Browsing by Subject "Health systems"
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Assessing the Demand for Community Health Workers’ Social Support: A Qualitative Perspective of Mothers in Rural Rwanda
(Haraka Publishing Platform, 7/15/2018)Introduction: better utilization of community health workers (CHWs) is considered a key strategy that can improve access to health care services in low resource settings. Community acceptance of the supports that CHWs ... -
Community and Provider Perceptions of Traditional and Skilled Birth Attendants Providing Maternal Health Care for Pastoralist Communities in Kenya: A Qualitative Study
(BioMed Central, 2016-03-01)Background Kenya has a high burden of maternal and newborn mortality. Consequently, the Government of Kenya introduced health system reforms to promote the availability of skilled birth attendants (SBAs) and proscribed ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Pastoralist Communities of Laikipia and Samburu Counties, Kenya: a Cross-sectional Survey
(Pan African Medical Journal, 11/26/2016)Introduction: current efforts to reduce maternal and newborn mortality focus on promoting institutional deliveries with skilled birth attendants (SBAs), and discouraging deliveries at home attended by traditional birth ... -
Laboratory Malaria Diagnostic Capacity in Health Facilities in Five Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
(2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-12)Objectives and methods: Quality laboratory services are a requisite to guide rational case management of malaria. Using a pre-tested, standardized assessment tool, we assessed laboratory diagnostic capacity in 69 primary, ... -
The State of Universal Health Coverage in Africa – Report of The Africa Health Agenda International Conference Commission
(Amref Health Africa, 6/9/2021)PREFACE: The AHAIC (Africa Health Agenda International Conference) Commission for the State of UHC in Africa was established by Amref Health Africa in November 2020 with the support of Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, as ...