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Hubris, humility and humanity: expanding evidence approaches for improving and sustaining community health programmes
(BMC, 2018)
Community-based approaches are a critical foundation for
many health outcomes, including reproductive, maternal,
newborn and child health (RMNCH). Evidence is a vital part
of strengthening that foundation, but largely ...
An illustrated booklet for reinforcing community healthworker knowledge of tuberculosis and facilitating patient counselling
(AOSIS, 2018)
Community health workers (CHWs) have facilitated the move to decentralise tuberculosis (TB) management, but lack access to information appropriate both for personal use and in patient interaction and education.To explore ...
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based support for adolescents receiving antiretroviral treatment: An operational research study in South Africa
(Wiley Open Access, 2018)
Adolescents and youth receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa have high attrition andinadequate ART outcomes, and evaluations of interventions improving ART outcomes amongst adolescents are very ...
Understanding key drivers of performance in the provision of maternal health services in eastern cape, South Africa: a systems analysis using group model building
(BMC, 2018)
Background: The Eastern Cape Province reports among the poorest health service indicators in South Africa with
some of its districts standing out as worst performing as regards maternal health indicators. To understand ...
Patterns of authorship on community health workers in low-and-middle income countries: An analysis of publications (2012–2016)
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)
Studies of authorship provide a barometer
of local research capacity and ownership of research,
considered key to defining appropriate research priorities,
developing contextualised responses to health problems
and ...
Comparative analysis of essential medicines for cardiovascular diseases in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
(World Health Organization, 2018)
Adequate access to essential medicines for cardiovascular disease is necessary to address the high
cardiovascular disease burden in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). ...