Process Documentation and Evaluation
Helping Babies Breathe Quality Improvement Project Scale up in 12 hospitals. A scale up research supported by Uppsala University for a period of 2 years with 0.5 million USD. The project expects more than 60,000 mothers and newborns tracked and observed. The project will end in 2018.
Every Newborn Action Plan metric evaluation and long term follow up in collaboration with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) with the partnership value of 0.25 million USD. A rigorous study to assess the developmental outcomes of babies who received resuscitation, Kangaroo Mother Care and infection management at birth. A five year follow up to 800 babies is aimed. The project will end in 2023.
Evaluation of the Safer Birth package on health worker’s performance and perinatal outcome in a hospital of Nepal in collaboration with Laerdal Global Health with the partnership value of 170 K USD. The project will end in 2019.
Randomized Controlled Trial on Effect of SMS based reminders to care giver on improvement in coverage of immunization in a hospital of Nepal in partnership with UNICEF Nepal. The partnership value is of 180 K USD. The project will end in 2018.
Cohort follow up study of delayed cord clamping at birth. We have experienced and competent database manager, data entry operators to maintain data quality in a systematic way.
Implementation Project
Almost all the research projects are designed in mixed method approach. Having qualitative trained experts, we have used qualitative techniques such as Semi Structured Interview (SSI) and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) especially during the pilot testing of En-Smiling study to assess the perception of mothers and assessors regarding assessment tools and the whole process which helped in validation of actual data collection. Qualitative method is also used in Process Evaluation of NePeriQIP to find out the real perception of health workers, health care seekers, policy makers and project staffs towards NePeriQIP and to determine the in-depth explanation of any activities involved in this study. We have also conducted In Depth Interview (IDI) in recent pilot testing of Safer Birth Package to have feedback on the new equipment introduced and the training package transforming the package into effective one.
Thematic interpretation of MNCH amalgamating to strengthen health system
Golden Community is evolving as an accountable research organization in national and international forum. We have the research projects in government hospitals requiring a cordial relationship with the government officials. For the sustainability of change we bring or adherence to a novel health practice we introduce post study, advocating and influencing policy decisions are the most important tasks to be accomplished from the beginning of the any project. GC in collaboration with related developmental partners and prominent government bodies creates a facilitating environment for the Ministry of Health to strengthen health system in an integrated approach.
Project Management
GC has sound, structured management system with clear employment policy in terms of roles and responsibilities, infra structures availability both in head office as well as field office. Outcome oriented job descriptions of field staffs account for the smooth field operation and the intermittent monitoring by internal review team members ensures deliverables in time as expected by the providers. All site weekly online meeting of different projects updates project’s activities through data presentations and interactions among filed staffs and project management team.
GC has successfully implemented few projects with ongoing small and large scale research projects in collaboration with government bodies, international developing partner, research institutes and renowned academic institutions.