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    Remote Interviewer Training for COVID-19 Data Collection: Challenges and Lessons Learned From 3 Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Shani Turke, Sarah Nehrling, Samuel Olanipekun Adebayo, Pierre Akilimali, Ivan Idiodi, Anthony Mwangi, Elizabeth Larson, Caroline Moreau and Philip Anglewicz
    Global Health: Science and Practice February 2021, https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00468

    Remote training of interviewers in low-resource settings can be an effective approach during the COVID-19 pandemic when data are critically needed and in-person learning is not possible. We demonstrate that remote interviewer training is possible when interviewers: have at least an intermittent Internet connection, have select physical materials available, and are experienced and part of a cohesive team.

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    Implementation of a Pediatric Early Warning Score to Improve Communication and Nursing Empowerment in a Rural District Hospital in Rwanda
    Shela Sridhar, Alexis Schmid, Francois Biziyaremye, Samantha Hodge, Ngamika Patient and Kim Wilson
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2020, 8(4):838-845; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00075

    Implementation of the Pediatric Early Warning Score for Resource-Limited Settings tool improved nurses’ competency and confidence in their triage capabilities. This tool has the potential to improve patient outcomes. However, staff turnover and limited physician buy-in were barriers to sustainability of the tool in low-resource settings.

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    Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to Promote Patient-Centered Practice: Building Capacity Among Pediatric Physiotherapists in Rwanda
    Monika Mann, Ines Musabyemariya, Linn Harding and Ben Braxley
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2020, 8(3):596-605; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00408

    Tracking outcomes is integral to assessing effectiveness of health systems. Multimodal training was offered in the use of a contextually appropriate, patient-centered outcome measure in a low-resource setting. Results offer insights for designing future capacity-building programs.

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    Recall Efforts Successfully Increase Follow-Up for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women With Human Papillomavirus in Honduras
    Kerry A. Thomson, Manuel Sandoval, Carolyn Bain, Francesca Holme, Pooja Bansil, Jacqueline Figueroa and Silvia de Sanjosé
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2020, 8(2):290-299; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00404

    A reminder phone call had a substantial impact on high rates of women returning for rescreening among those at high risk of developing cervical precancer. Scaling up routine cervical screening coverage must be accompanied by efforts to retain women throughout the screening cascade and continuum of care.

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    Exploring Barriers: How to Overcome Roadblocks Impeding the Provision of Postabortion Care to Young People in Togo
    Stembile Mugore
    Global Health: Science and Practice August 2019, 7(Supplement 2):S342-S349; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00437

    Before providers were trained in offering youth-friendly postabortion care (PAC), including provision of voluntary contraceptive methods, no youth PAC client chose a modern method before leaving the facility. After training, over a 6-month period 41% of youth PAC clients chose a modern method, most commonly oral contraceptive pills followed by implants and injectables.

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    More Than Bar Codes: Integrating Global Standards-Based Bar Code Technology Into National Health Information Systems in Ethiopia and Pakistan to Increase End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility
    Liuichi Hara, Ramy Guirguis, Keith Hummel and Monica Villanueva
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2017, 5(4):678-685; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00350

    Bar codes can help track and trace health products in the supply chain. But to do so efficiently, they should be based on global standards rather than a proprietary system, and the captured data should be integrated into national health information systems to achieve end-to-end data visibility.

  • Open Access
    An NGO-Implemented Community–Clinic Health Worker Approach to Providing Long-Term Care for Hypertension in a Remote Region of Southern India
    Sujatha Sankaran, Prema S Ravi, Yichen Ethel Wu, Sharan Shanabogue, Sangeetha Ashok, Kaylan Agnew, Margaret C Fang, Raman A Khanna, Madhavi Dandu and James D Harrison
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2017, 5(4):668-677; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00192

    Paid community health workers screened for hypertension in the community, referred cases to the clinic for diagnosis and initial treatment by a physician, and then monitored patients who had well-controlled blood pressure including dispensing maintenance medications prescribed by the physician. Blood pressure control was successful in the majority of such patients.

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    Community-Based Noncommunicable Disease Care for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
    Stephen Sethi, Rebecka Jonsson, Rony Skaff and Frank Tyler
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):495-506; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00043

    The high prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) among Syrian refugees in Lebanon required a shift in the humanitarian response, from direct care provided through mobile medical clinics to community-based primary health care and health promotion provided through trained refugee outreach volunteers (ROVs). During the first 2 months after training, these ROVs conducted 753 blood pressure monitoring visits and 657 blood glucose checks; monitored medication adherence among 387 patients with NCDs; referred 293 refugees to the local primary health care facility for additional care; and provided 346 targeted health education messages.

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    The Tobacco-Free Village Program: Helping Rural Areas Implement and Achieve Goals of Tobacco Control Policies in India
    Nilesh Chatterjee, Deepak Patil, Rajashree Kadam and Genevie Fernandes
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):476-485; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00064

    Tobacco control and prevention in rural areas are possible as demonstrated by a community-driven tobacco-free village program in India. Success factors included community ownership with supportive program guidance, motivated and committed local leaders, collaboration with grassroots organizations, rewards and sanctions to establish new social norms, and provision of other income-generating options for vendors who sell tobacco. While the program required time and dedicated effort and was not successful in all villages, it holds promise for helping to achieve the goals of tobacco control policies, especially in resource-scarce settings.

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    A Mobile-Based Community Health Management Information System for Community Health Workers and Their Supervisors in 2 Districts of Zambia
    Godfrey Biemba, Boniface Chiluba, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, Vichaels Silavwe, Karsten Lunze, Rodgers K Mwale, Scott Russpatrick and Davidson H Hamer
    Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):486-494; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00275

    Using simple-feature mobile phones, CHWs sent weekly reports on disease caseloads and commodities consumed, ordered drugs and supplies, and sent pre-referral notices to health centers. Supervisors provided feedback to CHWs on referred patient outcomes and received monthly SMS reminders to set up mentoring sessions with the CHWs. Scale-up limitations include: (1) staff shortages at health centers to supervise the CHWs, (2) need for ongoing technical support to troubleshoot challenges with mobile phones and software, and (3) recurring costs for data bundles.

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