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            <title>Questions aux soins après avortement : extension des services en Afrique francophone</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNADA446.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ce rapport peut informer les directeurs de programmes ainsi que les décideurs des points fondamentaux à prendre en considération lors de l’extension des services de soins après avortement (SAA) en Afrique francophone. 

Les complications causées par les avortements risqués sont à l’origine d’un grand nombre de décès maternels. Une étude datant de 1999 menée par l'Organisation Mondiale de la  Santé (OMS) a estimé que les causes directes pour 18 pourcent de ces morts étaient attribuables aux complications liées à l'avortement. En Afrique francophone, les efforts pour augmenter l'accès aux services liés aux complications des avortements ainsi que la qualité de ces derniers ont jusque-là été limité aux petits programmes pilotes, qui, malgré leurs promesses, souvent échouent à cause des obstacles programmatiques ou des difficultés politiques. Récemment, les ministères de la santé de plusieurs pays d’Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale ont commencé à payer plus d'attention à la santé des femmes et à la maternité saine et cherchent ainsi à introduire les services SAA.
 
Ce document s’appuie sur une conférence internationale sur les soins après avortement  tenue au Sénégal en 2002. La conférence a disséminé des informations innovatrices sur la recherche opérationnelle des SAA effectuée au Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinée, et Sénégal. Le comité espère que la dissémination de ces expériences conduira à l'adoption, l'adaptation ou la réplication des programmes SAA et, surtout à l’établissement des services SAA de qualité durable et accessibles dans la région.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:05:41 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Nutrition and HIV/AIDS: Evidence, Gaps, and Priority Actions</title>
            <link>http://www.phishare.org/files/2202_Nutrition_HIV_brief_2.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This brief summarizes the evidence, gaps, and priority actions related to nutrition and HIV/AIDS. It will be used to advocate on this issue as part of the President’s Emergency Program for HIV/AIDS Response (PEPFAR).]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:42:43 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Issues in Postabortion Care: Scaling-Up Services in Francophone Africa</title>
            <link>http://www.phishare.org/files/2201_PAC_English.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This analytical report was written collaboratively by the members of the Postabortion Care (PAC) Initiative for Francophone Africa Committee with support from USAID's Bureau for Africa/Office of Sustainable Development and the Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) project. The report can be used as a reference and informs policymakers and program managers about the core issues in taking PAC services to scale in West Africa. 

Complications due to unsafe abortion cause a large number of maternal deaths. The World Health Organization's (WHO) study in 1999 estimated that the direct causes for 18 percent of these deaths were attributable to abortion-related complications. In Francophone Africa, efforts to increase access to and quality of services for abortion-related complications usually have been limited to small pilot programs, which, despite their promise, often fail because of policy or programmatic hurdles. In recent years, ministries of health in several countries in West and Central Africa have begun to pay more attention to women's health and safer motherhood and are seeking to introduce PAC services. 

This document builds on a four-day international conference on postabortion care held in Senegal in 2002. The conference disseminated groundbreaking information on PAC operations research conducted in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, and Senegal. The committee hopes that disseminating these experiences will result in the widespread adoption, adaptation or replication of PAC programs and, ultimately, in establishing sustainable and accessible quality PAC services in the region.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:34:46 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Qualitative Research for Improved Health Programs: A Guide to Manuals for Qualitative and ...</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACJ020.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Qualitative research is a valuable tool for program design and implementation.  The most effective use of a qualitative research manual occurs when the researcher finds a manual that points to the key issues to be investigated for a given health problem.  This guide is intended to help program managers, researchers, funders of health programs and others use qualitative research methods to design more effective health programs, or evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of existing programs.  The guide describes some of the existing manuals for conducting qualitative research on health programs and provides information and resources to help researchers select the manual or manuals most appropriate for their needs.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:34:33 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>HIV and Infant Feeding: A Chronology of Research and Policy Advances and Their Implications for ...</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mother-to-child transmission of HIV poses a tragic dilemma for women throughout the developing world, particularly in Africa, because of the significant nutritional, child-spacing, disease-prevention, and child survival benefits that breastfeeding conveys in areas with high rates of HIV/AIDS. This paper summarizes what is currently known and unknown about the transmission of HIV through breastfeeding. This paper has five major goals: 1) to review major advances in the study of HIV and infant feeding and policy responses to these findings; 2) to describe several issues for consideration when reading and comparing research studies; 3) to report the findings of several studies and mathematical models developed to guide program and policy recommendations;  4) to summarize what existing studies do and do not reveal about this issue; and 5) to recommend areas requiring further research to facilitate adaptation and application of existing guidelines on HIV and infant feeding.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:05:48 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>HIV/AIDS--A Humanitarian and Development Crisis: Addressing the Challenges for PVOs &amp; NGOs ...</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACS558.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The conference sought to place HIV/AIDS in an African context by stressing its multisectoral nature, share promising practices that organizations have adopted, identify future partnership and collaborative opportunities to move the agenda forward, and address ways to overcome the enormous challenges confronting PVOs and NGOs today.

The first part of the report provides an overview of the meeting and the plenary sessions and includes key recommendations from the small group sessions. The second part summarizes the small group sessions in greater depth, focusing on key issues/challenges, lessons learned/promising practices, and next steps. The conference agenda and list of participants are located in the report annexes.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:52:54 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Meeting Report – The 2nd Multisectoral Meeting on Rethinking HIV/AIDS &amp; Development: A ...</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACR700.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In September 1999, USAID convened a consultative meeting on AIDS as a Development Crisis in Africa: Rethinking Strategies and Results in Washington, where participants deliberated for two days on the development crisis resulting from high and growing HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Africa.  In March 2002, USAID convened this second consultative meeting on the same theme to review progress and lessons learned and to identify new directions. About 125 people from USAID, its partners, and other organizations attended the conference.  Small working groups were formed along sectoral lines to recommend further actions.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:50:05 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Nutrition Briefs: Linking Multiple Sectors for Effective Planning and Programming (East, ...</title>
            <link>http://www.phishare.org/files/514_Nutrition_Briefs_01update.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[These nutrition briefs provide background information for policymakers on why and how to integrate nutrition into policies, regulations, and programs in key sectors.  The briefs do not provide exhaustive technical detail but rather provide information that can be adapted to suit the diverse needs and situations of those who make and implement public policy.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:46:25 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Méthodes de laboratoire pour le diagnostic de la dysenterie épidémique et du choléra</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACP054.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Ce manuel s’adresse aux tehniciens de laboratoire et trait des causes des deux types les plus courants de diarrhée épidémique dans le Tiers Monde—dysenterie épidémique et choléra épidémique. Le manuel décrit les méthodes de laboratoire pour le diagnostic de la dysenterie épidémique et du choléra incluant le prélèvement et transport des échantillons de matières fécales; l’isolement et identification de shigella; l’isolement et identification de vibrio cholerae sérogroupes O1 et O139; l’isolement et identification d’escherichia coli serotype O157:H7; le test de sensibilité aux agents antimicrobiens; la conservation des isolements; le contrôle de qualité des milieux et des réactifs; les pratiques de sécurité standard dans le laboratoire de microbiologie; et l’emballage et expédition des échantillons cliniques.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2003 16:48:29 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Suivi et evaluation des programmes de nutrition et des programmes liés à la nutrition: Manuel ...</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACK248.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The University of Nairobi, Applied Nutrition Programme et Tufts University, School of Nutrition Science and Policy offrent des cours de suivi et d’evaluation des programmes de nutrition et des programmes lies à la nutrition.  Fondé sur ces programmes, ce manuel a été conçu pour aider des facilitateurs à former des responsables de programmes de développement et de nutrition et ceux qui travaillent dans le cadre d’activitiés connexes à la nutrition pour leur apprendre à concevoir un système de suivi et à mettre au point un plan d’évaluation.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:22:46 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Monitoring and Evaluation of Nutrition and Nutrition-Related Programmes: A Training Manual for ...</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACK247.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Applied Nutrition Programme at the University of Nairobi and the School and Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University offer courses on how to develop monitoring and evaluation components of nutrition and nutrition-related programs. This manual has been tested and developed through those courses and is designed to assist facilitators train nutrition programme managers and those working on nutrition-related activities in designing a monitoring system and developing an evaluation plan.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:16:58 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>USAID/DFID Review of IMCI in the African Region: August -September 2001</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PDABU954.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Both USAID and DFID have invested significant resources in the past 3 years to further reduce infant and child mortality rates in Africa.  This investment has supported both WHO/AFRO and UNICEF in their implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) approach.  This review examines the available data on the outcome of IMCI implementation so far, assesses the monitoring and evaluation procedures, and recommends investment priorities, with a particular focus on Community IMCI.  Three countries—Uganda, Malawi, and Mali—were visited for the review, in addition to the WHO and UNICEF regional offices.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2003 16:02:39 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Saving Children's Lives: The Economic Rationale for Investing in IMCI</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACJ025.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) is an efficient approach to prevent and treat the major causes of childhood illness and death and to promote children’s healthy growth and development.  IMCI addresses the five common illnesses that are responsible for 70% of child deaths in the developing world.  This advocacy brochure explains the steps that countries need to take to implement IMCI, while spelling out the economic rationale and the reductions in cost that it brings.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2003 14:20:20 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Epidemic Preparedness and Response in Africa: An Epidemiological Block Approach (Summary Report)</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACL396.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Many African countries are not able to respond appropriately to epidemics; they lack the drugs and other supplies with which to respond and are not capable of detecting and managing them.  Following a series of epidemics in 1995 and 1996, the World Health Organization Regional Office  for Africa (WHO/AFRO) and USAID’s Africa Bureau decided to strengthen their cooperation on epidemic preparedness and response in the African continent. WHO/AFRO defined 5 groups of countries with similar epidemiological profiles (called epidemiological blocks) and created a political framework to facilitate inter-country collaboration.  Almost 4 years later, a review and documentation of the program was organized.  This summary report presents the epidemiological block approach and discusses the performance of the teams in the Great Lakes Block and the West Africa Block.  The teams have given valuable technical assistance to many countries and the program is beginning to show positive results.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2003 13:44:56 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Résumés de nutrition: une alliance de mutiples secteurs pour une planification et ...</title>
            <link>http://www.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACS486.pdf</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Les résumés de nutrition apportent une information générale aux décideurs montrant pourquoi et comment intégrer la nutrition aux politiques, réglementations et programmes des secteurs clés. Le but n’est pas de fournir d’amples détails techniques mais davantage d’entamer un dialogue sur la nutrition, dégageant ainsi une information qui peut être adaptée pour répondre aux divers besoins et situations de ceux qui formulent et mettent en œuvre les politiques publiques. Les résumés seront mis à jour et augmentés alors que changent les priorités et les réalités des problèmes nutritionnels urgents dans la région.]]></description>
            <author>sara@aed.org (Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project)</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2003 13:37:01 +0100</pubDate>
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