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Training and Evaluation of Community Health Workers (CHWs): Towards Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival in an Urban Setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thoko Ndaba1, Myra Taylor, Musawenkosi Mabaso The Open Public Health Journal (2019) C1

CHWs demonstrated social commitment and purpose in the short term observed. The evaluation of the training of CHWs revealed that most demonstrated the necessary skills for referrals to prevent complications, caring for newborns and their mothers at home immediately after discharge from health care c... more

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90-90-90, Epidemic Control and Ending AIDS: Global Situation and Recommendations

R. Granich; S. Gupta; B. Williams ClinMed International Library (2018) CC

Review Article Granich et al. Int J Virol AIDS 2018, 5:043 DOI: 10.23937/2469-567X/1510043 Volume 5 | Issue 1

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Cancellation of elective surgical procedures in the university teaching hospital center Yalgado Ouedraogo in Burkina Faso: incidence, reasons and proposals for improvement

Lankoande M., P. Bonkoungou, S. Traore et al. Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia (2016) C2

Cancellation of scheduled surgery leads to operating theatre under-occupancy and is recognised as a major cause of emotional trauma to patients and their families. This study aimed to assess the incidence of elective surgery cancellation in order to make proposals for healthcare improvement.

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The Epidemiology of Trachoma in Mozambique: Results of 96 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys.

Abdala, M et al (2017) C1

Surveys are needed to guide trachoma control efforts in Mozambique, with WHO guidelines for intervention based on the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) in children aged 1–9 years and the prevalence of trichiasis in adults aged 15 years and above. We conducted surveys to com... more

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Expanding the Single-Visit Approach for Cervical Cancer Prevention: Successes and Lessons From Burkina Faso

Ouedraogo Y., Furlane G., Fruhauf T. et al. Global Health: Science and Practice (2018) CC

Background: Cervical cancer accounts for 23% of cancer incidence and 22% of cancer mortality among women in Burkina Faso. These proportions are more than 2 and 5 times higher than those of developed countries, respectively. Before 2010, cervical cancer prevention (CECAP) services in Burkina Faso wer...e limited to temporary screening campaigns. Program Description: Between September 2010 and August 2014, program implementers collaborated with the Ministry of Health and professional associations to implement a CECAP program focused on coupling visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for screening with same-day cryotherapy treatment for eligible women in 14 facilities. Women with larger lesions or lesions suspect for cancer were referred for loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). The program trained providers, raised awareness through demand generation activities, and strengthened monitoring capacity. Methods: Data on program activities, service provision, and programmatic lessons were analyzed. Three data collection tools, an individual client form, a client registry, and a monthly summary sheet, were used to track 3 key CECAP service indicators: number of women screened using VIA, proportion of women who screened VIA positive, and proportion of women screening VIA positive who received same-day cryotherapy. Results: Over 4 years, the program screened 13,999 women for cervical cancer using VIA; 8.9% screened positive; and 65.9% received cryotherapy in a single visit. The proportion receiving cryotherapy on the same day started at a high of 82% to 93% when services were provided free of charge, but dropped to 51% when a user fee of $10 was applied to cover the cost of supplies. After reducing the fee to $4 in November 2012, the proportion increased again to 78%. Implementation challenges included difficulties tracking referred patients, stock-outs of key supplies, difficulties with machine maintenance, and prohibitive user fees. Providers were trained to independently monitor services, identify gaps, and take corrective actions. Conclusions: Following dissemination of the results that demonstrated the acceptability and feasibility of the CECAP program, the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health included CECAP services in its minimum service delivery package in 2016. Essential components for such programs include provider training on VIA, cryotherapy, and LEEP; provider and patient demand generation; local equipment maintenance; consistent supply stocks; referral system for LEEP; non-prohibitive fees; and a monitoring data collection system. more

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Methadone maintenance treatment and mortality in people with criminal convictions: A population-based retrospective cohort study from Canada

A. Russolillo; A. Moniruzzaman; J. M. Somers PLOS Medicine (2018) CC

Research Article PLOS Medicine | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002625 July 31, 2018 / 1-19

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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination

Mshelbwala, P.; Weese, J.; Sanni-Adeniyi, O. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2021) CC

Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. In Nigeria–the most populous country in Africa–rabies causes a significant public health burden partly due to perennial obstacles to implementing a national prevention and control progra... more

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Surveillance of water, sanitation and hygiene in schools. A pratical tool

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe (2019) C_WHO

This publication provides a practical tool to support countries in strengthening surveillance of WASH in schools. The findings will inform the development of supportive regulations and improvement planning to safeguard children’s health, well-being, dignity and cognitive performance. The tool also... more

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A Global Research Agenda for Pediatric HIV

M. Penazzato; C. Irvine; M. Vicari; et al Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS); Ovid (2018) CC

Supplement Article www.jaids.com J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume 78, Supplement 1, August 15, 2018

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Community health worker models in South Africa: a qualitative study on policy implementation of the 2018/19 revised framework

Murphy, J.P.; A. Moolla, S. Kgowedi et al. Health Policy and Planning (2020) C1

South Africa has a long history of community health workers (CHWs). It has been a journey that has required balancing constrained resources and competing priorities. CHWs form a bridge between communities and healthcare service provision within health facilities and act as the cornerstone of South A... more

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Zimbabwe SADC Epidemic Update Report

National AIDS Council, Zimbabwe (2014) C1

Follow up to the Maseru Declaration. ZIMBABWE COUNTRY REPORT Reporting Period: January 2013 - December 2013

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Profiles of Peripheral CD4+T Cells Count during Antiretroviral Treatment in Senegalese Adults Infected by HIV: Impact of Therapeutic Associations

Niang M. S., R. Derwiche, B. Mbengue Journal of Immunology, Infection & Inflammatory Diseases (2017) CC

Thirty-three years after its discovery, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), responsible for the AIDS pandemic, remains a major public health problem despite advanced researches providing better diagnostic and therapeutic tools. The virus targets especially CD4+ T cells, leading to deficiency of ... more

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Communication in neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action

Nieto-Sanchez C., Hatley DM, Gijalva MJ., (2022) CC

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(10): e0009774. Although the practice of communication is often called upon when intervening asn involgvingcommunties affected by NTD's, the disciplinary framewokr of healt communication research has been largely absent from NTD strategies. To illustrate how practices conceptual... more

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Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial

Biccard, B.M.; V. Msosa, A.L Samateh et al. TheLancet (2021) CC

Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common postoperative complication worldwide. WHO guidelines to prevent SSI recommend alcoholic chlorhexidine skin preparation and fascial closure using triclosan-coated sutures, but called for assessment of both interventions in low-resource settings. This s... more

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Trauma and PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys

Kessler, R.C., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Alonso, J., et al. European of Psychotraumatology (2017) CC

Objective: To review research on associations of trauma type with PTSD in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) surveys, a series of epidemiological surveys that obtained representative data on trauma-specific PTSD.

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Children and adolescents treated for post-traumatic stress disorder at the Free State Psychiatric Complex

Calitz, F.J., de Jongh, N.J., Horn, A., Nel, M.L. & Joubert, G. South African Journal of Psychology (2014) CC

Background. Children and adolescents can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after exposure to a range of traumatic events, including domestic, political or community violence, violent crime, physical and sexual abuse, hijacking, witnessing a violent crime and motor vehicle accidents. This... more

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Quality of care in family planning services in Senegal and their outcomes

Assaf S., W. Wang, L. Mallick BMC Health Services Research (2017) CC

High quality of care in family planning (FP) services has been found to be associated with increased and continued use of contraceptive methods. The interpersonal skills and technical competence of the provider is one of the main components of quality of care. To study the process component of quali... more

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Plausible role for CHW peer support groups in increasing care-seeking in an integrated community case management project in Rwanda: a mixed methods evaluation

Langston, A., Weiss, J., Landegger, J., et al. Global Health: Science and Practice (2014) CC

The Kabeho Mwana project (2006–2011) supported the Rwanda Ministry of Health (MOH) in scaling up integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illness in 6 of Rwanda’s 30 districts. The project trained and equipped community health workers (CHWs) according to national guidelines. In p... more

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Assessing development assistance for child survival between 2000 and 2014: A multisectoral perspective

Lu, C.; A. Chu, Z. Li et al. PLOS One (2017) CC

The majority of Countdown countries did not reach the fourth Millennium Development Goal (MDG 4) on reducing child mortality, despite the fact that donor funding to the health sector has drastically increased. When tracking aid invested in child survival, previous studies have exclusively focused on... more