USAID, AFR/SD 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 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

Building Blocks: Africa-Wide Briefing Notes
USAID, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development and International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2003.

Conducting a Situation Analysis of Orphans and Vulnerable Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
USAID, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development and Population Health and Nutrition Information Project (PHNIP), February, 2004.
PN-ACX-649 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)

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

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 (English)

"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.

Essential Nutrition Actions
BASICS, Arlington, VA (August 1999) Also in French.

Un Examen de Interventions: En Nutrition dans les programmes
Serigne Diene, Tina Sangvhi, John Murray, Rae Galloway, BASICS, USAID/Global, Washington, DC, Sept. 1999.

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)

Food and Nutrition Programme Profile
Food and Nutrition Program, Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, (1999).

Forgotten Families: Older People as Carers of Orphans and Vulnerable Children
USAID, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development; International HIV/AIDS Alliance; and HelpAge International, 2003.
PN-ACW-026 (English) (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

Improving Nutrition through Analysis, Advocacy and Program Planning
PROFILES, USAID, and AED, March 2004.

Integrating Nutrition into Health and Development Programmes: A Training Guide (Vol. 1: Participatory Methods for Assessing and Analysing the Nutrition Situation at the District Level)
USAID/AFR/SD; University of Western Cape; SANA/AED; Initiative for Sub-District Support/Health Systems Trust; Eastern Cape Department of Health (Bellville, South Africa: May 2000) 144 pp.

Integrating Nutrition into Health and Development Programmes: A Training Guide (Vol. 2: Planning and Managing Nutrition Action at the District Level)
USAID/AFR/SD; University of Western Cape; SANA/AED; Initiative for Sub-District Support/Health Systems Trust; Eastern Cape Department of Health (Bellville, South Africa: March 2002) 92 pp.

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 (East, Central and Southern Africa)
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)
SARA Project, AED, 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)

Nutrition and Health Status of Infants and Young Children
Macro International, Africa Regional DHS Nutrition and Family Health Analytical Initiative Project, AFR/ARTS/IMPACT, Calverton, MD, (1993-1996) 75 pp.

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Cameroon, 1998
USAID/AFR/SD, DHS, and Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, Nov. 1998 45pp French and English.

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Chad 1997
USAID/AFR/SD, DHS, and Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, Nov. 1998 40pp French and English.

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Eritrea: Findings from the 1995/96 Eritrea Demographic and Health Survey
Shea Rustein, et al., Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, June 1999 102pp

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Ghana, 1998
Shea Rustein, et al., Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, October 1999, 53pp

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Madagascar, 1997
USAID/AFR/SD, DHS, and Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, Oct. 1998 49pp French and English

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Mozambique, 1997
USAID/AFR/SD, Ministry of Health, Mozambique, and Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, Jan. 1999, 45pp, English and Portuguese.

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Niger, 1998
USAID/AFR/SD, DHS, and Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, Feb. 1999, 45pp French and English.

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Tanzania, 1997
USAID/AFR/SD, DHS, and Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, June 1998 44pp

Nutrition and Health Status of Young Children and Their Mothers in Togo, 1998
USAID/AFR/SD, DHS, and Macro International Inc. Calverton, MD, June 1999, 45pp French and English.

Nutrition Checklist
BASICS, Arlington, VA (August 1999) Also in French. 41 pp.

Nutrition of Infants and Young Children
Macro International, Africa Regional DHS Nutrition and Family Health Analytical Initiative Project, Calverton, MD; AFR/ARTS/IMPACT, Washington, DC (1993-1996) 31 pp.

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

The Accelerated Implementation of the Regional Malaria Control Strategy: Progress Report
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Programme for Malaria Control, Brazzaville, Congo (May 1996) 8 pp.

Action Plan to Promote Use of Insecticide-Impregnated Materials (IIMs) in Africa
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Malaria Control Programme, Brazzaville, Congo (June 1996) 18 pp.

Africa Integrated Malaria Initiative: Rapid Assessment for the Feasibility of Insecticide Impregnated Mosquito Nets
Pandu Wijeyaratne, Environmental Health Project, BGP/FSR/OHN, Washington, DC (April 1996) 29 pp.

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology: Malaria in Pregnancy
Edited by B. J. Brabin, U. D'Alessandro and K. R. Wallbanks, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Vol. 1, Supplement 1, December 1999.

A Decade of Progress in Malaria Policy and Program Development in Malawi: 1984-1993
Richard Steketee et al., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, International Health Program Office, Atlanta, GA (1995) 67 pp.
PN-ACE-470 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Focused Ethnographic Study of Malaria: Field-Testing of a Rapid Assessment Manual
Halima Abdullah Mwenesi, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya (November 1994) 83 pp.

A Framework for the Implementation of the Regional Malaria Control Strategy 1996-2001
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (1996) 35 pp.

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)

Guidelines for the Accelerated Implementation of the Regional Malaria Control Strategy in the African Region
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (1996) 14 pp.

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
WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), Geneva (June 1999) Also in French. 8 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)

Information Systems for the Evaluation of Malaria Control Programs: A Practical Guide
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (1994) Also in French. 73 pp.

Insecticide Treated Nets in the 21st Century: Report of the 2nd International Conference of Insecticide Treated Nets
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, October 11-14, 1999.USAID/AFR/SD; The Malaria Consortium; WHO; UNICEF; Government of Tanzania (2000)

Integrated Malaria Control Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa
AFR/SD, Washington, DC (May 1995) 40 pp.

The Intolerable Burden of Malaria: A New Look at the Numbers
Joel G. Breman, ed.; Supplement to the American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, Volume 64(1, 2)S, January/February 2001, 106 pp.

Malaria Control in Africa: Report on a Task Force Meeting
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (October 1995) 25 pp.

Malaria Control in Africa: Draft Report on the 2nd Task Force Meeting
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (June 1996) 25 pp.

Malaria in the Pregnant Woman: State of the Science and Next Steps
CDC and USAID sponsored symposium held in Kisumu, Kenya, (November 1997) 84 pp.

The Management of Malaria in Young Children in Northern Ghana: A Report of a Rapid Ethnographic Study
Philip Adongo and Patricia Hudelson, Navrongo Health Research Center, Navrongo, Ghana; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland (October 1995) 29 pp.

Netmark Baseline Survey on Insecticide Treated Materials (ITMs): Cross-National Summary of Findings
Dr. Carol Baume, Dr. Sylvia Holschneider, Dr. Halima Mwenesi, Dr. Nancy Nachbar, Netmark Project, AED, Washington, DC (July 2001) 52 pp.
PN-ACN-075 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Netmark Baseline Survey on Insecticide Treated Materials (ITMs) in Mozambique
Dr. Carol Baume, Dr. Sylvia Holschneider, Dr. Nancy Nachbar, Netmark Project, AED, Washington, DC (May 2001) 60 pp.
PN-ACN-070 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Netmark Baseline Survey on Insecticide Treated Materials (ITMs) in Nigeria
Dr. Carol Baume, Dr. Sylvia Holschneider, Dr. Nancy Nachbar, Netmark Project, AED, Washington, DC (May 2001) 54 pp.
PN-ACN-071 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Netmark Baseline Survey on Insecticide Treated Materials (ITMs) in Senegal
Dr. Carol Baume, Dr. Sylvia Holschneider, Dr. Nancy Nachbar, Netmark Project, AED, Washington, DC (May 2001) 60 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACN-072 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Netmark Baseline Survey on Insecticide Treated Materials (ITMs) in Uganda
Dr. Carol Baume, Dr. Sylvia Holschneider, Dr. Nancy Nachbar, Netmark Project, AED, Washington, DC (May 2001) 60 pp.
PN-ACN-073 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Netmark Baseline Survey on Insecticide Treated Materials (ITMs) in Zambia
Dr. Carol Baume, Dr. Sylvia Holschneider, Dr. Nancy Nachbar, Netmark Project, AED, Washington, DC (May 2001) 62 pp.
PN-ACN-074 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Overview on Malaria Epidemics Observed in 1996 in Southern Africa
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Programme for Malaria Control, Brazzaville, Congo (June 1996) 9 pp.

Partnerships for Change and Communication: Guidelines for Malaria Control
Malaria Consortium, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Division of Control of Tropical Diseases, WHO, London (September 1999) 118 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACH-707 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

A Protocol for a Focused Ethnographic Study of Malaria
Patricia Hudelson and Halima Abdullah Mwenesi, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya (November 1995) 101 pp.

Rapid Assessment: Health Seeking Behavior for Severe and Complicated Malaria
WHO, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), Geneva (September 1999) 24 pp. 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 Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), Geneva (September 1999) 28 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACG-661 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACT-347 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Report of the Meeting on Insecticide Impregnated Materials in the African Region
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Malaria Control Programme, Brazzaville, Congo (March 1996) 24 pp.

Resource Mobilization for Malaria Control in Africa
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Programme for Malaria Control, Brazzaville, Congo (June 1996) 17 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

Special Symposium on Malaria Prevention in Pregnancy
Richard Stecketee et al., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA; Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol. 55; No. X; Supplement (July 1996) 100 pp.

The Status of the Sensitivity of Plasmodium Falciparum to Chloroquine in African Countries
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Programme for Malaria Control, Brazzaville, Congo (June 1996) 11 pp.

Strategies of Malaria Control in the African Region: Evaluation and Information Support—Regional Plan of Action for 1994-1997
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo; Report of a Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Malaria Control (1993) 52 pp. Also in French.

Summary of Implementation of WHO 1995-1996 Plan of Action for Malaria Control in Africa
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Programme for Malaria Control, Brazzaville, Congo (June 1996) 7 pp.

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)

A Training Guide on Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria Control Programmes in Africa: Facilitators Guide
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (1995) 88 pp.

USAID Malaria Programs in Africa: 1998-2003
USAID/AFR/SD, USAID/GH, PHNIP, and the SARA Project/AED (April 2004). 46 pp.
PD-ABZ-701 (English) (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) 8 pp. Also in French.
PN-ACG-663 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Workshops on Monitoring and Evaluation of Malaria Control Programmes for English Speaking Countries in Southern, Eastern and West Africa: Mission Report
E.H. Benzerroug, WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Regional Malaria Control Programme, Brazzaville, Congo (1995) 8 pp. + annexes.

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Polio

Communication for Routine Immunization and Polio Eradication: A Synopsis of Five Sub-Saharan Country Case Studies
WHO; UNICEF; USAID; BASICS; CHANGE, published by UNICEF, New York (June 2000)

Communication Handbook for Polio Eradication and Routine EPI
UNICEF, WHO, USAID, BASICS, published by UNICEF, New York (November 2000) 145 pp. + workbook

Distribution of Vitamin A During National Immunization Days? A "Generic" Addendum to the Field Guide for Supplementary Activities Aimed at Achieving Polio Eradication
World Health Organization, Department of Vaccines and Other Biologicals; USAID; BASICS; and PATH, Geneva (1998) WHO/EPI/GEN/98.06.

Immunization and Health Reform: Making Reforms Work for Immunization
Feilden, R., and O. F. Neilson, World Health Organization/Global Programme on Vaccines and Immunization, in cooperation with BASICS and DANIDA, Geneva (April 1998)

Monitoring and Optimizing the Impact of Polio Eradication on Routine Immunization Services: Proposed Matrix
Robert Steinglass and Rebecca Fields, BASICS, Technical Consultation of Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis, WHO/Geneva, May 8-11 2000

Planning Mission for the Revitalization of the Expanded Program on Immunization, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6-22 August 1997
Bosenge, M., Lebo Yer, J., Nsabuka, B., Villeneuve, P., Basikila, P., Bele, O., Gbedonou, P., Sangwa, K., Tisa, B., wa Mutombo, M., and Steinglass, R., USAID/MOH/UNICEF(DRC)/WHO(AFRO)/BASICS (1998) Also in French.

The Polio Eradication Initiative: Monitoring Service Delivery during National Immunization Days and Assessing the Local Capacity to Strengthen Disease Surveillance
Mark Weeks et al., BASICS and USAID, Arlington, VA (1998) Also in French.

Strengthening Immunization Programs in Africa through Communication: Report on Regional Workshops on Communication for Routine EPI, NIDs, and Surveillance for West, Central, and East Africa
Lora Shimp, BASICS, Arlington, VA (1998)

Using National Immunization Days to Deliver Vitamin A
World Health Organization, Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunization, Expanded Programme on Immunization. EPI Update 33 (November 1998)

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Infectious Diseases

Applications of GIS Technology to Disease Control
Gregory E. Glass et al., The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Population Dynamics, Baltimore, MD (February 1993) 39 pp.
PN-ABP-170

A Comparative Review of the Economic Impact of Selected Infectious Diseases in Africa
Joan L. Aron and Paula Davis, The Johns Hopkins University, Institute for International Programs, Baltimore, MD; AFR/ARTS, Washington, DC; Technical Paper No. 2 (February 1993) 84 pp.
PN-ABP-171

The Control of Epidemic Dysentery in Africa: Overview, Recommendations, and Checklists
Claudine Cobra and David A. Sack, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC; Technical Paper No. 37 (September 1996) 39 pp.
PN-ABY-890 (For Free Download, Click Here)

"Deadly Alliance -- TB and HIV/AIDS in Africa"
Connie Davis, USAID, Washington, DC; Front Lines Vol. 40, No. 3, page 10 (April/May 2000) 1 pp.

Documentation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Implementation in the African and Eastern Mediterranean Regions, Report of a WHO meeting, Harare, Zimbabwe, 2002. WHO 2002.
Contact: CDS Information Resource Center, cdsdoc@who.int

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, Washington, DC (March 2001) 12 pp.
PN-ACL-396 (For Free Download, Click Here)

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) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ACU-390 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Kenya: Tuberculosis Briefing Sheet
Cornelia Davis, USAID/AFR/SD (August 2002).

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. Also in French (2002).
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

Malawi: Tuberculosis Briefing Sheet
Cornelia Davis, USAID/AFR/SD (August 2002)

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.

Senegal: Tuberculosis Briefing Sheet
Cornelia Davis, USAID/AFR/SD (August 2002)

South Africa: Tuberculosis Briefing Sheet
Cornelia Davis, USAID/AFR/SD (August 2002)

Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in the African Region [CD-Rom]
IDSR Working Group, CDC and WHO/AFRO (July 2001)

Tuberculosis in Africa: Old Scourge, New Alliance
Cornelia Davis, USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC; In Brief No. 1 (June 2000) 8 pp.
PN-ACJ-520 (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)

Workshop on Laboratory Methods for the Diagnosis of Epidemic Dysentery and Cholera: Laboratory Procedures
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; US Department of Health and Human Services; Meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, October 23-27, 1995 (October 1995) 25 pp.

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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)

Involving Health Workers in Improving Facility-based Child Survival Services
Lisa Lee, Amos Odhacha, Joseph Naimoli, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA (June 1997) 41 pp.

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)

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) 25 pp.
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 (English) (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 K. 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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Healthcare Financing

22 Policy Questions about Health Care Financing in Africa
Charlotte Leighton, Abt Associates, Health Financing and Sustainability Project, Bethesda, MD (1995) Also in French. 43 pp.
PN-ABW-870 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Ensuring Equal Access to Health Services: User Fee Systems and the Poor
William Newbrander, David Collins and Lucy Gilson, Management Sciences for Health, Boston, MA (2000) 208 pp.

Evaluation of the Impact of Pilot Tests for Cost Recovery on Primary Health Care in Niger
Francois P. Diop, Abt Associates, Health Financing and Sustainability Project, Bethesda, MD; Technical Report No. 16 (October 1994) Also in French, No. 16F 63 pp.
PN-ABW-433 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ABW-434 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Experiences with Resource Mobilization Strategies in Five Developing Countries—What Can We Learn?
Mukesh Chawla and Ravindra Rannan-Eliya, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (September 1996) 34 pp.
PN-ACJ-611 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Literature Review: Equity in the Health Sector in Developing Countries with Lessons Learned for Sub-Saharan Africa
Hugh Waters, BASICS Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (1994) 36 pp.
PN-ABW-162

Methodology for Equity and Coverage of Health Care Provision Study
William Newbrander and David Collins, Management Sciences for Health, Boston, MA (February 1995) 33 pp.
PN-ACC-074

The Private Sector Delivery of Health Care: Senegal
James C. Knowles et al., Abt Associates, Health Financing and Sustainability Project, Bethesda, MD; Major Applied Research Paper, No. 16 (December 1994) Also in French, No. 16F 63 pp.
PN-ABW-887 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ABW-888 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Private Sector Delivery of Health Care in Tanzania
Gaspar K. Munishi, Abt Associates, Health Financing and Sustainability Project, Bethesda, MD; Major Applied Research Paper No. 14 (February 1995) Also in French, No. 14F. 88 pp.
PN-ABW-479 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ABW-480 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Quality of Health Care and Cost Recovery in Africa: Evidence from Niger and Senegal
Annemarie Wouters, Abt Associates, Health Financing and Sustainability Project, Bethesda, MD; Major Applied Research Paper No. 13 (October 1994) Also in French, No. 13F 58 pp.
PN-ABW-477 (English) (For Free Download, Click Here)
PN-ABW-478 (French) (For Free Download, Click Here)

Recent Experiences with Hospital Autonomy in Developing Countries—What Can We Learn?
Ramesh Govindaraj and Mukesh Chawla, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (September 1996) 65 pp.
PN-ABZ-206

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

Strategies for Achieving Health Financing Reform in Africa: Synthesis of HFS Project Experience
Charlotte Leighton and Annemarie Wouters, Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD; AFR/SD, Washington, DC; Policy Paper No. 10 (August 1995) 40 pp.
PN-ABW-906

The Use of USAID's Non-Project Assistance to Achieve Health Sector Reform in Africa
James Setzer and Molly Lindner, Abt Associates, Health Financing and Sustainability Project, Bethesda, MD; Policy Paper No. 12 (September 1994) 46 pp.
PN-ABW-490 (For Free Download, Click Here)

User Fees for Health Services: Guidelines for Protecting the Poor
William Newbrander, David Collins, and Lucy Gilson, Management Sciences for Health, Boston, MA (2000) 60 pp.

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Private Sector Financing

Assessing the Private Sector: Using Non-Government Resources to Strengthen Public Health
Peter Berman and Kara Hanson, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (February 1994) 39 pp.
PN-ABZ-203 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Improving Hospital Performance through Policies to Increase Hospital Autonomy: Implementation Guidelines
Mukesh Chawla and Peter Berman, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (August 1996) 46 pp.
PN-ABZ-205 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Improving Hospital Performance through Policies to Increase Hospital Autonomy: Methodological Guidelines
Mukesh Chawla and Peter Berman, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (September 1995) 59 pp.
PN-ABZ-207 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Improving Provider Performance: Results from Guinea and Kenya
Compass, adapted from Bradley, J. et al, COPE for Child Health in Kenya and Guinea: An Analysis of Service Quality, EngenderHealth, New York (2002).

Kenya: Non-Governmental Health Care Provision
Peter Berman et al., Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (April 1995) 132 pp.
PN-ABZ-200 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Non-Government Financing and Provision of Health Services in Africa: A Background Paper
Kara Hanson and Peter Berman, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (July 1994) 30 pp.
PN-ABZ-202 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Private and Nongovernment Providers: Partners for Public Health in Africa
Gerald Hursh-Cesar, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA; Conference Report (1994) 35 pp.
PN-ACJ-321 (For Free Download, Click Here)

A Regional Assessment of Health Systems Research Training in East and Southern Africa
S.S. Ndeki, Health Systems Research Project for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Health Organization/Africa Region, Zimbabwe; Academy for Educational Development, SARA Project, AFR/SD, HHRAA Project, Washington, DC (March 1997) 14 pp. + 4 appendices.

Resource Mobilization: Methodological Guidelines
Mukesh Chawla and Peter Berman, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (June 1995) 71 pp.

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

Summary of Country Studies: Private Providers' Contributions to Public Health in Four African Countries
Gerald Hursh-Cesar, Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (1994) 36 pp.
PN-ABZ-201 (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.

Zambia: Non-Governmental Health Care Provision
Peter Berman et al., Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population and International Health, Data for Decision Making Project, Boston, MA (April 1995) 109 pp.
PN-ABZ-234 (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)

AFRO GPV Logistics Project: Interim Report on Progress and Plans
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (December 1995) 10 pp.

ALIVE: An Advocacy Model for Saving Newborn Lives
SARA Project, 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

Final Report of the EPI Managers' Meeting for English Speaking Countries of Eastern and Southern Africa
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (September 1995) 12 pp. + annexes

Final Report of the EPI Managers' Meeting in West Africa
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (September 1995) 12 pp. + annexes

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)

How Can Health Serve as a Bridge for Peace?
R. Rodriguez-Garcia, J. Macinko, et al., Payson Center for International Development and Technology, Tulane University; George Washington University Medical Center; USAID/AFR/SD, Washington, DC; Linking Complex Emergency Response and Transition Initiative (CERTI) Crisis and Transition Toolkit (February 2001) 96 pp.
PN-ACM-035 (For Free Download, Click Here)

Immunization in Africa: Issues and Trends
Laurie Ackerman, AFR/ARTS, Washington, DC; Technical Paper No. 13 (June 1994) 37 pp.
PN-ABR-913

Installation of Solar Sterilizers
WHO Ghana, WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (September 1995) 4 pp.

Mission Report—EPI/Eritrea: Solar Refrigerator Maintenance System
WHO, Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo (December 1995) 12 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 [CD-ROM]
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)

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: 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)

Utilizing the Potential of Formal and Informal Private Practitioners in Child Survival in Uganda: Situation Analysis and Outline for Developing a National Strategy
The Republic of Uganda, Ministry of Health, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) Unit, Kampala, Uganda; SARA Project, AED, Washington, DC (August 2001) 29 pp.
PN-ACN-871 (For Free Download, Click Here) for download.

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