Research

Ongoing studies: 

Three women with smiling baby in EthiopiaMNCH Morbidity and Mortality Surveillance describes the epidemiology of maternal and childhood illnesses in North Shewa, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

 

 

 

Family speaking with a health provider

ANC/PNC Collective aims to develop and test innovative interventions to improve antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) in Ethiopia.

 

 

 

 

 

Ethiopia landscapeMaternal and Newborn Colonization-Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) estimates the prevalence of ESBL and CRE colonization among pregnant women and their newborns and the association with health outcomes.

 

 

 

Data collectors walking towards ShewarobitVerbal Autopsy investigates the causes of death among newborns, children, and mothers in North, Shewa, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Completed studies:

Mother holding her child

KMC Implementation Research Initiative was an adaptive intervention study that achieved 80% KMC coverage in five districts in Oromia, Ethiopia.

 

 

 

 

BARNARDS lab staff in Ethiopia

Burden of Antibiotic Resistance in Neonates from Developing Societies (BARNARDS) identified etiologies of neonatal sepsis, antibiotic resistance patterns, and the association between maternal colonization and neonatal sepsis in Ethiopia.

 

 

 

ABC data collectors at training

Addis Ababa Birth Cohort (ABC) investigated the causes of morbidity and mortality death among newborns in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.