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    Implementation of Refugees' Inclusion in National Viral Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Screening Campaign in Mahama Refugee Camp, Rwanda
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    Conducting a high-quality mass screening campaign for Hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus was a feasible, effective, and low-cost strategy to integrate refugees into Rwanda's national hepatitis prevention and management program.

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    Using a Rapid Knowledge Translation Approach for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Bangladesh, Burundi, Indonesia, and Jordan
    Kimberley Meijers, Anke van der Kwaak, Ibrahim Aqel, Robert Borst, Françoise Jenniskens, Aryanti Radyowijati, Arnob Chakrabarty, Eric Nzeyimana, Ely Sawitri and Noor Tromp
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    There is a growing need for approaches to support rapid knowledge translation processes that can create changes in policy and practice and that can apply to different country contexts. The collaborative rapid improvement model for knowledge translation in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) implemented in 4 countries improved SRHR practice and policies.

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    High-Risk Advanced Maternal Age and High Parity Pregnancy: Tackling a Neglected Need Through Formative Research and Action
    Khadidiatou Ndiaye, Erin Portillo, Dieneba Ouedraogo, Allison Mobley and Stella Babalola
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2018, 6(2):372-383; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00417

    Harmful social norms and lack of knowledge contribute to risky pregnancies in older and high-parity women in low- and middle-income countries. A social and behavior change communication resource combining technical guidance with tangible client and provider materials was designed to address and prevent such pregnancies in Niger and Togo.

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    Development and use of a master health facility list: Haiti's experience during the 2010 earthquake response
    Alyson Rose-Wood, Nathan Heard, Roody Thermidor, Jessica Chan, Fanor Joseph, Gerald Lerebours, Antonio Zugaldia, Kimberly Konkel, Michael Edwards, Bill Lang and Carmen-Rosa Torres
    Global Health: Science and Practice August 2014, 2(3):357-365; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00029

    Collaboration between the Haitian government and NGOs after the 2010 earthquake contributed to a more accurate and complete master health facility list, which helped coordinate emergency response operations as well as strengthen the routine health information system. Open data and social networks facilitated the collection and sharing of health facility information and in maintenance of the list over time.