Background The importance of antenatal care (ANC) for improving perinatal outcomes is
well established. However access to ANC in Kenya has hardly changed in the past 20 years. …

Objectives: This study was designed to explore the interactions between food securing activities,
health and gender equity from the perspective of rural east African women. The specific …

Background Soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis, considered among the
neglected tropical diseases by WHO, affect more than a third of the world's population, with …

Background Trained community health workers (CHW) enhance access to essential primary
health care services in contexts where the health system lacks capacity to adequately …

Background The success of community case management in improving access to effective
malaria treatment for young children relies on broad utilization of community health workers (…

This review evaluates the effects of mass deworming for soil‐transmitted helminths on growth,
educational achievement, cognition, school attendance, quality of life and adverse effects …

Background There is a clear need for research evidence to drive policymaking and emergency
responses so that lives are saved and resources are not wasted. The need for evidence …

Background Access to prompt and effective treatment of malaria is a fundamental right of all
populations at risk; many countries have not met the target of 60% of children treated with …

Objective. To determine the impact that a 6-year maternal and child health project in rural
Honduras had on maternal health services and outcomes, and to test the effect of level of …

Background Soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis, considered among the
neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization (WHO), affect more than a third of …