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Closing the know-do gap for child health: UNICEF’s experiences from embedding implementation research in child health and nutrition programming
UNICEF operates in 190 countries and territories, where it advocates for the protection of children’s rights and helps meet children’s basic needs to...
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Age-appropriate vaccination coverage and its determinants in children aged 12–36 months in Nepal: a national and subnational assessment
BackgroundVaccination is one of the effective ways to develop immunity against potential life-threatening diseases in children in early age. This...
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Exploring stakeholders’ experiences of comprehensive geriatric assessment in the community and out-patient settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis
BackgroundComprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional interdisciplinary process that addresses an older adult’s biopsychosocial...
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Economic evaluation of a leprosy innovation project in Northern Nigeria: cost-effectiveness analysis
BackgroundThe state of leprosy in Nigeria and the realities of post elimination era underscore the need for evidence- based cost-effective approach...
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An evaluation of an influenza vaccination campaign targeting pregnant women in 27 clinics in two provinces of South Africa, 2015 – 2018
IntroductionDespite prioritization, routine antenatal influenza vaccine coverage is < 16% in South Africa. We aimed to describe maternal influenza...
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Co-implementing vitamin A supplementation with seasonal malaria chemoprevention in Sokoto State, Nigeria: a feasibility and acceptability study
BackgroundBi-annual high dose vitamin A supplements administered to children aged 6–59 months can significantly reduce child mortality, but vitamin A...
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Equity trends for the UHC service coverage sub-index for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in Pakistan: evidence from demographic health surveys
BackgroundPakistan, the world's sixth most populous country and the second largest in South Asia, is facing challenges related to reproductive,...
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education
BackgroundThis is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health...
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“The trip actually opened our eyes to things that we were supposed to do and we were not doing”: develo** primary health care system leadership in a low-income country with peer exchanges
BackgroundHealth care systems in low and middle-income countries are decentralizing and devolving power to the periphery. Transferring power without...
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The effect of a roving nurse mentor on household coverage and quality of care provided by community health worker teams in South Africa: a longitudinal study with a before, after and 6 months post design
ObjectiveCommunity health workers (CHW) are undertaking more complex tasks as part of the move towards universal health coverage in many low- and...
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Factors associated with health-seeking patterns among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency, Northeast Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundCurrently, over two million persons are internally displaced because of the complex humanitarian emergency in Nigeria’s northeast region....
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Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Biomedical, Non-Surgical HIV Prevention Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review
BackgroundConsiderable evidence on the costs and cost-effectiveness of biomedical, non-surgical interventions to prevent human immunodeficiency virus...
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Indian Academy of Pediatrics Consensus Guidelines on Preconception Care
JustificationThe preconception period is the earliest window of opportunity to ensure optimal human development. Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes...
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Predictors of timeliness of vaccination among children of age 12–23 months in Boricha district, Sidama region Ethiopia, in 2019
BackgroundTraditional measurement of vaccine coverage can mask the magnitude of timely uptake of vaccine. Hence, the optimal measurement of...
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A sco** review of facilitators and barriers influencing the implementation of surveillance and oral cholera vaccine interventions for cholera control in lower- and middle-income countries
BackgroundCholera still affects millions of people worldwide, especially in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Global Task Force on...
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Decision-making process for introduction of maternal vaccines in Kenya, 2017–2018
BackgroundMaternal immunization is a key strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality associated with infectious diseases in mothers and their...
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A health technology assessment of COVID-19 vaccination for Nigerian decision-makers: Identifying stakeholders and pathways to support evidence uptake
BackgroundNigeria commenced rollout of vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in March 2021 as part of the national public health...
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Reducing infant and child mortality: assessing the social inclusiveness of child health care policies and programmes in three states of India
BackgroundEven though the overall infant mortality rate and child mortality rate have considerably declined in India, the marginalised...
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Smart Safety Surveillance (3S): Multi-Country Experience of Implementing the 3S Concepts and Principles
IntroductionThe Smart Safety Surveillance (3S) concept is based on the understanding that, when faced with competing pharmacovigilance priorities,...
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities
BackgroundThis is the ninth paper in our series, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an...