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- Exploring a Road Map to Achieving Tobacco Endgame in sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Study Among Stakeholders From 12 Countries
Interviews with diverse tobacco control stakeholders from 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa suggest support for tobacco endgame strategies to end the tobacco epidemic in the region.
- Stakeholder Perceptions on Innovative Private Pharmacy Distribution Channels and Implications for Medicine Quality in Zambia: A Qualitative Study
Innovative pharmacy channels in Zambia offer benefits, such as enhanced traceability and improved quality assurance, but also face challenges, including slow adoption of technology, financial barriers to innovation, and regulatory hurdles. A 3-pronged approach involving technological integration, government support, and robust regulatory frameworks is recommended to realize the full benefits of such innovative distribution channels and ensure access to quality medicines.
- 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.
- A Comprehensive Strategy to Mitigate Institutional Maternal Mortality: Lessons From a Quality Improvement Initiative in Brazilian Maternity Hospitals
Maternal deaths can be prevented through quality improvement and job instruction methods that enhance the early detection and management of the primary life-threatening conditions contributing to institutional maternal mortality.
- Assessing the Generalizability of Client Experience Measurement Tools in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review
Existing measures of person-centered health care quality and responsiveness, across multiple health areas, share many conceptual similarities with the concept of client experience of care, suggesting that developing a cross-cutting, common measure of client experience is possible.
- 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.
- Research and Learning Priorities for a Surgical Obstetrics and Family Planning Project Implementing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Results of an Expert Consultation
We identified 15 research and learning priorities for surgical obstetrics and family planning for a project’s learning agenda through an expert consultation. Practitioners, program implementers, donors, and researchers involved in global safe surgery, maternal health, and family planning can apply these priorities toward guiding their evidence generation and translation efforts.
- 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.