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    Improving Maternity Care Where Home Births Are Still the Norm: Establishing Local Birthing Centers in Guatemala That Incorporate Traditional Midwives
    Breanne Lievense, Kaitlin Leach, Nina Modanlo, Ira Stollak, Jaqueline Wallace, Alma Dominguez, Juany Valdez, Mario Valdez and Henry B. Perry
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400057; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00057

    Comadronas (traditional midwives) strongly advocate for and participate in attending their clients’ births in local birthing centers in rural Guatemala, where Indigenous women have previously preferred home births because of geographic, sociocultural, and economic barriers to giving birth at a higher-level health facility.

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    A Cosmopolitan Argument for Temporary “Diagonal” Short-Term Surgical Missions as a Component of Surgical Systems Strengthening
    Gabriella Yael Hyman, Rashi Jhunjhunwala and Douglas W. Hanto
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400046; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00046

    We propose an argument for “diagonal” short-term surgical missions as a stop-gap component of global surgical systems strengthening based upon the political justice theory of moral cosmopolitanism

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    National Politics’ Role in Developing Primary Health Care Policy for Maternal Health in Papua New Guinea: A Qualitative Document Analysis
    Regina Poima Seki, Judith Daire and Delia Hendrie
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2200005; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00005

    This article examines the factors and mechanisms that influenced the development of the free primary health care policy for maternal health in Papua New Guinea.

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    Can the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and Cairo Consensus Normalize the Discourse on Population?
    Win Brown and Karen Hardee
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400121; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00121

    The International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and its Cairo Consensus can help ensure that policy responses uphold human rights and gender equality, thereby serving as the singular global reference that could bring opposing voices in the population debate together.

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    Delays in Cardiovascular Emergency Responses in Africa: Health System Failures or Cultural Challenges?
    Kofi Tekyi Asamoah, Alfred Doku, Florence Akumiah, Eugene Ampofo, Fiifi Duodu, Francis Agyekum, Mohammed Hafez, Joseph Akamah, Nicholas Ossei-Gerning, James Baligeh Walter Russell and Charles Agyemang
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400092; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00092

    Delays in receiving care for debilitating cardiovascular emergencies, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, are multifaceted and include personal, systemic, and health facility-related factors, which must all be addressed to successfully improve cardiovascular emergency outcomes.

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    Capacity-Building Through Digital Approaches: Evaluating the Feasibility and Effectiveness of eLearning to Introduce Subcutaneous DMPA Self-Injection in Senegal and Uganda
    Siri Wood, Ericka Roberts, Aurora Anna Stout, Alain Kaboré, Allen Namagembe, Jane Cover, Marème Dia Ndiaye, Mouminatou Diokh, Farmata Sèye and Beth Balderston
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400019; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00019

    This evaluation of online training for health workers to counsel clients wishing to self-inject subcutaneous DMPA suggests that online training can be effective while saving time and money. Further, eLearning courses work best when complemented with supportive supervision to help health workers correctly apply their knowledge through hands-on practice.

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    Antenatal Care Interventions to Increase Contraceptive Use Following Birth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis
    Ona L. McCarthy, Nasser Fardousi, Vandana Tripathi, Renae Stafford, Karen Levin, Farhad Khan, Maxine Pepper and Oona M.R. Campbell
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400059; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00059

    Interventions delivered during the antenatal period that included a multifaceted package of initiatives appeared to be most likely to be effective at increasing voluntary postpartum contraception. By contrast, interventions with minimal counseling did not appear to be effective.

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    Strengthening Capacity for Tailored Immunization Programs Using Adult Learning Principles: A Case Study from Nigeria
    Chisom Obi-Jeff, Funmilayo Oguntimehin, Abduljaleel Adejumo, Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Olympus Ade-Banjo, Dan Gadzama, Nicholas Okoli, Chidera Obi, Rachael Olorupo, Ifeyinwa Martins, Amina Usman, Audu Joy, Tanko Chadwafwa and Anthony Onimisi
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2300465; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00465

    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.

  • Open Access
    FP2020 and FP2030 Country Commitments: A Mixed Method Study of Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Components
    Asantesana Kamuyango, Shreya K. Arora, Laura Raney, Ahmed K. Ali and Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2400223; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00223

    While FP2030 commitments better articulate strategies and activities to reach adolescents and youth with family planning (FP) information and services compared to FP2020 commitments, gaps remain. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, countries should continue to invest in creating and funding comprehensive FP commitments that meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents and youth.

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    Twinning Partnership Network: A Learning and Experience-Sharing Network Among Health Professionals in Rwanda to Improve Health Services
    Celestin Gasana, R. Taylor Williamson, Ursin Bayisenge, Jean Claude Rukundo, Modeste Gashayija, Edward Kamuhangire, Corneille Ntihabose, Joy Atwine, Theophile Nsengiyumva, Solange Hakiba and Bienvenu Niyongabo
    Global Health: Science and Practice October 2024, 12(5):e2300280; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-23-00280

    Twinning and peer-to-peer learning networks can play a pivotal role in building strong institutions and improving performance, leveraging both local and external expertise where learning and collaboration occur both within and beyond local contexts.

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