A project to develop an evidence-based investment case for national scale-up of small and sick newborn care inclusive of early kangaroo mother care in Uganda.
A clinical effectiveness and acceptability trial of two models of an insertable vaginal cup to manage fistula urinary incontinence.
A mixed-methods longitudinal cohort study to understand incidence and risk factors for adverse post-genital fistula repair outcomes.
The Innovations for Choice and Autonomy (ICAN) project is designed to obtain a deeper understanding of how self-injection (SI) of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) can be implemented to support informed contraceptive choice and use from the perspective of women in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.
A randomized trial comparing the effectiveness, safety, costs and cost-effectiveness of kangaroo mother care before stabilization versus standard care amongst neonates weighing less than 2000g in Uganda.
The Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi), a partnership between Lynne and Marc Benioff, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), offers a unique opportunity to apply scientific, clinical, and community expertise to address the growing problem of prematurity.
The PTBi East Africa Discovery Research portfolio contributes to global knowledge about preterm birth and supports testing of tools to improve preterm birth prevention and management.
PTBi East Africa developed an intrapartum and immediate postnatal care package designed to improve the uptake of evidence-based practices known to save newborn lives.
To understand the impact of social networks on early ANC initiation in Uganda.
HEARD addresses “know-do” gaps, or delays, in the discovery of effective interventions and their wide-scale application. HEARD emphasizes local ownership and partnerships in order to scale up equitable and sustainable efforts.