Cross-Cutting Topics
- Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Uganda: A Mixed Methods Study
The Informed Health Choices educational resources improve students’ ability to critically appraise claims about the effects of health interventions. The resources also enable teachers to teach and assess critical thinking and problem-solving competencies using health as a topic.
- Early Effects of Information Revolution Interventions on Health Information System Performance in Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s shift to a digital health information system under the Information Revolution has laid a strong foundation for improved data quality. To fully realize the potential of this transformation, ongoing commitment to addressing key challenges in system integration and capacity-building is vital.
- Emergency Obstetric Care Access Dynamics in Kampala City, Uganda: Analysis of Women’s Self-Reported Care-Seeking Pathways
The findings of this cross-sectional survey suggest that care pathways of women with obstetric complications in Kampala often involve at least 2 formal providers and reflect possible inefficiencies in the referral process, including potential delays and unnecessary steps.
- No Matter When or Where: Addressing the Need for Continuous Family Planning Services During Shocks and Stressors
Global progress on meeting family planning needs is threatened by worsening, intersecting crises. We call on global, national, and local partners to strengthen emergency preparedness to facilitate continuous family planning services, no matter when or where they are needed, to support sexual and reproductive health.
- Simulation-Based Education of Health Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Simulation-based education has been widely applied in low- and middle-income countries and has been shown to improve outcomes in a variety of contexts.
- Health System Factors Influencing the Integration of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis into Antenatal and Postnatal Clinic Services in Cape Town, South Africa
Integrating PrEP for pregnant and breastfeeding women into antenatal and postnatal clinic services requires supportive PrEP prescription and HIV testing policies, improved availability of trained nurses and counselors, together with simplified access to PrEP and related information, both in clinics and communities.
- Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Study
Factors that facilitated the implementation of the Informed Health Choices intervention included the teacher’s training workshop, the perceived value of the intervention by multiple stakeholders, and support from education officials and school management.
- Service Delivery Redesign for Noncommunicable Disease Management: Assessment of Needs and Solutions Through a Co-Creation Process in Argentina
Our research highlights the potential for Argentina’s primary care system to initiate transformative, system-level changes to improve health outcomes. We propose an innovative methodological assessment and co-design for improving primary care.
- mHealth and Digital Innovations as Catalysts for Transforming Mental Health Care in Ghana
How mHealth and digital innovations are key to transforming mental health care in Ghana, bridging gaps in a system challenged by resource scarcities and a critical shortage of mental health professionals.
- Recommendations for Using Health Service Coverage Cascades to Measure Effective Coverage for Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health Services or Interventions
Using health service coverage cascades to measure effective coverage for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services on a global scale is premature and requires further research and validation to reach consensus.