Background and Objective: Utilization of antenatal care in rural India is far from universal. It requires monitoring and identification of specific needs at field level for timely corrective actions. To pilot test the triangulation of rapid quantitative (Lot Quality Assurance Sampling) and qualitative (Focus Group Discussion) monitoring tools for ensuring antenatal care in a community based pro...

BACKGROUND The world is closer than ever to a polio-free Africa. In this end-stage, it is important to ensure high levels of population immunity to prevent polio outbreaks. Here, we introduce a new method of assessing vaccination campaign effectiveness and estimating immunity at the district-level. We demonstrate how this approach can be used to plan the vaccination campaigns prospectively to b...

Conflict of interest We declare we have no conflict of interest. Determinants of the Introduction of Prelacteal Feeds in Rural Nepal: a Cross-sectional Community Based Study Dear Editor: INTRODUCTION. The health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding for infants and mothers are well known. Breastmilk provides nutrition and protection from gastroenteritis, respiratory illness, type II diabetes (1) ...