Nepal Clean Home Delivery Kit: Evaluation of the Health Impact - Path

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special thanks go to the field team of dedicated men and women who worked under very
difficult conditions to collect the data for this study. We would also like to recognize the
assistance of Nebin Lal Shrestha, who did all the data entry and preliminary analysis of
several aspects of the study. Save the Children U.S. assisted in managing the
administrative aspects of the study. Barbara Crook and Sandra Laston gave valuable
advice and assistance in setting up the study. Sumitra Bantawa and Renuka Munankarmi
of MCH Products Pvt., Ltd., makers of the delivery kit, played critical roles in the
development of the study protocol, in coordinating local meetings of the technical
advisory committee, in supporting the researchers administratively, and in targeting their
marketing efforts to ensure the availability of kits in the study areas. USAID/Nepal
provided assistance and technical input at various points during the study. Finally, the
technical advisory committee in Kathmandu provided useful input at the planning phase
and after the preliminary data analysis was completed, and reviewed the final draft.
Funding for the study was provided primarily by United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) under the Technologies for Health (HealthTech) project,
Cooperative Agreement No. HRN-A-00-96-90007-00, with supplemental funding from
Save the Children U.S.
i
Nepal Delivery Kit Evaluation May 2000