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- 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.
- Good Management Practice Is Correlated With Good Performance of Community-Engaged Primary Health Care Facilities in Peru
This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of regional management practices that could support primary health care service performance in the context of the innovative community engagement model implemented through the unique program with embedded mechanisms for accountability.
- Design and Implementation of Brief Interventions to Address Noncommunicable Diseases in Uzbekistan
Large-scale implementation of brief interventions to address behavioral risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in primary care health settings in Uzbekistan is limited by a lack of human resources, a supportive system, and clear incentives for clinicians.
- An Oxygen Supply Is Not Enough: A Qualitative Analysis of a Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen Plant Program in Ethiopian Hospitals
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen systems are more complicated than oxygen concentrators but can generate a much greater volume of medical oxygen and serve a network of hospitals, increasing regional supply. Direct feedback from hospital workers collected during the COVID-19 pandemic provided strong validation and reinforcement of the need for new oxygen supplies to be accompanied by investments in transportation, clinical and technical training, and provision of equipment and supplies.
- Assessing Acceptability of Biodegradable Contraceptive Implants in Kenya and Senegal
Biodegradable contraceptive implants under development offer the potential for expanded choice for long-acting contraception with the benefit of no removal. Introduction and marketing efforts will need to consider messaging around product characteristics.
- Integration of Acute Malnutrition Treatment Into Integrated Community Case Management in Three Districts in Southern Mali: An Economic Evaluation
Supportive supervision of health centers and community health workers providing treatment for acute malnutrition comes at significant costs but is needed to achieve good health outcomes. The most cost-effective way of delivering this treatment requires further research.
- Acceptability of an Incentivized Peer Referral Intervention to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Adults in Yopougon-Est, Côte d’Ivoire
A pilot intervention in Yopougon-Est, Côte d’Ivoire, found incentivizing recent COVID-19 vaccine recipients to refer peers for vaccination using paper coupons acceptable.
- Lessons From the Design and Rollout of an Electronic Medical Record System for Cervical Cancer Screening in Rwanda
We describe the process of designing, building, and implementing a cervical cancer electronic medical record system in Rwanda, highlighting experiences and lessons learned throughout this process.
- Using Vignettes to Gain Insights Into Social Norms Related to Voluntary Family Planning and Gender-Based Violence in South Sudan
Social norms in South Sudan facilitate or obstruct the use of family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) services. Understanding these social norms is essential to implementing effective interventions to address barriers to accessing and using FP/RH services.