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A participatory action research approach to strengthening health managers’ capacity at district level in Eastern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Many approaches to improving health managers’ capacity in poor countries, particularly those pursued
by external agencies, employ non-participatory approaches and often seek to circumvent (rather than ...
“Feeding a child slowly:” a responsive feeding behavior component likely to reduce stunting: Population-based observations from rural Zambia
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Zambia has a very high prevalence of stunting (40%). Child feeding behaviors such as “feeding the child slowly” are now receiving attention in addressing child undernutrition, particularly stunting. A study was undertaken ...
Building a transformative agenda for accountability in SRHR: Lessons learned from SRHR and accountability literatures
(Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2019)
Global strategies and commitments for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) underscore the need to strengthen rights-based accountability processes. Yet there are gaps between these ambitious SRHR rights frameworks ...
A health system framework for perinatal care in South African district hospitals: A Delphi technique
(BMC Health Services Research, 2019)
The majority of perinatal deaths occurring in low- and middle- income countries are preventable. South Africa is a middle-income country with consistently high perinatal mortality rates and most factors contributing to ...
The governance of local health systems in the era of Sustainable Development Goals: reflections on collaborative action to address complex health needs in four country contexts
(BMJ Global Health, 2019)
This analysis reflects on experiences and lessons from four country settings - Zambia, India, Sweden and South Africa - on building collaborations in local health systems in order to respond to complex health needs. These ...
“You have to take action”: changing knowledge and attitudes towards newborn care practices during crisis in South Sudan
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Highest rates of neonatal mortality occur in countries that have recently experienced conflict.
International Medical Corps implemented a package of newborn interventions in June 2016, based on the
Newborn health in ...
Linkage into care among newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals tested through outreach and facility-based HIV testing models in Mbeya, Tanzania: a prospective mixed-method cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
OBJECTIVE: Linkage to care is the bridge between HIV
testing and HIV treatment, care and support. In
Tanzania, mobile testing aims to address historically
low testing rates. Linkage to care was reported at 14%
in 2009 ...
Supporting HIV prevention and reproductive goals in an HIV-endemic setting: taking safer conception services from policy to practice in South Africa
(Wiley Open Access, 2017)
INTRODUCTION: Safer conception care encompasses HIV care, treatment and prevention for persons living with HIV and their
partners who desire children. In 2012, South Africa endorsed a progressive safer conception policy ...
Mission hospital responses to challenges and implications for their future role in India's health system
(Health for All Nations, 2020)
India's health system is currently experiencing rapid change. Achieving India's aspirations for improved population health and universal health coverage will require the contribution of all health providers; public, ...
The politics and practice of initiating a public health postgraduate programme in three universities in sub-Saharan Africa: The challenges of alignment and coherence
(Springer Nature, 2020)
In-country postgraduate training programme in low and middle income countries are widely considered to strengthen institutional and national capacity. There exists dearth of research about how new training initiatives in ...