More articles from ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- The Cost of Providing Comprehensive HIV Services to Key Populations: An Analysis of the LINKAGES Program in Kenya and Malawi
A cost analysis of comprehensive HIV services for key populations at higher risk of infection in Kenya and Malawi showed that costs can be substantial at all program implementation levels, not just service delivery; all these costs should be considered during program planning.
- Determinants of Kangaroo Mother Care Uptake for Small Babies Along the Health Facility to Community Continuum in Karnataka, India
In Karnataka, India, the initiation and duration of kangaroo mother care (KMC) for small babies improved following KMC support for mothers and family members at the health facility and improved KMC competence of health care workers.
- Expanding the Role of Women in Vector Control: Case Studies From Madagascar, Rwanda, and Zambia
We present effective and replicable strategies to integrate women into vector control that provide paid employment opportunities and enhance economic empowerment while strengthening vector control operations.
- Strengthening Kampala’s Urban Referral System for Maternal and Newborn Care Through Establishment of an Emergency Call and Dispatch Center
An emergency call and ambulance dispatch center facilitated maternal and newborn transport, and a smartphone application helped deploy and track ambulances to improve coordination and efficiency in emergency case referral and transport.
- Improving Program Outcomes Through Responsive Feedback: A Case Study of a Leadership Development Academy in Nigeria
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency in Nigeria used a responsive feedback mechanism to successfully establish a leadership development academy for building core leadership, management, and basic functional skills among its staff.
- From Pre-Implementation to Institutionalization: Lessons From Sustaining a Perinatal Audit Program in South Africa
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.
- Experiences of Justice-Involved People Transitioning to HIV Care in the Community After Prison Release in Lusaka, Zambia: A Qualitative Study
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.
- The First Differentiated TB Care Model From India: Delays and Predictors of Losses in the Care Cascade
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.
- Evaluation of a Depression Intervention in People With HIV and/or TB in Eswatini Primary Care Facilities: Implications for Southern Africa
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.
- Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Financial Sustainability of the HIV Response in Nigeria: A Qualitative Study
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.