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    Implementing facility-based kangaroo mother care services : lessons from a multi-country study in Africa

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    BACKGROUND : Some countries have undertaken programs that included scaling up kangaroo mother care. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the implementation status of facility-based kangaroo mother care services in four African countries: Malawi, Mali, Rwanda and Uganda. METHODS : A cross-sectional, mixed-method research design was used. Stakeholders provided background information at national meetings and in individual interviews. Facilities were assessed by means of a standardized tool previously applied in other settings, employing semi-structured key-informant interviews and observations in 39 health care facilities in the four countries. Each facility received a score out of a total of 30 according to six stages of implementation progress. RESULTS : Across the four countries 95 per cent of health facilities assessed demonstrated some evidence of kangaroo mother care practice. Institutions that fared better had a longer history of kangaroo mother care implementation or had been developed as centres of excellence or had strong leaders championing the implementation process. Variation existed in the quality of implementation between facilities and across countries. Important factors identified in implementation are: training and orientation; supportive supervision; integrating kangaroo mother care into quality improvement; continuity of care; high-level buy in and support for kangaroo mother care implementation; and client-oriented care. CONCLUSION : The integration of kangaroo mother care into routine newborn care services should be part of all maternal and newborn care initiatives and packages. Engaging ministries of health and other implementing partners from the outset may promote buy in and assist with the mobilization of resources for scaling up kangaroo mother care services. Mechanisms for monitoring these services should be integrated into existing health management information systems.http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmchealthservreshb201

    IMPACTS DES DIOXYDES DE SOUFRE (SO2) ET D’AZOTE (NO2) SUR L’AIR AMBIANT A BAMAKO

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    l’étude s’intitule : Â« impacts des dioxydes de soufre (SO2) et d’azote (NO2) sur l’air ambiant Ă  Bamako». L’objectif fondamental de cette recherche est d’analyser les impacts des dioxydes de soufre (SO2) et d’azote (NO2) sur l’air ambiant Ă  Bamako. La mĂ©thode qualitative a Ă©tĂ© adoptĂ©e. Elle a consistĂ© Ă  faire la recherche documentaire et Ă  Ă©laborer les guides d’entretien  Ainsi, des guides d’entretien ont Ă©tĂ© adressĂ©s Ă  la Direction Nationale de l’Assainissement de ContrĂ´le de Pollution et des Nuisances (DNACPN), et Ă  l’Agence pour l’Environnement et le DĂ©veloppement Durable (AEDD). Les entretiens ont durĂ© trois heures. Trois campagnes de prĂ©lèvements qui ont Ă©tĂ© rĂ©alisĂ©es. L’échantillonnage alĂ©atoire simple a Ă©tĂ© utilisĂ©, sur 32 sites avec un pas de sondage, 10/32 soit 1/3.  Le Global Positionning System (GPS), le capteur: aeroqual sĂ©rie 500, SPSS, Excel et World ont Ă©tĂ© utilisĂ©s.  Les recherches ont rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© que le NO2, pendant la journĂ©e du 19 janvier, est très faibles. Mais, le SO2 est prĂ©sent en quantitĂ© très Ă©levĂ©e sur plusieurs sites dont la plus grande valeur d’immission a Ă©tĂ© enregistrĂ©e Ă  l’intersection Alqoods (81,84µg/m3).  Pendant la journĂ©e du 10 mai, les dioxydes de soufre et d’azotes ont demeurĂ©s nuls. Lors des prĂ©lèvements de la journĂ©e du 28 avril, le dioxyde d’azote est prĂ©sent en quantitĂ© suffisante surtout les sites. Mais, le SO2 est près que insignifiant.  Enfin, les prĂ©lèvements, de la journĂ©e du 8 aout les polluants montrent des concentrations non nĂ©gligeables surtout le dioxyde d’azote. Pour attĂ©nuer la pollution de l’air par les dioxydes, il faudrait non seulement revoir les textes d’importation des carburants, mais aussi, appliquer les textes nationaux en la matière sensibiliser les populations des dangers
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