{"id":35,"date":"2025-09-30T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:25:25","slug":"work-package-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/work-package-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Work package 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-accent-5-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"border-radius:20px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;min-height:132px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"287\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-191 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/Banner.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/Banner.png 1920w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/Banner-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/Banner-1024x153.png 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/Banner-768x115.png 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/11\/Banner-1536x230.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#3d3023\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-eae0cef6 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-right has-accent-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-5dbb38556a8b1cf1e3dd27ebb049bef2\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;text-transform:uppercase\">Work package 1<br>Community and stakeholder engagement<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-3-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" style=\"border-radius:20px;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Our work so far<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1942\" height=\"1210\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/CAB-members-in-Uganda-September-2024-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/CAB-members-in-Uganda-September-2024-2.png 1942w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/CAB-members-in-Uganda-September-2024-2-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/CAB-members-in-Uganda-September-2024-2-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/CAB-members-in-Uganda-September-2024-2-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/CAB-members-in-Uganda-September-2024-2-1536x957.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1942px) 100vw, 1942px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-repeated\" style=\"border-radius:20px;min-height:115px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-85 size-full is-repeated\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/kente-pattern.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#aa692c\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-color has-accent-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-998c4c0c8a2f0534c80e387aaf4ae829 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-44946049 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:20px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We worked with Community Advisory Boards (CAB) in Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia to ensure that community engagement is the foundation of our research in all work packages.<br><br>We have trained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">6 CAB members in Uganda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">36 CAB members in Ghana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">12 CAB members in Ethiopia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Through our CABs, we make sure that dialogue and feedback between research teams and community stakeholder groups at critical stages in the project implementation process for all work packages is maintained.<br><br>We have also set up a National Project Steering Committee, providing advice and support to country teams in Ghana, Ethiopia and Uganda. These committees are multidisciplinary and include frontline health workers, technical experts from Ministries of Health and UN agencies\/WHO, and civil society practitioners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84e538a1ed5250925369a0a102fcf36f\" style=\"margin-left:0;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Political Economy Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-488136b8937921fd188f4b3185ff3845\">We engaged maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR) stakeholders at community, sub-national and national level to understand political and economic factors that help or hinder MPDSR implementation. We identified and mapped key stakeholders in MPDSR implementation in each country to understand the roles they play, and the power they hold in the MPDSR process. We conducted a baseline PEA in year one of the project.<br><br>We continue to engage in \u2018everyday PEA\u2019 through our interactions with CAB members and National Project Steering Committee members, to examine the changes in the socio-political landscape as we implement the different work packages. This allows us to identify opportunities that we can use on to optimise MPDSR implementation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a78c1e1fb58f650d21f8b060ac7ec595\" style=\"margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Leads<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89368f3b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"267\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Mary-Mbuo-Cuttout-1.png\" alt=\"Dr Mary Mbuo\" class=\"wp-image-237\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dr Mary Mbuo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16cda065 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/people\/65ygs5\/doctor-mary-mbuo\">Visit profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"254\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Vincent-Mubangizi.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-262\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dr Vincent Mubangizi<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16cda065 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/profiles.must.ac.ug\/staff_member\/vicent-mubangizi\/\">Visit profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"269\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Abera-Kenay-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dr Abera Kenay<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16cda065 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lstmed.ac.uk\/about\/people\/dr-abera-kenay-tura\">Visit profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-5-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:40px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"269\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/01\/Alex-Manu.png\" alt=\"Alex Manu\" class=\"wp-image-258\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:auto;height:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dr Alex Manu<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16cda065 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-1-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Alexander-Manu-2\">Visit profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-2-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:20px\">\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eca6b0b62dab92116003e3004725ae2e\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a496571adb57&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"271\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Consultations-with-CAB-members-in-Ghana-February-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Consultations-with-CAB-members-in-Ghana-February-2025.jpg 602w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Consultations-with-CAB-members-in-Ghana-February-2025-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Consultations with CAB members in Ghana, February 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a496571adf91&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1379\" height=\"896\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Training-CAB-members-in-Ghana-February-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Training-CAB-members-in-Ghana-February-2025.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/optimap\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2026\/02\/Training-CAB-members-in-Ghana-February-2025-300x195.jpg 300w, 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