Mary H. Hodges

Experiences Using Mobile Phone Surveys to Monitor and Evaluate the Distribution of Health Services in Sierra Leone

Mary H. Hodges, Mohamed Turay, Fatmata Fatima Sesay, Habib Kamara, Mohamed Bah, Jusufu Paye, Heather Katcher & Jessica Blankenship · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Evidence-based programs to reduce child mortality and morbidity such as twice-yearly vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and mass drug administration (MDA) for neglected tropical diseases require real-time coverage data to ensure that all populations are reached with equi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20847

High Coverage of Vitamin A Supplementation and Measles Vaccination during an Integrated Maternal and Child Health Week in Sierra Leone

Fatmata Fatima Sesay, Mary H. Hodges, Habib I. Kamara, Mohamed Turay, Adam Wolf, Thomas T. Samba, Aminata Shamit Koroma, Wogba Kamara, Amadu Fall, Pamella Mitula, Ishata Conteh, Nuhu Maksha & Amara Jambai · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2015

Objectives: Mass distribution of vitamin A supplementation (VAS) and measles vaccination has contributed to the reduction in child mortality in Sierra Leone from 267/1000 in 2005 to 118/1000 in 2010. In May 2012, the twice-yearly Maternal and Child Health Week (MCHW) integrated V...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2015/20845