Children& Society Special Issue call for papers: Bringing young children into conversations about their lives. **Please share widely** onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…

Had an interesting week in Nairobi Kenya this week with our research team GroupCare1000. Sharing and learning together with 125 other participants about the benefits of group based antenatal care. Thank you to Johns Hopkins Jhpiego for hosting an excellent space. #antenatal

Group-based antenatal care #First1000Days: We recently had a research results meeting with our system implementation partner (a local hospital) & govt stakeholders, to together reflect on the group care model benefits for moms & babies, & co-create next steps. #EngagedScholarship

FHI 360, alongside USAID Global Health, will host a webinar as part of USAID's 2024 Health Systems Strengthening Learning Series! Join us April 17 as we explore how #healthsystems can enable behavior change and performance of health system actors. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/3vP8CSZ

Please join us next week to share key lessons learned on our Safe, Inclusive Participative Pedagogy #ECD

Webinar 🗨️ Researchers, policy makers and practitioners, join us and our international research partners, as lessons are shared on working with low-income communities to improve early childhood education. 🗓️ 23 April ⏰ See times on poster👇🏾 Register: bit.ly/3vTFeey

Myself & Wiedaad Slemming had a productive week of meetings in Brussels with the GroupCare1000 research team last week. Including some sightseeing. #antenatal #postnatal

So proud of colleague @cissienamanda presenting 1st results from #RAPSSA project #kbs2024 today, & important conclusion. With Institute for Social Marketing and Health - UoS Makerere University School of Public Health University of Malawi (UNIMA) @marshaorgill SAMRC Linda Bauld RP Movendi International Juan Tello Alcohol Review Vital Strategies Jacqui Drope Global Alcohol Policy Alliance

If you are interested in implementing a group based approach for antenatal or postnatal care please see the implemenation Toolkit we just published. Based on our GroupCare1000 research project. Link in thread below #antenal #postnatal

If you are interested in implementing a group based approach for antenatal and/or postanatal care see our GroupCare1000 implementation Toolkit we just published. Download at groupcare1000.com #antenatal #postnatal

Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye Charles Parry Marsha Orgill (University of Cape Town) Movendi International Vital Strategies Juan Tello

New paper in HealthPolicyPlanning, for those doing research/ teaching in health policy analysis, see our great new paper on the impact of crises on policy formulation (Covid-19 + alcohol regulation) academic.oup.com/heapol/advance… Lucy Gilson Eleanor Whyle Stephanie M Topp Helen Walls Jeremy Shiffman

Wow Lucy! So deserved! Thank you for all your ongoing contributions to the field of HPSR 🥳

Read our latest blog( based on our journal article in Health Policy and Planning) on "The politics of crisis, alcohol and policy formulation". Children's Institute, University of Cape Town

NEW PODCAST!🎙️ @Sheena_Byrom is joined by Marlies Rijnders, Manodj Hindori & Marsha Orgill (University of Cape Town) as they discuss centering birth, the GroupCare1000 project and the group care model. 🎧 Listen now on streaming platforms and the All4Maternity website 🔗 all4maternity.com/sharing/love-l…

Great to have #RAPSSA Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye & Makerere University School of Public Health at this local event, presenting & mentioning Institute for Social Marketing and Health - UoS research around the ban of the alcohol sachets (w Marsha Orgill (University of Cape Town) Charles Parry University of Malawi (UNIMA) Linda Bauld Cissie Namanda Denview Magalasi) & research with FORUT Dr Gemma Mitchell

Today, we at the Children's Institute Children's Institute, University of Cape Town released the 2024 Child Gauge. The theme: Enhancing early childhood development. Considering across sectors and across the life course. Download a copy below.

If you are interested in knowing more about innovative community based ambulance services, do read this paper by my very insightful colleagues leanne brady Lucy Gilson Asha George

The Children's Institute, University of Cape Town #ChildGauge2024 places early childhood development front and centre, focusing on children's health, nutrition, safety, early learning, and responsive care. It also unites a community of actors committed to the well-being of children: bit.ly/4ge0PR2.