Community-based mental health services are emphasized in the World Health
Organization's Mental Health Action Plan, the World Bank's Disease Control Priorities, and …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends at least four antenatal care
(ANC) visits for all pregnant women. Almost half of pregnant women worldwide, and …

Background Maternal complications including psychological and mental health problems
and neonatal morbidity have been commonly observed in the postpartum period. Home …

Background Violence against women by intimate partners remains unacceptably common
worldwide. The evidence base for the assumed psychological impacts of intimate partner …

Introduction: The success of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is
dependent upon high retention of mother-infant pairs within these programmes. This is a …

Background There has been a substantial increase in publications and interest in
community health workers (CHWs) in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) over the last …

Abstract Background Universal Health Coverage is widely endorsed as the pivotal goal in
global health, however substantial barriers to accessing health services for children in low …

Background: Postnatal depression (PND) is a major depressive disorder in the year
following childbirth, which impacts on women, their infants and their families. A range of …

A glossary of key terms is contained in Annex 1, while selected evidence of the positive
benefits of different strategies to support people-centred and integrated health services is …

Background In South Africa, breastfeeding promotion is a national health priority. Regular
perinatal home visits by community health workers (CHWs) have helped promote exclusive …