Health systems

Videos

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SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic Project Overview

This short video is a brief overview of the work that SPRING has been doing in the Kyrgyz Republic since the project began in 2014.

Keywords: Community mobilization, Handwashing, Health systems, Obesity/overweight, Policy
Location: Kyrgyz Republic

Briefs

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Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Systems Thinking for Better Nutrition in the Kyrgyz Republic

We developed this brief, which explores SPRING’s work in the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as a companion brief on our work in Ghana for designers and implementers of multi-sectoral nutrition...

Location: Kyrgyz Republic

Events

Systems Thinking To Sustain Improved Nutrition

Today’s world faces a double burden of malnutrition,  with almost three billion people either undernourished, overweight, or obese (FAO 2013).

Keywords: Health systems
Location: Online

Raising the Status and Quality of Nutrition Services

To improve nutrition outcomes, services such as nutrition assessment, nutrition counseling, instruction regarding nutrition-sensitive agriculture, and education on healthy eating must be...

Keywords: Health systems
Location: Online

News

Photo of the group at the BFHI awards ceremony, four people smile and pose holding a large plaque. Caption: At-Bashy FMC is awarded BFHI certification. (pictured left to right) Jarkyn Ibraeva, Deputy Governor of Naryn oblast, Nurgul Ibraeva Senior Specialist of MOH, Nurdin Aliev Director of At-Bashy FMC, and Sadat Sattarova Head of Save the Children International Kyrgyzstan office.

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic Celebrates BFHI Certification for Six Facilities in Jalalabad and Naryn Oblasts

USAID, Ministry of Health, and oblast government representatives attended the BFHI award ceremony for three facilities in Jalalabad on January 31, 2018. On the same day, MOH and oblast...

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Nutrition-specific, Thousand days, Health systems
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
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SPRING Publishes a Series Exploring Experiences and Lessons Learned for Operationalizing Micronutrient Powders

Key participants of the Micronutrient Powders Consultation wrote a series of three articles to discuss and elevate the literature on micronutrient powder implementation research.

Keywords: Micronutrient, Anemia, Communication, Social and behavior change communication, Gender, Health systems, Maternal nutrition, Supplementation, Training
SPRING SBCC Team Lead Peggy Koniz-Booher facilitates a discussion on Referral Systems/Pathways in a breakout session.

Reducing Missed Opportunities in Service Integration for Nutrition, Family Planning, and Immunization

SPRING hosted a joint meeting of the MIYCN-FP Integration and the FP-Immunization Integration Working Groups to discuss ways to further integrate service delivery.

Keywords: Adolescents, Communication, Family planning, Health systems, Infant and young child feeding, Integration
SPRING, GHS training of District Health Staff on anemia curriculum in Tamale. Taken during a session on iron-, vitamin A- and vitamin C-rich food.

Ghana’s Northern Region is Training to Fight Anemia

SPRING/Ghana is supporting the Ghana Health Service in building the capacity of its health workers and community health volunteers of the Northern Region to tackle the major public health...

Keywords: Anemia, Health systems, Micronutrient, Sustainability, Training, Multi-sector
Location: Ghana
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Coordinating Nutrition Action in Asia

Experts from across sectors meet in Bangkok to strengthen multi-sectoral coordination for nutrition

Keywords: Multi-sector, Agriculture, Anemia, Food security, Food systems, Health systems, Integration, Nutrition-sensitive, Nutrition-specific, Stunting, Sustainability, Social and behavior change communication, Scale-up
Location: Asia
U.S. Ambassador Jackson engages with Kasuliyili CHPS Compound staff on available health services.

U.S. Ambassador meets with Health Facility Representatives in Kasuliyili

U.S. Ambassador Jackson visits the community-based health planning and services compound in Kasuliyili

Keywords: Communication, Health systems, Infant and young child feeding, Training
Location: Ghana

Galleries

Photo of two people posing with a large plaque. USAID Health Project Management Specialist Aisha Zhorobekova presents the BFHI certification plaque to Abdulbaki Yrysbekov, Director of Karakul General Medicine Practice Center in Jalalabad oblast.

Photos: SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic Celebrates BFHI Certification for Six Facilities in Jalalabad and Naryn Oblasts

USAID, Ministry of Health, and oblast government representatives attended the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) award ceremony for three facilities in Jalalabad on January 31, 2018....

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Nutrition-sensitive, Thousand days, Health systems
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
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SPRING Assesses Nutritional Needs in Post-Ebola Sierra Leone

SPRING conducted the fieldwork component of a nutrition needs assessment in Sierra Leone to contribute to post Ebola virus disease (EVD) response efforts.

Keywords: Food systems, Health systems, Agriculture
Location: Sierra Leone

Series

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Community Health Worker Nutrition Advocacy Tool

In collaboration with the USAID-funded Advancing Partners and Communities (APC) project, SPRING has gathered data around key nutrition responsibilities for CHW in 9 countries that can be...

Keywords: Food systems, Health systems
Location: Afghanistan, Haiti, Zambia, Mali, Malawi, Philippines, India, Nepal, Pakistan

Activities

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Supporting National Level Nutrition Efforts

SPRING works at the national level on a range of nutrition issues, including anemia, deworming, and advocating for the inclusion of nutrition in pre-service training of healthcare providers...

Keywords: Communication, Health systems, Nutrition-specific, Scaling up nutrition, Training, Workforce
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
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Building Local Partners’ Capacity to Implement Infant and Young Child Feeding Interventions

SPRING provides technical assistance to partners rolling out the Nigeria Community and Facility Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Package for its use in uniform training and information...

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Complementary feeding, Dietary diversity, Gender, Handwashing, Health systems, HIV/AIDS, Infant and young child feeding, Maternal nutrition, Nutrition-specific, Social and behavior change communication, Supportive supervision, Thousand days, Training, Workforce
Location: Nigeria

Resource Review Summaries

Nourishing the SDGs: The 2017 Global Nutrition Report

The latest Global Nutrition Report explores nutrition benchmarks through the framework of the SDGs, noting that a significant population has been left behind from the recent improvements to...

Keywords: Agriculture, Sustainability, Health systems

“Groundbreaking” Report Links HSS Interventions to Health Outcomes

USAID's Office of Health Systems released this landmark report which presents evidence linking health systems strengthening (HSS) interventions to measurable impacts on health outcomes for...

Keywords: Health systems

Understanding the ENA Framework

The document serves as a simple guide on how the overall ENA framework is conceived to incorporate nutrition into all available contact opportunities in the health sector and beyond, how to...

Keywords: Social and behavior change communication, Health systems