and After Illness-Facts for Feeding
Feeding Low Birthweight Babies-Facts for Feeding
CORE Child Health and Development Database:
PCORE's Child Health & Development database currently houses more than 350 documents, tools, and materials by, for, or about PVOs/NGOs working in maternal, newborn, and child health. Recent contributions include Seeds for the Future: Replicable Experiences in HIV/AIDS from East & Southern Africa from African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF); An Assessment of Services for Adolescents in Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Programs from Family Health International, and Acquiring Knowledge: The AMKENI Model-Learning Global Lessons from Improving Family Planning, Reproductive Health, and Child Survival in Kenya from EngenderHealth, Family Health International, IntraHealth International, and PATH. We are always soliciting new PVO/NGO materials to add to the database, and are especially interested in tools and materials developed by your field offices. Information on submission criteria and how to submit are available on the website. Thanks for your contribution!
CORE Child Health and Development Database
Share your materials with NGOs around the world: CORE's Child Health and Development Database houses more than 400 NGO tools, documents and materials in child health and development. Materials submission instructions are available in English, French and Spanish. Please visit www.coregroup.org/database/.
The CORE Group, a membership association of 47 international
nongovernmental organizations, promotes and improves the health and well
being of children and women in developing countries through collaborative
NGO action and learning. Visit us at www.coregroup.org. To subscribe to
the CORE Group's monthly e-newsletter, send an e-mail to: e-update@coregroup.org. For inquiries, contact the CORE Group at: contact@coregroup.org.
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