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April 2023 | Volume 11 | Number 2

EDITORIALS

  • Open Access
    Ten Years for GHSP: Where Are We Now? Where Will We Go?
    Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Rajani Ved, Nana Twum-Danso, Abdulmumin Saad and Stephen Hodgins
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2300102; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00102
  • Open Access
    Maternal Death Surveillance and Response: Looking Backward, Going Forward
    Matthews Mathai
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2300099; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00099

COMMENTARIES

  • Open Access
    Novel Approaches to Postnatal Prophylaxis to Eliminate Vertical Transmission of HIV
    Theodore Ruel, Martina Penazzato, Jennifer M. Zech, Moherndran Archary, Tim R. Cressey, Ameena Goga, Joseph Harwell, Raphael J. Landovitz, Maria Grazia Lain, Marc Lallemant, Eleanor Namusoke-Magongo, Irene Mukui, Sallie R. Permar, Andrew J. Prendergast, Roger Shapiro and Elaine J. Abrams
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200401; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00401

    Despite progress in providing antiretroviral therapy to pregnant women living with HIV, a substantial number of vertical transmissions continue to occur. Novel approaches leveraging modern potent, safe, and well-tolerated antiretroviral drugs are urgently needed.

  • Open Access
    Carpe DM: The First Global Diabetes Targets
    Jeremy I. Schwartz, Kaushik Ramaiya, Margo Warren, Prashant Yadav, Grace Castillo, Roshini George and Helen McGuire
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200403; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00403

    The authors discuss the newly adopted global diabetes targets and their potential role in driving funding, advocacy, research, and clinical care to reduce the massive global disparities in access to quality diabetes care.

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

  • Open Access
    From Pre-Implementation to Institutionalization: Lessons From Sustaining a Perinatal Audit Program in South Africa
    Mary V. Kinney, Asha S. George, Natasha R. Rhoda, Robert C. Pattinson and Anne-Marie Bergh
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200213; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00213

    The authors explored the implementation history of South Africa’s perinatal audit program and identified lessons learned, policy and operational gaps, and issues with an existing measurement tool found while measuring the program’s implementation in 5 districts.

  • Open Access
    Evaluation of a Depression Intervention in People With HIV and/or TB in Eswatini Primary Care Facilities: Implications for Southern Africa
    Nina Putnis, Nick Riches, Archibald Nyamayaro, Darah Boucher, Rebecca King, Ian F. Walker, Alett Burger, Paul Southworth, Violet Mwanjali and John Walley
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200016; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00016

    The authors assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a program integrating basic mental health care into nurse-led HIV and TB care in rural settings in Eswatini and identified key barriers to implementation and scale-up.

  • Open Access
    Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Financial Sustainability of the HIV Response in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study
    Daniel Ogbuabor, Caroline Olwande, Iris Semini, Obinna Onwujekwe, Yewande Olaifa and Chioma Ukanwa
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200430; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00430

    The authors’ explored stakeholders’ perspectives on factors that affect the financial sustainability of the HIV response in Nigeria when donors withdraw. The findings can help decision-makers to develop, implement, and evaluate HIV financial sustainability plans.

  • Open Access
    The First Differentiated TB Care Model From India: Delays and Predictors of Losses in the Care Cascade
    Hemant Deepak Shewade, Asha Frederick, G. Kiruthika, Madhanraj Kalyanasundaram, Joshua Chadwick, T. Daniel Rajasekar, K. Gayathri, R. Vijayaprabha, R. Sabarinathan, Jeyashree Kathiresan, P.K. Bhavani, S. Aarthi, K.V. Suma, Delphina Peter Pathinathan, Raghavan Parthasarathy, M. Bhavani Nivetha, Jerome G. Thampi, Deiveegan Chidambaram, Tarun Bhatnagar, S. Lokesh, Shanmugasundaram Devika, Timothy S. Laux, Stalin Viswanathan, R. Sridhar, K. Krishnamoorthy, M. Sakthivel, S. Karunakaran, S. Rajkumar, M. Ramachandran, K.D. Kanagaraj, M. Kaleeswari, V.P. Durai, R. Saravanan, A. Sugantha, S. Zufire Hassan Mohamed Khan, P. Sangeetha, R. Vasudevan, R. Nedunchezhian, M. Sankari, N. Jeevanandam, S. Ganapathy, V. Rajasekaran, T. Mathavi, A.R. Rajaprakash, Lakshmi Murali, U. Pugal, K. Sundaralingam, S. Savithri, S. Vellasamy, D. Dheenadayal, P. Ashok, K. Jayasree, R. Sudhakar, K.P. Rajan, N. Tharageshwari, D. Chokkalingam, S.M. Anandrajkumar, T.S. Selvavinayagam, C. Padmapriyadarshini, Ranjani Ramachandran and Manoj V. Murhekar
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200505; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00505

    The authors present the first published experience of a statewide differentiated TB care model from Tamil Nadu, India. The findings of this operational research guided the authors in closing the gaps in the care cascade.

  • Open Access
    Experiences of Justice-Involved People Transitioning to HIV Care in the Community After Prison Release in Lusaka, Zambia: A Qualitative Study
    Helene J. Smith, Michael E. Herce, Chilambwe Mwila, Peter Chisenga, Chisenga Yenga, Besa Chibwe, Vivien Mai, Lillian Kashela, Mirriam Nanyagwe, Sisa Hatwiinda, Clement N. Moonga, Maurice Musheke, Yotam Lungu, Izukanji Sikazwe and Stephanie M. Topp
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200444; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00444

    HIV care for incarcerated PLHIV in sub-Saharan Africa has improved, but little is known about their post-release experience with care. The authors conducted a qualitative study to describe factors influencing post-release HIV care continuity in Zambia.

FIELD ACTION REPORTS

  • Open Access
    Training a Continent: A Process Evaluation of Virtual Training on Infection Prevention and Control in Africa During COVID-19
    Suzan Joseph Kessy, Giorgia Gon, Yewande Alimi, Waheed Aryio Bakare, Katherine Gallagher, Emilio Hornsey, Lizzi Sithole, Ezinne Victoria Chinemerem Onwekwe, Tochi Okwor, Adekemi Sekoni, Alice Vahanian, Anna Vorndran, Thaddee Niyoyitungira, Tajudeen Raji, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Mohammed Abdulaziz and Folasade Ogunsola
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200051; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00051

    Virtual training programs provide a feasible way to strengthen infection prevention and control in Africa.

  • Open Access
    Establishing the Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System for Monitoring Maternal Outcomes in Eastern Ethiopia: A Pilot Study
    Abera Kenay Tura, Sagni Girma, Yadeta Dessie, Delayehu Bekele, Jelle Stekelenburg, Thomas van den Akker, Marian Knight and on behalf of the Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System Steering Committee
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200281; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00281

    The authors’ pilot of the Ethiopian Obstetric Surveillance System demonstrates the feasibility of establishing similar systems to monitor maternal outcomes in other low-resource settings.

  • Open Access
    Empowering Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Mothers’ Support Groups: Evidence From a Community Engagement Initiative in Sri Lanka
    MSD Wijesinghe, BMI Gunawardana, WMPC Weerasinghe, SASC Karunarathne, VCN Vithana, RMNU Rajapaksha, R Batuwanthudawe and RPP Karunapema
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200402; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00402

    Community empowerment activities conducted by mothers’ support groups in Sri Lanka played a critical role in COVID-19 outbreak control among communities.

PROGRAM CASE STUDIES

  • Open Access
    Addressing the Need for a Preexposure Prophylaxis Monitoring and Evaluation Implementation Guide: Experience From Zambia
    Marie-Claude C. Lavoie, Natalie Blanco, Linah K. Mwango, Brooke E. Nichols, Anna Whittington, Brianna Lindsay, Olufunso Adebayo, Morley Mujansi, Kalima Tembo, Lottie Hachaambwa, Daliso Mumba, Bupe Musonda and Cassidy W. Claassen
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200396; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00396

    The authors share the experience of developing a national preexposure prophylaxis program monitoring and evaluation implementation guide in Zambia, which can inform approaches to meet similar needs in other sub-Saharan African countries.

  • Open Access
    Evaluating Counseling for Choice in Malawi: A Client-Centered Approach to Contraceptive Counseling
    Amanda Kalamar, Kendal Danna, Alexandra Angel, Claire W. Rothschild, Innocent Meja, Eva Lathrop and Philip Mkandawire
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200319; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00319

    Authors found that clients counseled using the Counseling for Choice approach in Malawi reported better quality of contraceptive counseling and experience of care using metrics including person-centered care and quality of information exchange.

  • Open Access
    A Successful National and Multipartner Approach to Increase Immunization Coverage: The Democratic Republic of Congo Mashako Plan 2018–2020
    Paul Lame, Augustin Milabyo, Sylvia Tangney, Gloire O. Mbaka, Christophe Luhata, Jean-Bernard Le Gargasson, Christelle Mputu, Nicole A. Hoff, Sydney Merritt, Dalau M. Nkamba, Djariatou Sow Sall, John Samuel Otomba, Amine El Mourid, Paul Lusamba, Kamel Senouci, Emmanuel Bor, Anne W. Rimoin, Didine Kaba, Guillaume Mwamba and Elisabeth Mukamba
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200326; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00326

    An innovative rapid revitalization strategy strengthened routine immunization systems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo through the engagement of subnational governments and could be applied to other low- and middle-income countries.

  • Open Access
    Institutionalizing the Management of Sick Young Infants: Kenya’s Experience in Revising National Guidelines on Integrated Management of Newborn and Childhood Illnesses
    Wilson Liambila, Fred Were, Timothy Abuya, George Odwe, Alice Natecho, Samuel Mungai, Peter Mwaura, David Githanga, Joe Mbuthia, Doris Kinuthia, Allan Govoga, Charlotte E. Warren, Kezia K’Oduol and Jesse Gitaka
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200482; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00482

    Using implementation research to introduce guidelines on management of sick young infants with possible severe bacterial infection into Kenya’s integrated management of newborn and childhood illness guidelines improved uptake of services for sick young infants.

  • Open Access
    The Godmother Project: A Virtual Initiative to Support Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Brazil During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Juliana S. Amaro, Marcia Rochelle T. F. B. Pessalli, Lissandra B. da Cunha, Ana Pilar Betrán, Maria Regina Torloni and Monica M. Siaulys
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200500; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00500

    WhatsApp groups of pregnant and postpartum women led by dedicated nurse educators can help educate and support women during the perinatal period, especially in contexts of physical distancing requirements or where social support is unavailable.

REVIEWS

  • Open Access
    A Scoping Review of Footwear Worn by People With Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Implications for Ulcer Prevention Programs
    Madison Reddie, Christopher Shallal and Daniel Frey
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200392; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00392

    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.

  • Open Access
    Trauma Care Scenarios Following Road Traffic Crashes in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review
    Bushra Zarin Islam, Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Nahitun Naher and Syed Masud Ahmed
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200053; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00053

    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.

METHODOLOGY

  • Open Access
    How Poor Is Your Sample? A Simple Approach for Estimating the Relative Economic Status of Small and Nonrepresentative Samples
    Jan Ostermann, Nicole Hair, Volker Grzimek, Siyu Zheng, Wenfeng Gong, Kathryn Whetten and Nathan Thielman
    Global Health: Science and Practice April 2023, 11(2):e2200394; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00394

    The authors demonstrate the simplicity and utility of a method for estimating the relative economic status of small and nonrepresentative samples relative to existing representative reference populations.

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