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    Development of a Modular and Equitable Surgical Simulator
    Yihan Lin, Jason J. Han, John J. Kelly, Anna K. Gergen and Emily Downs
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2022, https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00744

    Current trends in surgical simulation favor high-fidelity, costly models that are often limited to high-income academic centers. The GlobalSurgBox overcomes many of the barriers to routine implementation and use of surgical simulators in low-income countries by circumventing the often prohibitive financial, time, and personnel investments required of current simulation prototypes.

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    Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Tapes and Measurement Discrepancies: Time to Standardize Product Specifications and Reporting
    Ritu Rana, Hatty Barthorp, Marie McGrath, Marko Kerac and Mark Myatt
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2021, 9(4):1011-1014; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00273

    Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a widely used anthropometric measure to identify children with acute malnutrition. The use of different tapes of varied materials and thicknesses to measure MUAC has led to discrepancies. This indicates the need for global standardization of MUAC tape design.

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    Improving Hospital Oxygen Systems for COVID-19 in Low-Resource Settings: Lessons From the Field
    Hamish R. Graham, Sheillah M. Bagayana, Ayobami A. Bakare, Bernard O. Olayo, Stefan S. Peterson, Trevor Duke and Adegoke G. Falade
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2020, 8(4):858-862; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00224

    Hospitals in low- and middle-income countries urgently need to improve their oxygen systems for COVID-19 and other health emergencies. We share practical tips to improve pulse oximetry and oxygen use, support biomedical engineers to optimize existing oxygen supplies, and expand existing oxygen systems with robust equipment and smart design.

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    Planning for Outcomes (P4O) Modeling Tool: Estimating the Impact of Changing the Proportion of Injectable Progestins in the Contraceptive Method Mix
    Elena Lebetkin, Xiaoming Gao, Douglas Taylor, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Abdulmumin Saad, Markus J. Steiner, Laneta J. Dorflinger, Kavita Nanda and Timothy D. Mastro
    Global Health: Science and Practice June 2019, 7(2):317-328; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00062

    The interactive deterministic online modeling tool P4O allows users to estimate how changing the proportion of injectable progestins in the contraceptive method mix might affect HIV and maternal and child health outcomes. With careful consideration for women's individual choices, policy makers and program planners may use country-specific results to help inform programming and policy decisions.

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    Revisiting the Facility-Based Delivery Rate Formula in the Philippines for Better Local Health Governance and Services
    Fude Takayoshi, Sakiko Yamaguchi, Amelita M. Pangilinan, Makoto Tobe and Shogo Kanamori
    Global Health: Science and Practice December 2018, 6(4):754-757; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00256

    When calculating local facility-based delivery rates, the standard measure based on place of birth excludes residents' facility births outside the municipality. In contrast, counting the facility births of all residents—regardless of whether they take place within or outside their home municipality—provides a more accurate population- or residence-based measure of use of services for that catchment area. This residence-based measure offers local governments a better understanding of coverage gaps by taking into account place of residence rather than place of birth.