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- Continuous Community Engagement Is Needed to Improve Adherence to Ebola Response Activities and Survivorship During Ebola Outbreaks
Engaging communities in Ebola preparedness activities between Ebola outbreaks can not only improve community adherence to response interventions but also potentially help to improve survivorship in these communities during future Ebola outbreaks.
- Indicators and Implementation Guidance to Advance Value-Based HIV Care Through People-Centered Metrics
We argue that validating person-centered outcome metrics and integrating them into HIV programs may improve patient’s quality of life and health outcomes by informing the provider-client relationship, promoting integrated service delivery at the program level, and influencing policy and budget allocations at the population level.
- Lessons Learned From a Peer-Supported Differentiated Care and Nutritional Supplementation for People With TB in a Southern Indian State
This pilot from southern India highlights the potential role of trained TB champions in counseling severely ill people with TB and facilitating targeted nutritional supplementation by mobilizing local resources.
- Facilitators and Barriers for Private Health Sector Engagement for TB Care in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research
To strengthen the private sector engagement in TB care in India, several strategies should be considered, such as promoting nonfinancial incentives to private providers, establishing a coordination mechanism between public and private sectors, and simplifying data exchange mechanisms.
- Implementation of Maternal and Newborn Health Mobile Phone E-Cohorts to Track Longitudinal Care Quality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
We describe the feasibility, lessons learned, and challenges of implementing a longitudinal phone survey that followed women from their first antenatal care visit through delivery and until 3 months postpartum to assess health system competence, user experience, and health outcomes in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa.
- Trends in and Correlates of Short-Acting Contraceptive Stock-Outs: Multicountry Analysis of Performance Monitoring for Action Agile Platform Data
Stock-outs of short-acting contraceptives are still common in many settings. Measuring and monitoring contraceptive stock-outs is crucial for identifying and addressing issues related to the availability and supply of short-acting contraceptives.
- Performance of Pit Latrines and Their Herd Protection Against Diarrhea: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Rural Ethiopia
We believe that the potential of improved sanitation in many existing studies may have been frequently underestimated because the quality was poor and the coverage, particularly of improved latrines, was low or did not reach a sufficient level.
- Accelerating COVID-19 Vaccination Among People Living With HIV and Health Care Workers in Tanzania: A Case Study
Within a 12-month period, targeted strategies increased COVID-19 vaccination uptake, minimized wastage of limited vaccine supply, and reduced missed opportunities for vaccination among people living with HIV and health care workers in Tanzania.
- Examining Public Sector Availability and Supply Chain Management Practices for Malaria Commodities: Findings From Northern Nigeria
The supply management challenges identified in this study underscore the urgent need to implement effective interventions to address the observed gaps in malaria commodity availability to help reduce malaria morbidity and mortality in Nigeria, especially among children aged younger than 5 years.
- Budgeting and Advocacy to Improve Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Health Care Facilities: A Case Study in Nepal
We demonstrated that costing and advocacy can be successfully used to establish budgets and policies for sustainable operations and maintenance of water, sanitation, and hygiene in health care facilities in Thakurbaba municipality, Nepal, as part of progressing toward universal access.