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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 ...
Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll
(Researchgate, 2021-07)
Although increasing public spending on health worker (HW) recruitments could reduce workforce shortages in sub-Saharan Africa, effective
strategies for achieving this are still unclear. We aimed to understand the process ...
The need to incorporate the impact of population ageing into the postCOVID-19 policy and planning reset in low and middle income countries
(Taylor & Francis, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to widen the health care demand-supply gap, especially in
low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The virus has had the greatest impact on older
persons in terms of morbidity and mortality, ...
Optimising geographical accessibility to primary health care: A geospatial analysis of community health posts and community health workers in Niger
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
Background Little is known about the contribution of community health posts and community health workers (CHWs) to geographical accessibility of primary healthcare (PHC) services at community level and strategies for ...
‘We had to manage what we had on hand, in whatever way we could’: Adaptive responses in policy for decentralized drug-resistant tuberculosis care in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
In 2011, the South African National TB Programme launched a policy of decentralized management
of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in order to expand the capacity of facilities to treat patients
with DR-TB, minimize ...
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 3. Programme governance
(BMC, 2021)
Background: Community health workers (CHWs) can play a critical role in primary healthcare and are seen widely
as important to achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Evaluation of pharmaceutical industry led access programmes: A standardised framework
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)
Pharmaceutical industry-led access programmes are
increasing in number and scope worldwide. We present
a new standardised framework for evaluation of these
programmes that includes three components: a taxonomy
of 11 ...
Intervention in mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in 3 provinces in South Africa using a quality improvement approach: Protocol for a mixed method type 2 hybrid evaluation
(JMIR Publications, 2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic undermined gains in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa. The
Mphatlalatsane Initiative is a health system intervention to reduce mortality and morbidity in women and newborns ...
District health management and stillbirth recording and reporting: a qualitative study in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2024)
Background: Despite global efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, stillbirths remain a significant public health challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. District health systems, largely seen as the ...