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Evaluation of a Well-Established Task-Shifting Initiative

Ledikwe, J.H., Kejelepula, M., Maupo, K., et al. PLoS ONE (2013) CC

The Lay Counselor Cadre in Botswana

Closing the mental health treatment gap in South Africa: a review of costs and cost-effectiveness

Jack, H.; R.G. Wagner, I. Petersen, et al. (2014) CC

Tuberculosis in HIV/AIDS Patients

Gjergji, M.; j. Bushati; A. Harxkhi, et al. MedGrave (2017) C2

J Epidemiol Infect Dis 1(1): 00003.n DOI: 10.15406/jeid.2017.01.00003 Published: September 14, 2017

Ecosystem approaches to health - Teaching Manual

McCullagh S, Hunter B, Houle K et al. CoPEH Canada (2012) CC

CoPEH-Canada has generated a series of teaching and training resources over more than a decade. These resources began with the production of the CoPEH-Canada Teaching Manual (2012), which is dedicated to Bruce Hunter. Our training resources have expanded to include a range of resources including: Mo ... more

Qualitative assessment of community health workers’ perspective on their motivation in community-based primary health care in rural Malawi

Ndambo, M.K.; Munyaneza, F.; Aron, M.B. et al. BMC Health Services Research (2022) CC

Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) have a positive impact on the provision of community-based primary health care through screening, treatment, referral, psychosocial support, and accompaniment. With a broad scope of work, CHW programs must balance the breadth and depth of tasks to mainta ... in CHW motivation for high-quality care delivery. Few studies have described the CHW perspective on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to enhance their programmatic activities. Methods: We utilized an exploratory qualitative study design with CHWs employed in the household model in Neno District, Malawi, to explore their perspectives on intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and dissatisfiers in their work. Data was collected in 8 focus group discussions with 90 CHWs in October 2018 and March–April 2019 in seven purposively selected catchment areas. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed using Dedoose. Results: Themes of complex intrinsic and extrinsic factors were generated from the perspectives of the CHWs in the focus group discussions. Study results indicate that enabling factors are primarily intrinsic factors such as positive patient outcomes, community respect, and recognition by the formal health care system but can lead to the chal- lenge of increased scope and workload. Extrinsic factors can provide challenges, including an increased scope and workload from original expectations, lack of resources to utilize in their work, and rugged geography. However, a posi- tive work environment through supportive relationships between CHWs and supervisors enables the CHWs. Conclusion: This study demonstrated enabling factors and challenges for CHW performance from their perspec- tive within the dual-factor theory. We can mitigate challenges through focused efforts to limit geographical distance, manage workload, and strengthen CHW support to reinforce their recognition and trust. Such programmatic empha- sis can focus on enhancing motivational factors found in this study to improve the CHWs’ experience in their role. The engagement of CHWs, the communities, and the formal health care system is critical to improving the care provided to the patients and communities, along with building supportive systems to recognize the work done by CHWs for the primary health care systems. more

Neurodevelopmental disorders in children aged 2–9 years: Population-based burden estimates across five regions in India

N. K. Arora; , M. K. C. Nair; S .Gulati; et al. Plos Medicine (2018) CC

PLoS Med 15(7): e1002615. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pmed.1002615

Clinical utlity of peptide microarrys in the serodiagnosis of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a diagnostic test accuracy sytematic review

Vengesai A., Naicker T., Kasambala M., et al. (2021) C2

BMJ Open 2021;11:e042279. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042279. Neglected tropical diseases tend to cluster in the same poor populations, and to make progress with their control, they will have to be dealt with in an integrated manner. Peptide microarrays may be a solution to tese problems, where diagnos ... more

Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 countries

Hsia Y., B. R Lee, A. Versporten, et al The Lancet (2019) C2

Improving the quality of hospital antibiotic use is a major goal of WHO’s global action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance. The WHO Essential Medicines List Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification could facilitate simple stewardship interventions that are widely applicable globally. ... more

Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change

Jones B. A., Grace D. et al (2013) C2

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A v.110(21); 2013 May 21 PMC3666729 ; A systematic review was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to analyze qualitatively best available scientific evidence on the effect of agricultural intensification and environmental changes on the risk of zoonoses for which there are ... more

Moving to a strong(er) community health system: analysing the role of community health volunteers in the new national community health strategy in Malawi

Angwenyi, V.; Aantjes, C.; Kondowe, K. et al. BMJ Global Health (2018) CC

Since the Alma Ata Declaration in 1978, community health volunteers (CHVs) have been at the forefront, providing health services, especially to underserved communities, in low-income countries. However, consolidation of CHVs position within formal health systems has proved to be complex and continue ... more

‘Virus Carriers’ and HIV testing: navigating Ukraine’s HIV policies and programming for female sex workers

A. Tokar; J. Osborne; K. Slobodianiuk; et al. BMC Public Health (BioMed Central); Health Research Policy and Systems (2019) CC

Tokar et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2019) 17:23 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0415-4

Medication adherence to antiretroviral therapy among newly treated people living with HIV

Y. Yu; D. Luo; X. Chen; et al. BMC Public Health (2018) CC

Yu et al. BMC Public Health (2018) 18:825 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5731-z Research Article

Desarrollo de la práctica de farmacia - Centrada en la atención del paciente

Wiedenmayer, K. et al. Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), Federación Internacional Farmacéutica (FIP) (2006) CC

Spanish version of "Developing Pharmacy Practice" - WHO/FIP Joint handbook - Este manual de introducción marca un nuevo paradigma en la práctica de farmacia. Intenta guiar a los formadores en atención farmacéutica para educar a los estudiantes de farmacia y a los farmacéuticos ya estableci ... more

Social network methods for HIV case-finding among people who inject drugs in Tajikistan

M. Kan; D. B. Garfinkel; O. Samoylova; et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society (2018) C2

Kan M et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2018, 21(S5):e25139 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25139/full | https://doi ... more

Health worker migration from South Africa: causes, consequences and policy responses

Labonté et al Human Resources for Health (2015) CC

Душевное здоровье – ценность для всех нас Информационный сборник о нарушениях психического здоровья детей

Айме Меос, Ану Суси, Эвели Месикяпп et al. Детский фонд Клиника Тартуского университета, Клиника Тартуского университета et al. (2019) C1

Цель сборника – поделиться знаниями о нарушениях психического здоровья детей со специалистами, ежедневно занимающимися детьми и не имеющими медицинского образо� ... more

Factors associated with hepatitis C seropositivity in people living with HIV

V. M. Kuehlkamp; I. J. C. Schneider; M. F. Biudes; et al. PAHO (Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization); Iris (Institutional Repository); Rev Panam Salud Publica (2014) C2

Investigación original / Original research Rev Panam Salud Publica 35(1), 2014

The environmental footprint of health care: a global assessment

Lenzen, M.; A. Malik, M.Li, et al. (2020) CC

Lancet Planet Health 2020; 4: e271–79

Management and Prevention Strategies for Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Their Risk Factors

Budreviciute, A.; Damiati, S.; Khdr Sabir, D. et al. (2020) CC

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are of increasing concern for society and national governments, as well as globally due to their high mortality rate. The main risk factors of NCDs can be classified into the categories of self-management, genetic factors, environmental factors, factors of medical co ... more