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Expressions of actor power in implementation: A qualitative case study of a health service intervention in South Africa
(Research Square, 2021)
Implementation frameworks and theories acknowledge the role of power as a factor in the adoption (or
not) of interventions in health services. Despite this recognition, there is a paucity of evidence on how
interventions ...
The multiple lenses on the community health system: Implications for policy, practice and research
(2021-07)
Community health systems (CHSs) have historically been approached from multiple perspectives, with different
purposes and methodological and disciplinary orientations. The terrain is, on the one hand, vast and diverse. ...
Strengthening research and practice in community health systems: A research agenda and manifesto
(Researchgate, 2021-07-11)
While there have been increased calls for strengthening community health systems (CHSs), key priorities for this field
have not been fully articulated. This paper seeks to fill this gap, presenting a collaboratively defined ...
Developing a district level supportive supervision framework for community health workers through co-production in South Africa
(BMC, 2021)
One of the key challenges of community health worker (CHW) programmes across the globe is
inadequate supervision. Evidence on effective approaches to CHW supervision is limited and intervention research has
up to now ...
Policy adoption and the implementation woes of the intersectoral first 1000 days of childhood initiative, in the Western Cape province of South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2021)
There is a growing interest in implementing intersectoral approaches to address social determinants especially within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era. However, there is limited research that uses policy analysis ...
Working towards inclusive, socially accountable and resilient community health systems: An introduction to a special issue
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2021)
This editorial introduces the eleven papers in the special issue titled: The multiple lenses on the community health
system: implications for research and action. Our editorial begins by describing the collaboration that ...
Risk factors for Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) death in a population cohort study from the Western Cape province, South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
Risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death in sub-Saharan Africa and the effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis on COVID-19 outcomes are unknown. We conducted a population cohort ...
Local dynamics of collaboration for maternal, newborn and child health: A social network analysis of healthcare providers and their managers in Gert Sibande district, South Africa
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2021)
: Accountability for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) is a collaborative endeavour and
documenting collaboration dynamics may be key to understanding variations in the performance of MNCH services.
This study ...
Exploring politics and contestation in the policy process: The case of Zambia’s contested community health strategy
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2021)
There have been increased calls for low- and middle-income countries to develop community health systems (CHS)
policies or strategies. However, emerging global guidance brackets the inherent complexity and contestation ...