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- Interventions to Improve the Reproductive Health of Undocumented Female Migrants and Refugees in Protracted Situations: A Systematic Review
Evidence from a systematic review shows that subsidizing health care, strengthening health services, and implementing educational interventions have positive effects on undocumented migrant women and female refugees’ sexual and reproductive health outcomes.
- When a Toolkit Is Not Enough: A Review on What Is Needed to Promote the Use and Uptake of Immunization-Related Resources
While resources like toolkits and guidance play an important role in promoting adherence to evidence-based practice in the administration of routine immunization programs, simply creating these resources is not enough. More work is needed to understand how to promote uptake and use of these resources by routine immunization programs.
- Do No Harm: A Review of Social Harms Associated with HIV Partner Notification
This narrative review provides an in-depth interpretation of the limited evidence available on social harms associated with HIV partner notification services. Findings reflect knowledge gaps and areas where future research could make contributions.
- Software Tools to Facilitate Community-Based Surveillance: A Scoping Review
Authors of this review identified software tools that could be used for community-based public health surveillance and facilitate faster communication of potential outbreaks, reporting, and coordination of response efforts.
- Measuring National Immunization System Performance: A Systematic Assessment of Available Resources
This review of monitoring and evaluation resources identified multiple performance indicators that can inform country-specific approaches to evaluating immunization systems.
- A Financing Strategy to Expand Surgical Health Care
The authors propose a strategy to guide the financing of surgical health care services as part of national health care policies in LMICs.
- A Scoping Review of Footwear Worn by People With Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Implications for Ulcer Prevention Programs
New approaches to reducing the massive burden of diabetic foot ulceration are needed for low- and middle-income country settings, where current international guidelines may not be practical.
- Trauma Care Scenarios Following Road Traffic Crashes in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review
For victims of road traffic crashes in Bangladesh, the prehospital care is rudimentary and the hospital-based care is often inadequate, which frequently results in catastrophic health costs for them and their families.
- Community Health Workers as Vaccinators: A Rapid Review of the Global Landscape, 2000–2021
This review identifies countries where community health workers administered vaccines and synthesizes health systems factors that may contribute to or detract from the feasibility of community health workers administering vaccines to alleviate health workforce shortages.
- Preexposure Prophylaxis Among Pregnant and Lactating People in 18 PEPFAR-Supported Countries: A Review of HIV Strategies and Guidelines
The use of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a safe, efficacious method to prevent HIV infections among pregnant and lactating people (PLP) and their infants. Despite growing support for PrEP use among PLP and notable changes in national policies, many policy gaps persist.