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Integrated antenatal care eLearning courseTo address the critical challenges of neonatal and maternal mortality, Ghana Health Service and PATH expanded infectious disease screening and treatment among pregnant women through the Integrated Antenatal Care project (2022‒2024).One key output of this project is an eLearning course designed to build health care providers’ capacity to improve the overall quality of care, including diagnosis, prevention, and management of maternal infections in pregnant women during antenatal care visits. It also fosters demand creation for intervention and services available in health facilities. The course’s overall goal is to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality attributable to infections in newborns by improving the diagnosis and management of maternal infections during antenatal care.The course includes the following modules:1. Infection prevention and control2. Point of care and other diagnostics3. Clinical features and management of selected infections in pregnant women4. Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship5. Standard operating procedures for infection control and management during antenatal careThe document linked below provides a course overview. For more information, please contact Gideon Sarpong Nyamekye.

This factsheet outlines critical questions and answers related to using medical gas piping systems to deliver medical oxygen. It is intended for use by health facilities, other implementers, and health decision-makers to understand the requirements, benefits, and challenges of procuring, installing, and utilizing a medical gas piping system.

Maternal and child health (MCH) funding is among the most cost-effective and lifesaving investments the United States can make. Since 2012, US leadership and investments through USAID have helped save the lives of over 340,000 women and 9.3 million children, reducing the mortality rate for children under five by nearly a quarter in USAID’s 25 priority countries.

PATH, in collaboration with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ministry of Health, conducted a biomedical equipment survey in health facilities in DRC from November 2023 through December 2023.This report analyzes data collected through facility assessments from 340 health facilities in 26 provinces across DRC to provide a snapshot of their medical oxygen ecosystem. The purpose of this work is to quantify existing oxygen delivery and production equipment, consumables for administering oxygen therapy, bed capacity, and facility infrastructure characteristics. The survey included a mix of public and private health facilities of multiple levels, including provincial (HPR), secondary (HGR), and tertiary hospitals (university).The results demonstrate that the availability of oxygen services and respiratory care equipment is highly variable in health facilities in DRC. Pulse oximeters were entirely absent in 34% of facilities. The limited quantity of small equipment and delivery devices, such as flowmeters and cannulas, also varies considerably in availability and constrains the accessibility of available oxygen supply to patients.

PATH, in collaboration with the Kenya Ministry of Health, conducted a biomedical equipment survey in health facilities across the country from December 2023 and January 2024.This report analyzes data collected via facility assessments to provide a snapshot of the medical oxygen ecosystem from 113 health facilities in seven counties across Kenya. The purpose of this work is to quantify bed capacity, facility infrastructure characteristics, consumables for administering oxygen therapy, and existing oxygen delivery and production equipment.The survey included a mix of public health facilities of multiple levels, including level 3, 4, and 5 facilities that per Kenya’s standards should provide respiratory care. The results demonstrated that the availability of oxygen services and respiratory care equipment is highly variable in health facilities in Kenya. Nineteen facilities (17 percent) reported possessing on-site pressure swing adsorption plants for continuous reliable oxygen delivery to patients. Most facilities that provide services with high demand for oxygen (maternity, surgical, and intensive care wards) also possessed oxygen concentrators and cylinders to provide a reliable supply.The quantity of small equipment and delivery devices such as flowmeters and cannulas varies considerably in availability, and will limit the accessibility of available oxygen supply to patients.