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Tamanda Hiwa
Public Health
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Open AccessBarriers and facilitators for early and exclusive breastfeeding in health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Sub-Saharan Africa carries a disproportionate burden of under-five child deaths in the world and appropriate breastfeeding practices can support efforts to reduce child mortality rates. Health facilities are i...
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Open AccessScaling up newborn care technologies from tertiary- to secondary-level hospitals in Malawi: an implementation case study of health professional perspectives on bubble CPAP
While Malawi has achieved success in reducing overall under-five mortality, reduction of neonatal mortality remains a persistent challenge. There has, therefore, been a push to strengthen the capacity for qual...
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Open AccessBarriers and facilitators to implementing bubble CPAP to improve neonatal health in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been shown to be effective in supporting breathing in newborns with respiratory distress. The factors that influence implementation in resource-constrained...
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Open AccessAssessing quality of newborn care at district facilities in Malawi
Malawi is celebrated as one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing under-5 mortality by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015. However, within this age range ...
