Investing in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health in Uganda

The studies in this compendium offer recent findings on the factors affect- ing the delivery and utilization of services relevant to RMNCAH, particularly in the areas of governance and leadership; the health workforce; service d elivery and referrals; financing and accountability; information management, including birth registration and vital statistics; and sociocultural and other demand-side iss. [...] On behalf of the Advisory Committee and stakeholders of the RMNCAH Operational Research Program, I would like to thank the Uganda Ministry of Health for its leadership and vision, Sweden for its funding, and the World Bank and the Makerere University School of Public Health for the excellent collabo- ration in executing the program. [...] (See appendix B in the compendium for a detailed outline of the roles and responsibilities of each of the major stakehold- ers in the OR program, namely, the Uganda MoH, the World Bank, Sweden, and the research consultants.) In all, the program supported the development of 12 studies, pursuing topics identified by the MoH and other stakeholders and led by national researchers. [...] A ssessment of the Implementation of (a) Assess progress on the implementation of MPDSR at different levels of health Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance care delivery, (b) identify factors that have affected the uptake and sustainability of and Response in Uganda the MPDSR system at the health facility level, (c) assess the perceptions of health workers regarding the contribution of MPDSR t. [...] E nablers, Deterrents, Lessons Learned, (a) Examine the strategies and processes or procedures used to implement the and Recommendations Concerning the RMNCAH Scorecard in selected districts and health facilities, (b) assess the extent to Use of the RMNCAH Scorecard at the which the scorecard has been adopted and utilized in selected districts and health District and Health Facility Levels in faci.