Browsing by Research Centre "Institute for Global Health and Development"
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Validity of hepatitis B and hepatitis C case definitions
(Elsevier, 2019-02-13)Background: Globally, an estimated 257 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection and an estimated 71 million people with the chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). The true public health dimensions and ... -
(How) does RBF strengthen strategic purchasing of health care? Comparing the experience of Uganda, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(BioMed Central, 2019-01-31)Background - Results-Based Financing (RBF) has proliferated in health sectors of low and middle income countries, especially fragile and conflict-affected ones, and has been presented as a way of reforming and strengthening ... -
Assessment of hypertension management and control: A registry-based observational study in two municipalities in Cuba
(BioMed Central, 2019-01-30)Background - To determine the prevalence of hypertension treatment and control among hypertensive patients in the Cuban municipalities of Cardenas and Santiago and to explore the main associated predictors. Methods - ... -
What, why and how do health systems learn from one another? Insights from eight low- and middle-income country case studies
(BioMed Central, 2019-01-21)Background - All health systems struggle to meet health needs within constrained resources. This is especially true for low-income countries. It is critical that they can learn from wider contexts in order to improve their ... -
The myth of the one-day training: The effectiveness of psychosocial support capacity-building during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)Background - In emergencies and resource-poor settings, non-specialists are increasingly being trained to provide psychosocial support to people in distress, with Psychological First Aid (PFA) one of the most widely-used ... -
Delivering reproductive health services through non-state providers in Pakistan: Understanding the value for money of different approaches
(BioMed Central, 2018-12-04)Background - Delivering Reproductive Health Results(DRHR) programme used social franchising (SF) and social marketing (SM) approaches to increase the supply of high quality family planning services in underserved areas ... -
A prospective cohort study on injuries among intensively physically active high school students
(Wiley, 2018-12-02)BACKGROUND - The leading cause of nonfatal injuries in age group 14‐19 is sports injuries. Purpose of the study was to determine the association between intense physical activity and injury and to identify the circumstances ... -
Understanding HRH recruitment in post-conflict settings: an analysis of central-level policies and processes in Timor-Leste (1999–2018)
(BioMed Central, 2018-11-29)Background - Although human resources for health (HRH) represent a critical element for health systems, many countries still face acute HRH challenges. These challenges are compounded in conflict-affected settings where ... -
Understanding key drivers of performance in the provision of maternal health services in Eastern Cape, South Africa: A systems analysis using group model building
(BioMed Central, 2018-11-29)Background: The Eastern Cape Province reports among the poorest health service indicators in South Africa with some of its districts standing out as worst performing as regards maternal health indicators. To understand key ... -
Factors associated with common mental health problems of humanitarian workers in South Sudan
(PLoS, 2018-10-31)Background - The latest data on major attacks against civilian aid operations have identified South Sudan as the most dangerous country for aid workers globally. Exposure to other traumatic events and chronic stress is ... -
Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage: EHIS survey results versus OECD statistics
(The Publishing House of Poloniyna Academy, 2018-10-29)Seasonal influenza vaccination is one of the most important tools of prevention. Countries currently use many different methodologies to measure national influenza vaccine coverage in populations at higher risk. The study ... -
Resilience capacities of health systems: Accommodating the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria
(Elsevier, 2018-10-21)Resilience is increasingly recognised as a key process mitigating the impact of shocks and stressors on functioning. The literature on individual and community resilience is being extended to address characteristics of ... -
The bumpy trajectory of performance-based financing for healthcare in Sierra Leone: agency, structure and frames shaping the policy process
(BioMed Central, 2018-10-20)Background - As performance-based financing (PBF) has been increasingly implemented in low-income countries, a growing literature has developed, assessing its effectiveness and, more recently, focussing on the political ... -
"Treatment is of primary importance, and social assistance is secondary": A qualitative study on the organisation of tuberculosis (TB) care and patients' experience of starting and staying on TB treatment in Riga, Latvia
(Public Library of Science, 2018-10-17)Background Vulnerable individuals with tuberculosis (TB) struggle to access and stay on treatment. While patient-related and social barriers to TB treatment adherence are well documented, less is known about how the ... -
General practitioners' views towards diagnosing and treating depression in five South-Eastern European countries
(Wiley, 2018-10-02)Aim: To assess and compare general practitioners’ views of diagnosing and treating depression in five South Eastern European countries. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Albania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania ... -
Aproximación crítico–hermenéutica a la noción de bienestar en el marco del neoliberalismo
(Universidad Del Zulia; Maracaibo, Venezuela, 2018-10-01)This discussion was developed by six hands, with multiple disagreements, but with the consensus to persevere in the debate. We aimed at contributing to the resignification of the polysemic notion of welfare, questioning a ... -
The case for (and challenges of) faith-sensitive psychosocial programming
(Wolters Kluwer - MedknowWar Trauma Foundation, 2018-09-29)Drawing upon evidence compiled in a recent literature review, we identify five arguments for seeking faith-sensitivity in psychosocial programming: it is indicated by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines ... -
Choices for spending government revenue: New African oil, gas, and mining economies
(Oxford University Press, 2018-09-20)Extractives projects have the potential to contribute to improved human development, but this is not guaranteed. It is well understood that translating natural resources into individuals living longer and healthier lives, ... -
Advancing the science behind human resources for health: highlights from the Health Policy and Systems Research Reader on Human Resources for Health
(BioMed Central, 2018-08-14)Health workers are central to people-centred health systems, resilient economies and sustainable development. Given the rising importance of the health workforce, changing human resource for health (HRH) policy and practice ... -
Embedded health service development and research: why and how to do it (a ten-stage guide).
(BioMed Central, 2018-07-25)In a world of changing disease burdens, poor quality care and constrained health budgets, finding effective approaches to developing and implementing evidence-based health services is crucial. Much has been published on ...