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Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) is intended to be a resource for public health professionals who design, implement, manage, evaluate, and otherwise support health programs in low- and middle-income countries. GHSP fills an important gap in the scholarly literature for evidence and experience from global health programs implemented under real-world conditions, with specifics on the “how”
of implementation—lessons and detail that are often buried in gray literature or not documented at all. It is published quarterly (March, June, September, December). The journal is published by the Knowledge SUCCESS led by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and funded by USAID.
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. https://tinyurl.com/5eycem7s
The author of this commentary discuss how 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. https://tinyurl.com/yd3efd5a
This review concludes that little research and programmatic attention is paid to the needs and vulnerabilities of married girls as if it were too late to reach them, and limited effort is made to address relationship dynamics and other conditions within marriage other than sexual and reproductive health. https://tinyurl.com/2p979na9
The authors of this article argue that validating person-centered outcome metrics and integrating them into HIV programs has the potential to 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. https://tinyurl.com/mrys6kxn
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.
https://tinyurl.com/3vynxvd9
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. Read the article now: https://tinyurl.com/yc7nvy9v
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. Read the article now: https://tinyurl.com/46wr7srt
Biodegradable contraceptive implants under development offer the potential for expanded choice for long-acting contraception with the benefit of no removal. This study explored potential user, provider, and other stakeholder perspectives in Kenya and Senegal on 2 biodegradable contraceptive implant prototypes currently in development, revealing potential opportunities and challenges for product introduction. The findings highlight that introduction and marketing efforts will need to consider messaging around product characteristics. https://tinyurl.com/3a6hw76j
A model used in Nigeria to help pay for certain family planning expenses at the state level is sustainable and could be a blueprint for others.
School nutrition policies are a promising approach to address the risk factors (such as unhealthy food behaviors and unhealthy diets) of noncommunicable diseases among children. Their large-scale implementation requires clear guidelines for coordination among various stakeholders and actors. Read more at GHSP Journal: https://tinyurl.com/yc5pzem8
In primary health care settings in Uzbekistan, large-scale implementation of brief interventions—a validated set of questions providers ask and a brief conversation—to address behavioral risk factors (such as alcohol use, to***co use, poor diet, and inactivity) of noncommunicable diseases (such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes) is limited by a lack of human resources, a supportive system, and clear incentives for clinicians. Read more online at GHSP Journal: https://tinyurl.com/ypvua8uv
Systematic documentation of the tasks and time commitment of CHWs, particularly those with a volunteer status, could support more recognition of their health system contributions and better determination of commensurate compensation. https://hubs.ly/Q02DHDRT0
The authors describe the development and implementation of a digital human-centered, interactive knowledge and skill-building platform to complement traditional classroom training and help meet the timely knowledge and skill needs of every health worker effectively and uniformly. https://hubs.ly/Q02DHDHk0
This article describes an effective health system strategy to detect TB disease in Vietnam that prioritizes chest radiography and GeneXpert rapid diagnostic testing, improving access to TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic for vulnerable populations in communities and facilities. https://hubs.ly/Q02DHFdY0
The authors of this study 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. https://hubs.ly/Q02DHslc0
Understanding how social norms in South Sudan facilitate or obstruct the use of FP/RH services is essential to implementing effective interventions to address barriers to accessing & using FP/RH services. https://tinyurl.com/bdkk5ktb
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. https://tinyurl.com/2c8kfh89
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. https://tinyurl.com/mpjf43su
The authors of this study believe that the potential of improved sanitation in many existing studies may have been frequently underestimated because the quality was poor and coverage, particularly of improved latrines, was low or did not reach a sufficient level. https://tinyurl.com/456j8sft
This study used concept mapping, a community-engaged and participatory research method, to identify a wide range of factors that help “define” a context-specific concept of empowerment among adolescent girls in Nepal that will form the foundation for developing a Nepal-specific empowerment measurement for program evaluation. https://tinyurl.com/yusz2fj2
This study found that electronic human resource management systems can be used to improve the equitable distribution of the health workforce, contributing to increased availability of health services and improved health outcomes. https://tinyurl.com/239ttvfb
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. https://tinyurl.com/4tup3pwe
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.
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The authors report on a pilot intervention in Yopougon-Est, Côte d’Ivoire, to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and found incentivizing recent COVID-19 vaccine recipients to refer peers for vaccination using paper coupons acceptable. https://tinyurl.com/ywusz95b
Layering interventions designed to increase access to contraceptive uptake for adolescents and youth onto existing programming resulted in boosting uptake for both older women as well as adolescents and youth in urban Uganda. https://tinyurl.com/27afeu5w
Community-based health information systems (CBISs) play a critical role in generating and using community data to better understand community health needs; however, CBIS data are not effectively being integrated into routine national/subnational health information systems, limiting the scope of its use. https://tinyurl.com/2hpbwctn
Social norms theory provides a useful analytical structure for understanding religious influences on drivers of child marriage. This framework can be used to examine religious influences on child marriage as part of contextual analysis for social and behavior change interventions. https://tinyurl.com/33yxcbxu
Implementing initiatives to improve the quality of adolescent- and youth-friendly health services in Benin resulted in improvements in quality assessment scores and increased contraceptive uptake among adolescents and youth. https://hubs.ly/Q02sSw5X0
Evidence from over a decade of Contraceptive Security Indicators survey data across 59 countries reveals a subset of finance, governance, and logistics policies that boost modern contraceptive prevalence rate and method-mix strategy. https://hubs.ly/Q02sBR9t0
This review found that follow-up after childbirth can be implemented using a variety of methods after discharge with high response rates in most studies and have the potential to be integrated into routine health care approaches. https://hubs.ly/Q02snCZG0
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