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- COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning: Is This the Next Frontier for Routine Immunization Supply Chains?
Collaborative supply planning approaches established for the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out can be adapted to routine immunization for improved vaccine management.
- Integrating COVID-19 Vaccination in Primary Care Service Delivery: Insights From Implementation Research in the Philippines
The authors provide evidence of the feasibility of integrating public health interventions into primary care settings and highlight the potential of using existing primary care service delivery and financing mechanisms as entry points for integration.
- Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic Response Implementation: A Case Study of South Sudan and Sierra Leone
In South Sudan and Sierra Leone, the implementation of the COVID-19 response generated lessons that could contribute to the improvement of routine health services and preparedness for future public health emergencies.
- Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Adult Vaccinations in Malawi: A Qualitative Assessment
Low perceived risk of COVID-19 and fear of the COVID-19 vaccines suggest the utility of integrating COVID-19 vaccine delivery into other health services and using trusted community-based vaccinators who emphasize the public good and avoid framing COVID-19 vaccines as different from other vaccines.
- Applying Human-Centered Design to Replicate an Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention: A Case Study of Binti Shupavu in Kenya
The human-centered design process has the potential to serve as a powerful tool for replication of evidence-based interventions, as demonstrated through the case study of Binti Shupavu in Kenya.
- Improving Malaria Case Management and Referral Relationships at the Primary Care Level in Ghana: Evaluation of a Quality Assurance Internship
The authors report that an innovative internship and mentoring program for community health officers in Ghana was associated with improved knowledge and skills related to malaria management, including timely, appropriate referrals for severe cases.
- Understanding the Mechanisms of Change in the Supportive and Respectful Maternity Care Intervention in Sindh, Pakistan: Provider Perspectives
The authors identify ways that a supportive and respectful maternity care intervention was implemented along multiple pathways–and concertedly with various health system components–to enable positive processes and behavioral change in maternity teams.
- Advocacy as a Tool for Advancing Family Planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Case Study
This article analyzes the processes used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to achieve 4 advocacy wins—evidence that systematic efforts at policy advocacy can result in concrete outcomes.
- Lessons Learned From the Implementation of a School-Based Sexual Health Education Program for Adolescent Girls in Cape Town, South Africa
Community engagement and acceptability of sexual education programs for adolescents alone are insufficient to ensure program uptake and engagement.