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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝘀 "𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵" 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 "𝟱 𝗣𝘀" 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 (𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀) 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀.
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𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀.

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁.

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Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2025 This report presents progress made in 2023–2024 towards the 2030 targets set in Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030 (th...

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗡𝗧𝗗𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁. 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀.
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹. doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

“Crises are a perpetual restart”—A comparative analysis of maternal and newborn health political prioritization across four fragile and conflict affected settings Fragile settings account for the highest burden of maternal and neonatal mortality in the world. Although policies and strategies for intervention exist, there are gaps on political prioritization of ...

𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀-𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
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Promotive and preventive interventions for adolescent mental health in Sub-Saharan Africa: a combined scoping and systematic review Introduction Poor mental health in adolescence is associated with mental, physical and social problems in later life. Adolescence is, therefore, a critical time for promoting mental well-being and pre...

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗯-𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰-𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲.

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The prevalence of mental health problems in sub-Saharan adolescents: A systematic review Background and purpose Most research regarding child and adolescent mental health prevention and promotion in low-and middle-income countries is undertaken in high-income countries. This systematic re...

This review of 37 studies finds mental health problems like depression and anxiety are highly common among sub-Saharan adolescents, especially those facing poverty or trauma, highlighting a critical need for local support systems

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝟮 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹.
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Global Health Mentorship: Challenges and Opportunities for Equitable Partnership Mentorships refer to a dynamic, reciprocal relationship between an experienced person (a mentor) and an inexperienced person such as a student, intern or newly hired employee (a mentee), with the goal...

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 "𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴" 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹. 𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀.
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Core funders of medical research commit to strengthening clinical trials worldwide Some of the world’s largest funders of medical research have today committed, through the signature of a joint statement, to implement WHO standards to strengthen clinical trial systems and ensure tha...

𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

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Mentorship—A critical metric for career development and advancing global health Mentorship plays a critical role in promoting career development and generating impactful research and programs, yet it is typically considered an altruistic endeavor and a luxury. Mentorship programs...

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲.

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Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for hospital antimicrobial stewardship in low and lower middle - income countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region: results from a mixed methods study - An... Background Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASP) are crucial for mitigating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a growing threat in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) where conflict, instability,...

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗴𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲.

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An analysis of global health funding found it heavily targets workforce and service delivery, but questions if this builds sustainable systems, urging a strategic shift toward long-term primary health care.
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Leadership and culture change to advance innovation in women’s health Sapna Kedia and colleagues argue that equitable leadership, supported by training and systemic reform and rooted in marginalised groups’ experiences and community insight, can transform the innovation...

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹.

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀—𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻—𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵.

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Strengthening community protection: a call for localised preparedness, response, and resilience for public health emergencies The ongoing conflicts in the occupied Palestinian territories, Ukraine, and Sudan underscore a crucial dilemma: what happens when public health systems are severely disrupted by conflict or insecurity...

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘁, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Analysis of Health Systems Strengthening investment activities by Global Health Initiatives - BMC Global and Public Health Background Global Health Initiatives (GHI) have played an important role in shaping health outcomes in countries through disease- and intervention-focused investments. As key financing mechanisms, GHIs primarily support disease-specific efforts, but their investments have an important role in shaping national health systems. Methods We used the Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Investments Database, available in the Primary Health Care for Global Health Initiatives Toolbox, to examine the budgeted contributions of Gavi and the Global Fund toward HSS in 32 countries, in the period 2007–2024. Investments were categorized across key health system categories: service delivery, health workforce, health products, health information systems, governance, financing, and advocacy. They were also disaggregated across the six World Health Organization Regions. Results The majority (52%) of intended investments were classified as Health Workforce, including activities such as training, salary costs, and per diem. Service Delivery accounted for 21% of investments. However, there was heterogeneity in distribution across categories by the GHIs and across regions by each GHI. Conclusions This analysis raises a series of key questions that should be addressed to better understand GHI’s investments and more optimally leverage GHI funding to strengthen primary health care-oriented systems. Those relate to challenges in analyzing GHI funding data, alignment of funds across health systems activities, and use of investments to enhance country ownership and leadership. This series of questions encourages a transformative opportunity to build sustainable health systems in the context of post-donor transition.

𝗔𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

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Scaling-up an mHealth system to deliver financial incentives to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania - Implementation Science Communications Background Financial incentives are increasingly used to achieve UNAIDS' 95–95-95 goals for ending HIV by 2030. While evidence supports their effectiveness, scaling these interventions remains challenging. This study examines the implementation successes and challenges of a financial incentive intervention in Tanzania, delivered via an mHealth application that provides automated mobile money disbursements, biometric identification, and SMS reminders. Methods Conducted alongside a Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation trial, the study evaluated financial incentives given to adults starting ART at 32 clinics. We used the Structured Assessment of Feasibility, Compatibility Beliefs in Technology (CBIT) scales, and the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool. Perspectives from 657 participants living with HIV and 90 clinic staff were collected using Proctor’s implementation science framework. Results Clinic staff rated the mHealth system highly on CBIT subscales for perceived usefulness, ease of use, and compatibility, each scoring over 6 out of 7. Integration and applicability of the financial incentive within the mHealth system were well received, with 93.0% of staff agreeing it improved job performance. Among participants, 86.4% found SMS reminders helpful for attending appointments, and 76.7% felt the cash delivery met their expectations. Challenges included unreliable fingerprint identification and undelivered SMS reminders. Conclusions Despite issues with fingerprint identification and SMS delivery, the financial incentive intervention via mHealth was found to be acceptable, feasible, and potentially sustainable in resource-limited settings, with support from host governments. Future research should enhance the intervention's effectiveness and optimize biometric identification methods. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04201353. Registered 17 December 2019, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04201353

𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝘇𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

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Why global health research must stop treating communities as data sources and start honoring them as knowers - GHO Professor Seye Abimbola joins us for the Expert's Voice where he discusses epistemic injustice, the stubborn legacies of colonialism in academic global health, and why meaningful change requires us to...

𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 "𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.
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𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆. 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

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𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗗𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

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Political economy analysis of health financing reforms in times of crisis: findings from three case studies in south-east Asia - International Journal for Equity in Health Background Over the last decades, universal health coverage (UHC) has been promoted in south-east Asia (SEA), where many countries still need to ensure adequate financial protection to their populations. However, successful health financing reforms involve complex interactions among a range of stakeholders, as well as with context factors, including shocks and crises of different nature. In this article, we examine recent health financing reforms in Nepal, Thailand and Indonesia, using a political economy lens. The objective is to understand whether and how crises can be utilised to progress UHC and to analyse the strategies used by reformers to benefit from potential windows of opportunity. Methods The study adopted a retrospective, comparative case study design, using a shared framework and tools. The case studies mapped the contexts, including economic, political, social trends and any shocks which had recently occurred. A focal health financing reform was chosen in each setting to examine, probing the role of crisis in relation to it, through the key elements of the reform process, content and actors. Data sources were largely qualitative and included literature and document review (144 documents included across the three cases) and key informant interviews (26 in total). Results The findings, which bring out similarities and differences in the roles played by change teams across the settings, highlight the importance of working closely with political leaders and using a wide range of strategies to build coalitions and engage or block opponents. Changing decision rules to block veto points was significant in one case, and all three cases used participation and dialogue strategically to further reforms. More broadly, the links with context emerged as important, with prior conflicts and economic crises creating a sense of urgency about addressing health inequities, while in all countries appeal was made to underlying values to enhance the legitimacy of the reforms. Conclusion The lessons from these case studies include that technical teams can and should engage in Political Economy Analysis (PEA) thinking and strategizing, including being aware of and adaptable to the changing PEA landscape and prepared to take advantage of windows of opportunity, including, but not limited to, those emerging from crisis. There is a need for more empirical studies in this area and sharing of lessons to support future reforms to increase health coverage and financial protection, including in the face of likely shocks.

𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 "𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀." 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

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Equity, data and the surveillance gap in antimicrobial resistance: A call for inclusive action | CABI One Health Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health concern that spans human, animal, and environmental health, making it a quintessential One Health issue. Global AMR surveillance syst...

𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗠𝗥 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲.

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Progress in epidemic-ready primary health care: early pilot results from four African countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda), December 2023 – October 2024 Primary healthcare (PHC) is the first point of contact with communities and essential for epidemic preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in PHC resilience. Epidemic Ready Primary Healthcare...

𝗔 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝟲𝟱𝟰 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗜𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲.

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Mapping government financing for antimicrobial resistance responses in East and Southern Africa: implications for sustainability and domestic ownership: a narrative review Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant and growing public health challenge in East and Southern Africa. Despite formal commitments to the …

A review finds East and Southern African governments rely heavily on donors, not their own budgets, to fight superbugs. This risks program collapse and demands urgent domestic investment for sustainability.
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Bottleneck Analysis of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Services in Underserved Areas of Kwale County, Kenya Kenya experienced a 55% increase in maternal mortality between the years 2017 and 2020. While the global targets are yet to be realized, neonatal and infant mortality has improved over the years, but ...

𝗔 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆, 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮. 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲.

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No time to wait: resilience as a cornerstone for primary health care across Latin America and the Caribbean, a World Bank-PAHO Lancet Regional Health Americas Commission The Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is particularly vulnerable to multiple shocks, including natural, anthropogenic, and climate change-related, which threaten the health and well-being o...

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

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National continuous professional development programmes for midwifery educators and their effectiveness in low-and-middle-income-countries: a systematic review - BMC Medical Education Background Continuous professional development (CPD) for midwifery educators is essential. It strengthens their competencies, improves the quality of midwifery care, and ultimately helps reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Lack of midwifery education CPD standards and limited opportunities for educators to maintain/update their competencies are barriers to midwifery educator development. Limited information exists regarding CPD programs specifically designed for midwifery educators in LMICs, where maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity rates are highest. Consequently, their availability, content, and effectiveness largely remain unknown. This review appraises the current approaches, content and effectiveness of midwifery educator CPD programmes in LMICs. Methods Researchers undertook an in-depth literature search across five electronic databases covering 2000–2021. A quality appraisal, informed by internal and external validity, included a combined numerical summary and categorical description. A narrative synthesis and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was used for reporting. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021283273). Results Twenty-two papers met inclusion criteria although many did not report on CPD directly but on midwifery educator development initiatives. All studies included were of good quality. The main CPD approach applied was twinning (international partnerships) with minimal involvement from national midwifery regulatory bodies. Content primarily covered curriculum design; teaching methodologies; clinical life-saving skills; research; leadership and management in health. However, there was less focus on student assessment, effective feedback, supervision/mentoring in clinical practice, and digital technology integration. Few studies measured effectiveness of the CPD programmes and relied on qualitative and self-reported measures. Programmes contributed to educators’ personal/professional development (advanced academic qualifications, research scholarship, and career progression) and institutional improvements (curriculum reforms and new teaching approaches applied in midwifery education). Evidence on the direct impact of these programs on student learning and MNH outcomes was limited. Conclusion There is low evidence of midwifery educator specific CPD programmes that have been designed/evaluated in LMICs. National midwifery regulatory bodies need to provide clearer guidance and have greater involvement in the design of accredited CPD programmes for midwifery educators. Evaluation of existing CPD programmes using robust experimental designs to measure effect on MNH outcomes is required.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

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Equity in healthcare financing: A review of evidence This review summarises empirical studies on the progressivity and redistributive effects of healthcare financing mechanisms. The evidence varies signi…

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗧𝗮𝘅-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁. 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘁.

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