PUBLICATION LIST: CHILD SURVIVAL

Nutrition

An African Framework for Design and Implementation of Child Survival Interventions: Focused Interventions for Impact Strengthened Systems for Sustainability
AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (January 1997) 53 pp.
PN-ACA-217

An Assessment of the Dissemination and Use of DHS-Related Nutrition Documents in Africa
Martita M. Marx, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (May 1995) 30 pp. + 7 annexes.
PN-ABX-203

Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Sustainable Community Nutrition Programming
Kinday Samba Ndure and Maty Ndiaye Sy AED, SANA Project, Washington, DC; Serigne Diene, BASICS, Senegal, (September 1999). Also in French (August 1999).
PN-ACG-662 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACM-892 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Community Nutrition Programs in Africa
Kinday Samba Ndure and Maty Ndiaye Sy AED, SANA Project, Washington, DC; Serigne Diene, BASICS, Senegal, (September 1999). Also in French.
PN-ACG-662

Cost-effectiveness of the Nutrition Communication Project in Mali
Jay Ross, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (April 1997) Summary available in English and French. 20 pp.
PN-ACA-817

Designing by Dialogue: Consultative Research for Improving Young Child Feeding
Kate Dicken and Marcia Griffiths, The Manoff Group and Ellen Piwoz, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (October 1997) Also in French. 236 pp. + 3 annexes.
PN-ACE-296 (English)

Designing by Dialogue: Consultative Research for Improving Young Child Feeding: A Training Guide
Social Science and Medicine Africa Network (SOMA-Net), AED, SARA and SANA Projects, Washington, DC (September 1999)
PN-ACG-479

"Elaboration de Strategies de Communication Sociale pour Ameliorer les Pratiques de Sevrage"
Lonna B. Shafritz, Claudia Fishman and Ellen Piwoz in L'Alimentation de Complement du Jeune Enfant, Serge Treche et al., eds, Orstom Editions, Institut Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpement en Cooperation, Paris, France; Collection Colloque et Seminaires (1995) 11 pp.
PN-ABU-022 (*This PN number is the English translation: Complementary Feeding of Infants and Young Children.)

Enhancing the Contribution of the Health Sector in the Prevention of Malnutrition: Review of Project Appraisals in Africa.
Tonia Marek, ed., World Bank, Africa Technical Department, AED, SARA Project; AFR/ARTS, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (November 1993) Also in French. 181 pp.

Facts for Feeding: Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 Months of Age.
LINKAGES Project and SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (November 1997) 4 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACF-568 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACF-572 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

HIV/AIDS and Nutrition: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for Nutritional Care and Support in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ellen Piwoz, Beth Preble, SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (December 2000) 64 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACK-673 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACM-665 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Improving Feeding Practices During Childhood Illness and Convalescence: Lessons Learned in Africa. Ellen Piwoz, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (May 1994) English/ French version. 64 pp.
PN-ABS-339

Malnutrition and Child Mortality: Program Implications of New Evidence.
BASICS, NCP, HHRAA/SARA Projects, Washington, DC (September 1995) 7 pp.
PN-ABZ-499 (English)
PN-ABZ-500 (French)
PN-ABZ-501 (Spanish)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Nutrition and Nutrition-related Programmes: A Training Manual for Programme Managers and Implementors
University of Nairobi, Applied Nutrition Programme; Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy; Medical University of Southern Africa; Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre; University of the Western Cape; SANA, AED; USAID/AFR/SD, Washington DC (September 2000) 206 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACK-247 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACK-248 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Nutrition Briefs: Linking Multiple Sectors for Effective Planning and Programming
AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC; Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat for East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania (October 1999) 28 pp.
PN-ACG-535 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Nutrition Briefs: Linking Multiple Sectors for Effective Planning and Programming (West Africa)
AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC; West African Health Organization; USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (June 2002) 21 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACS-485 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACS-486 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on the Use of DHS and Other Nutrition Data to Influence National Policies
Jessica Jitta and Louise Sserunjogi, Makerere University, Child Health and Development Center, Makerere, Uganda; Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat/East, Central, and Southern Africa (CRHCS/ECSA), Arusha Tanzania; AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, Washington, DC (November 1994) 77 pp.

Setting Priorities for Research, Analysis and Information Dissemination to Improve Child Nutrition in Africa.
AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Strategic Framework for Research, Analysis and Dissemination Series, No. 7 Washington, DC, (August 1995) 44 pp.
PN-ABX-087

The Time to Act: Women's Nutrition and Its Consequences for Child Survival and Reproductive Health in Africa.
Jean Baker, Luann Martin, Ellen Piwoz, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC December 1996 English/French version. 78 pp.
PN-ACA-435 (For Free Download, Click Here)

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Malaria and Infectious Diseases

Epidemic Preparedness and Response in Africa: An Epidemiological Block Approach. Summary Report.
World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe; USAID, Bureau for Africa; SARA Project, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC (March 2001) 12 pp.
PN-ACL-396 (For Free Download, Click Here)

A Guide to Research on Care-Seeking for Childhood Malaria
Carol Baume, SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC; BASICS II Project, Arlington, VA; USAID, Washington, DC (April 2002) 129 pp.
PN-ACQ-729 (For Free Download, Click Here)

The Implementation and Sustainability of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net (IMN) Programs for Malaria Control in Rural Africa: Lessons Learned from the Bagamoyo Bednet Project, Tanzania
Clive Shiff et. al., Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (May 1997) 47 pp.

Improving Community Case Management of Childhood Malaria: How Behavioral Research Can Help
Carol Baume, S. Patrick Kachur, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (October 1999) 17 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACJ-021 (English)
PN-ACJ-022 (French)

“The Intolerable Burden of Malaria: A New Look at the Numbers.” Supplement to The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2001).

Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response: Policy Briefs (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Southern Sudan, and Uganda)
USAID, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development; SARA Project, AED; World Health Organization; U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; United Nations Foundation (Washington, DC: August 2003) 12 pp.
PN-ACU-389 (English)
PN-ACU-390 (French)

Laboratory Methods for the Diagnosis of Epidemic Dysentery and Cholera
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; WHO/AFRO, Harare, Zimbabwe; WHO/Headquarters, France; USAID/AFR/SD/HRD; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (1999) 108 pp.
PN-ACQ-007 (English( (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACP-054 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Laboratory Methods for the Diagnosis of Epidemic Dysentery, Cholera, and Meningitis [CD-ROM]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; WHO/AFRO, Harare, Zimbabwe; USAID/AFR/SD/HRD; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (May 2002) Also in French.
PN-ACS-719

Partenariats pour le Changement et la Communication: Guide de la Lutte Antipaludique
Sunil Mehra, Malaria Consortium, et Division de la Lutte contre les Maladies Tropicales, Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, Washington, DC (May 2000) 118 pp.
PN-ACH-707 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Rapid Assessment: Health Seeking Behavior for Severe and Complicated Malaria
WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), SARA Project AED, and USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (August 1999) 24pp. Also in French.
PN-ACG-700 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACT-346 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Rapid Assessment: Recognition of Illness Symptoms for Severe and Complicated Malaria
WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), SARA Project AED, and USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (August 1999) 28pp. Also in French.
PN-ACG-661 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACT-347 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Reducing the Threat of Infectious Diseases in Africa: Highlights from 1999
USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (August 2000) 2 pp.

Reducing the Threat of Infectious Diseases in Africa: Highlights from 1998
USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (August 1999) 2 pp.

Setting Priorities for Research, Analysis and Information Dissemination on Malaria in Africa
AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; Strategic Framework for Research, Analysis and Dissemination Series No. 2 (June 1995) 22 pp.
PN-ABX-082

Summary Report: The Implementation and Sustainability of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net (IMN) Programs for Malaria Control in Rural Africa: Lessons Learned from the Bagamoyo Bednet Project, Tanzania.
Clive Shiff et. al., Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD; Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (May 1997) English/ French version. 28 pp.
PN-ACF-570 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACF-571 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

USAID-DHHS Partnership in Health: Health and Human Resources Analysis for Africa Project (HHRAA) Participating Agency Service Agreement (PASA): Reviews from Selected Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa
SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (January 2002) 56 pp.
PD-ABU-948 (For Free Download, Click Here)

USAID Malaria Programs in Africa: 1998-2003
USAID/AFR/SD, USAID/GH, PHNIP and the SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (April 2004). 46 pp.
PD-ABZ-701 (For Free Download: click here)

Using Ethnographic Research to Improve Malaria Management in Young Children. WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.
WHO/TDR, USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC, July 1999, 8pp. Also in French.
PN-ACQ-453 English (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACG-663 French (For Free Download, Click Here)

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Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI)

The Costing of Community Maternal and Child Health Interventions: A Review of the Literature with Applications for Conducting Cost-Effectiveness Studies and for Advocacy
Hugh Waters, Inter-Agency Working Group on IMCI (Household and Community IMCI) and the Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC (March 2000) 26 pp.
PN-ACH-697

Guide for the Introduction of Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
Mariam Claeson, AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (February 1997) 114 pp. + 6 annexes. Also in French.
PN-ACC-394 (English)
PN-ACC-395 (French)

Saving Children's Lives: The Economic Rationale for Investing in IMCI
Inter-Agency Working Group on IMCI; Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, Washington, DC (May 2000) 6 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACJ-025 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Setting Priorities for Research, Analysis, and Information Dissemination for Integrated Case Management of the Sick Child in Africa.
AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; Strategic Framework for Research, Analysis and Dissemination Series No. 10 (September 1995) 25pp.
PN-ABX-090

USAID/DFID Review of IMCI in the African Region: August – September 2001. Report
Dr. David Robinson et al.; USAID/AFR/SD/HRD; UK Department for International Development; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (February 2002) 50 pp.
PD-ABU-954 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Using Consultative Research to Adapt the IMCI Feeding Recommendations to a Local Context: Training Guide.
Maty N'Diaye Sy, Micheline Ntiru, Sustainable Approaches to Nutrition in Africa (SANA) and Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project, AED, USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (July 1999) 250pp. Also in French.
PN-ACG-480 (English)
PN-ACG-481 (French)

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Health Care Financing

Setting Priorities for Research, Analysis and Information Dissemination on Health Sector Financing and Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa.
AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Strategic Framework for Research, Analysis and Dissemination Series, No. 9, Washington, DC (September 1995) 80 pp.
PN-ABX-089

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Private Sector Development

Setting Priorities for Research, Analysis and Information Dissemination on Private Health Sector Development in Africa.
Ravindra P. Rannan-Eliya and Peter Berman, Harvard School of Public Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA; AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; Strategic Framework for Research, Analysis and Dissemination Series, No. 11 (May 1995) 47 pp.
PN-ABT-433

Toolkit to Improve Private Provider Contibutions to to Child Health
This toolkit was developed by Suzanne Prysor-Jones(SARA Project), Youssef Tawfik(SARA and Health Communications Partenership Projects), Renuka Bery, Antonia Wolff and Lee Bennette,III (SARA Project) (November 2005)
(English) (For Free Download: click here)

Working with the Private Sector for Child Health
Hugh Waters, Laurel Hatt, and Henrik Axelsson, prepared for the SARA Project, USAID/AFR/SD, and the Inter-Agency Working Group on Private Participation and Child Health, Washington, DC (June 2002) 55 pp.
(English) (For Free Download: click here)

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Other

Africa Collection for Transition (ACT): From Relief to Development. Complex Emergencies and Disasters Library 1.0
Payson Center; Human Info NGO; International Center for Migration and Health; SARA Project, AED; CERTI Program; USAID/AFR/SD (2001)

ALIVE: An Advocacy Model for Saving Newborn Lives
SARA Project, Center for Health Policy and Capacity Building, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC (October 2001) 8 pp.

CDD and ARI Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Redefining Their Roles in a Changing Context
Hugh Waters, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (January 1997) English/ French version. 32 pp.
PN-ACA-434

Health Education in Ghana: A Case Study of Institutional Capacity Building.
Hugh Waters, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (January 1997) French/English version. 32 pp.
PN-ACA-432

Health and Health Systems in the Sahel: Background Paper for the Comité permanent Inter-Etats de lutte contre la sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS).
Hugh Waters, AED, SARA Project, Washington, DC (January 1997) English/French version. 78 pp.
PN-ACA-433

The Health Sector Human Resource Crisis in Africa: An Issues Paper
Jenny Huddart and Oscar Picazo, SARA Project, AED; USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC (February 2003) 40 pp.
PN-ACS-527 (For Free Download: click here)

Inventory of Private Health Practitioners in Luwero, Ntungamo, and Rakai Districts
Dr. Rosette Kesande, Ministry of Health, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Unit and Malaria Control Program, Republic of Uganda; SARA Project, USAID/AFR/SD. Kampala, Uganda. (August 2002). 20 pp.

National Strategy for Utilizing the Potential of Private Practitioners in Child Survival
Ministry of Health, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Unit and Malaria Control Program, Republic of Uganda; SARA Project, USAID/AFR/SD. Kampala, Uganda. (August 2002). 20 pp.

Public Health Guide for Emergencies
Saade Abdallah, Gilbert Burnham (eds.), Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (2000) 561 pp.

Setting Priorities for Research, Analysis and Information Dissemination on Behavior Change and Maintenance for Child Survival in Africa.
AED, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; Strategic Framework for Research, Analysis and Dissemination Series No. 6 (August 1995) 66 pp.
PN-ABX-086

Utilizing the Potential of Formal and Informal Private Practitioners in Child Survival in Uganda: Situation Analysis and Outline for Developing a National Strategy
Republic of Uganda, Ministry of Health, IMCI unit, August 2001.
PN-ACN-871 (For Free Download: Click Here)

Utilizing the Potential of Formal and Informal Private Practitioners in Child Survival: Situation Analysis and Summary of Promising Interventions
Youssef Tawfik, Robert Northrup, Suzanne Prysor-Jones; BASICS project, Arlington, VA; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (February 2002) 34 pp. Also in French (December 2002).
PN-ACP-202 (English) (For Free Download: click here)
PN-ACR-630 (French) (For Free Download: click here)

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