Strengthening implementation of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook for global maternal, newborn, and child health

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The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Handbook is an integrated home-based record format for maternal, newborn, and child health. "The WHO recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn, and child health (2018)" help country officers and experts to identify the value of home-based records including the MCH Handbook. It also indicates the importance of using home-based records effectively, as the benefits derived from them depend on the quality of their implementation.