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- Operationalizing Client-Centered Care: A Strategic Framework and Measurement Approach to Guide Sexual and Reproductive Health Programming
A strategic framework, measurement process, and suite of programmatic tools, piloted in Nepal and Zambia clinics and outreach services, helped to support operationalization of client-centered care in reproductive health and led to significant improvements in the client experience.
- Teleconsultation Support for Obstetric Emergencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Nepal: Results and Lessons Learned From a Mixed-Methods Study
A helpline program provided real-time clinical support for obstetric emergencies to primary health care service providers through telephone consultation with clinical experts, resulting in benefits in clinical decision-making, timely referral, and case management.
- Anemia Mukt Bharat Index: Methodology and State Rankings of Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Coverage in India, 2018–2019 to 2022–2023
The Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) index provides valuable insights into the overall progress and challenges of the AMB program in India and a simple and comprehensive way to evaluate iron and folic acid supplementation coverage across groups.
- Preventing Disruptions in HIV Service Delivery to Key Populations During Project Transition From an International to a Local Implementing Partner: A Case Study From Zambia
Preventing interruption in service delivery during project transition is essential to sustain good client outcomes. Adequate planning, strategic leadership, trust-building, active community engagement, repeated stakeholder reassurance, open communication, and transparent data sharing are key elements of a well-managed project transition to ensure uninterrupted service delivery.
- Enhancing Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation for Hospitalized and Recently Discharged People Living With HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa
A dedicated HIV-services team can support effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiations for hospitalized people with HIV through structured case finding, ART initiation, and post-discharge linkage support. Replicating this model across South Africa and the region could improve individual outcomes.
- Creating a Career Development Path for Young Supply Chain Professionals: Three Case Studies in Benin, Kenya, and South Africa
Creating career development paths for young supply chain professionals in LMICs provides the youth with needed employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. This can help to unlock their potential and contribute to better supply chain performance in the public health sector.
- Strategic Training Executive Program 2.0: A Leadership and Change Management Program for Health Supply Chains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
STEP 2.0 is an innovative approach to developing leadership and change management competencies that will enable local supply chain management professionals to contribute to commodity and medicine availability, leading to improved health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.
- Towards Ending AIDS: The Additional Role of HIV Self-Testing in Thailand
HIV self-testing is an additional intervention to increase individuals’ awareness of their HIV status and a key component in Thailand’s effort to end HIV/AIDS.
- Learnings From an Innovative Model to Expand Access to a New and Underutilized Nonhormonal Contraceptive Diaphragm
Experiences with early introduction of the contoured Caya diaphragm provide a new model for increasing access to new and underutilized methods, especially through private-sector partners.
- Strengthening Capacity for Tailored Immunization Programs Using Adult Learning Principles: A Case Study from Nigeria
Incorporating participatory approaches such as adult learning principles in training PMs and HCWs improves their knowledge and skills in effectively engaging the communities and co-designing tailored interventions to improve vaccination uptake.