Two case studies of in-country implementation programmes provide examples of data collection and recordkeeping systems for ACS use, and how audit and feedback mechanisms using these records can be harnessed to improve quality of care for the management of preterm birth.
Initial protocols and guidance documents were reviewed and approved by GACVS in December 2009, prior to country implementation.
NGOs also played an important role in country level implementation and governance, essentially being 'the arms and ears of GAVI'.
But "still, in most countries, implementation of the recommended community actions and health interventions for antenatal and intrapartum [during labour] care is generally low.
Given the current available technology even in the developing countries, implementation of such schemes is not a big challenge.
In high-income countries, implementation of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) has not been as successful as in low-income countries[ 1, 2].
However, despite the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) global initiative to eliminate congenital syphilis [ 5] and widespread policies for syphilis screening in most developing countries, implementation of syphilis screening has been slow due to inadequate and centralized laboratory services [ 6].
We describe a survey tool that evaluates population-based prevalence of operative conditions and its first full-country implementation in Rwanda.
In-country experiences from the implementation of the program are yet to be documented by the consortium member countries.
In our country, the implementation of PROPAT, an example of this type of controlled program, also showed such a dual beneficial impact.
Although integration may be a route to streamlining HR use on the whole, integration was not achieved uniformly across facilities in either country, suggesting implementation challenges.
