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Psychosocial challenges associated with caregiving in the context of Pediatric HIV in rural eastern cape

A. G. Lentoor Frontiers in Public Health; PubMed.gov (2017) CC

Frontiers in Public Health | www.frontiersin.org 1 June 2017 | Volume 5 | Article 127

Resource needs for the Kenya Health Sector Strategic and Investment plan: Analysis Using the One Health Tool

USAID, Health Policy Project (2015) C1

Managing possible serious bacterial infection in young infants when referral is not feasible
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

It provides guidance on care for use in resource-limited settings or in settings where families with sick young infants do not accept or cannot access referral care, but can be managed in outpatient settings by an appropriately trained health worker. The guideline seeks to provide programmatic guida ... more

Condoms - The prevention of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies

UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS) (2016) C2

UNAIDS 2016 / Meeting Report

Shorter treatment for children with minimal TB

SHINE Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) at UCL (2022) CC

The results of the SHINE trial have been published in the NEJM today. SHINE looked at whether treatment for children with minimal TB could be reduced from 6 months to 4 months. It found that the four month treatment was as good as the standard six months treatment for children with minimal TB

Creating HIV prevention cascades — Operational guidance on a tool for monitoring programmes

UNAIDS (2021) C_WHO

This publication provides managers with guidance on how to create basic HIV prevention cascades as a starting point to enhance their ability to monitor and improve their programming and to facilitate comparisons of programme effectiveness across sites.

Helping hands at school and in the community. Training guide

Holly Young War Trauma Foundation (2012)

Guidance for School-Based Psychosocial Programmes for Teachers, Parents and Children in Conflict and Postconflict Areas

Plan of action for the prevention and control of tuberculosis

World Health Organization; Pan American Health Organization (2015) C_WHO

54th directing council; 67th session of the regional Committee of WHO for the Americas CD54/11, Rev. 1, 2 October 2015, Original: Spanish

Global Tuberculosis Report 2022 Factsheet
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The World Health Organization Global TB Report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and progress in the response, at global, regional and country levels. The 2022 edition features data on disease trends and the response to the epidemic from 215 countries and area ... more

Fighting MDR-TB in the SEA Region - 10th Meeting of the Regional MDR-TB Advisory Committee

WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (2018) C_WHO

Applying Effective Communication for Development Interventions to HIV Prevention among Adolescents

Unicef (2019)

Programme Brief Accessed: 21.08.2019

Qualitative assessment of community health workers’ perspective on their motivation in community-based primary health care in rural Malawi

Ndambo, M.K.; Munyaneza, F.; Aron, M.B. et al. BMC Health Services Research (2022) CC

Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) have a positive impact on the provision of community-based primary health care through screening, treatment, referral, psychosocial support, and accompaniment. With a broad scope of work, CHW programs must balance the breadth and depth of tasks to mainta ... in CHW motivation for high-quality care delivery. Few studies have described the CHW perspective on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to enhance their programmatic activities. Methods: We utilized an exploratory qualitative study design with CHWs employed in the household model in Neno District, Malawi, to explore their perspectives on intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and dissatisfiers in their work. Data was collected in 8 focus group discussions with 90 CHWs in October 2018 and March–April 2019 in seven purposively selected catchment areas. All interviews were audiotaped, transcribed verbatim, coded, and analyzed using Dedoose. Results: Themes of complex intrinsic and extrinsic factors were generated from the perspectives of the CHWs in the focus group discussions. Study results indicate that enabling factors are primarily intrinsic factors such as positive patient outcomes, community respect, and recognition by the formal health care system but can lead to the chal- lenge of increased scope and workload. Extrinsic factors can provide challenges, including an increased scope and workload from original expectations, lack of resources to utilize in their work, and rugged geography. However, a posi- tive work environment through supportive relationships between CHWs and supervisors enables the CHWs. Conclusion: This study demonstrated enabling factors and challenges for CHW performance from their perspec- tive within the dual-factor theory. We can mitigate challenges through focused efforts to limit geographical distance, manage workload, and strengthen CHW support to reinforce their recognition and trust. Such programmatic empha- sis can focus on enhancing motivational factors found in this study to improve the CHWs’ experience in their role. The engagement of CHWs, the communities, and the formal health care system is critical to improving the care provided to the patients and communities, along with building supportive systems to recognize the work done by CHWs for the primary health care systems. more

Roadmap for childhood Tuberculosis

World Health Organization; CDC; unicef; et al. (2013) C_WHO

Ageing & Disablility In Humanitarian Response

Waqas Ashfaq Qureshi Ageing and Disability Task Force (ADTF) (2011) C2

A Resource Book of Inclusive Practices

Stepping up. Refugee education in crisis

UNHCR UNHCR (2019)

This report tells the stories of some of the world’s 7.1 million refugee children of school age under UNHCR’s mandate. In addition, it looks at the educational aspirations of refugee youth eager to continue learning after secondary education, and highlights the need for strong partnerships in o ... more

Chagas Clinical Research Platform Newsletter

Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative DNDi Latin America (2022) CC

To support its R&D activities on Chagas disease, DNDi launched the Chagas Clinical Research Platform (CCRP). The platform brings together partners, experts, and stakeholders to provide support for evaluation and development of new treatments for Chagas disease. The patient-centred platform aims to f ... more

Global oral health status report: towards universal health coverage for oral health by 2030: regional summary of the Western Pacific Region

World Health Organisation (WHO) (2023) C_WHO

This regional summary draws on the WHO Global oral health status report (2), published in 2022, which provides a comprehensive overview of the global oral disease burden, the global health importance of oral health and the impact of oral diseases over the life course. The summary focuses on the ... more