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Research Papers
Uptake and linkage into care over one year of providing HIV testing and counselling through community and health facility testing modalities in urban informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi Kenya BMC Public Health (2016) 16:373 DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3033-x
Title: Uptake and linkage into care over one year of providing HIV testing and counselling through community and health facility testing modalities in urban informal settlement of Kibera, Nairobi Kenya BMC Public Health (2016) 16:373 DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3033-xAuthors: Samuel Muhula, Peter Memiah, Lilian Mbau, Happiness Oruko, Bebora Baker, Geoffrey Ikiara, Margaret Mungai, Meshack Ndirangu, Dunstan Achwoka, Festus IlakoDate Published: 4 May 2016Read MoreResearch PapersAcceptability, Usability, and Views on Deployment of Peek, a Mobile Phone mHealth Intervention for Eye Care in Kenya: Qualitative Study JMIR mHealth uHealth 2016; 4(2):e30. DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.4746
Title: Acceptability, Usability, and Views on Deployment of Peek, a Mobile Phone mHealth Intervention for Eye Care in Kenya: Qualitative Study JMIR mHealth uHealth 2016; 4(2):e30. DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.4746.Authors: Lodhia Vaishali, Karanja Sarah, Lees Shelley, Bastawrous Andrew.Date published: 9 May 2016Read MoreResearch PapersEnhancing the Supervision of Community Health Workers With WhatsApp Mobile Messaging: Qualitative Findings from 2 Low-Resource Settings in Kenya Health Science and Practice, doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00386
Title: Enhancing the Supervision of Community Health Workers With WhatsApp Mobile Messaging: Qualitative Findings from 2 Low-Resource Settings in Kenya Health Science and Practice, doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00386Authors: Jade Vu Henry, Niall Winters, Alice Lakati, Martin Oliver, Anne Geniets, Simon M Mbae, Hannah WanjiruDate published: May 26, 2016Read MoreResearch PapersImproving the Standards-Based Management-Recognition initiative to provide high-quality, equitable maternal health services in Malawi: an implementation research protocol. BMJ Global Health
Title: Improving the Standards-Based Management-Recognition initiative to provide high-quality, equitable maternal health services in Malawi: an implementation research protocol. BMJ Global HealthAuthors: Zubia Mumtaz, Sarah Salway, Josephat Nyagero, Joachim Osur, Ellen Chirwa, Fannie Kachale, Duncan SaundersDate published: July 7, 2016 View>>Read MoreResearch PapersFactors influencing place of delivery for pastoralist women in Kenya: a qualitative study BMC Women’s Health 2016, 16:52 doi:10.1186/s12905-016-0333-3
Title: Factors influencing place of delivery for pastoralist women in Kenya: a qualitative study BMC Women's Health 2016, 16:52 doi:10.1186/s12905-016-0333-3 Authors: Tanya Caulfield, Pamela Onyo, Abbey Byrne, John Nduba, Josephat Nyagero, Alison Morgan and Michelle Kermode Date: September 02, 2016 View
Read MoreResearch PapersFactors influencing place of delivery for pastoralist women in Kenya: a qualitative study BMC Women’s Health
Authors: Tanya Caulfield, Pamela Onyo, Abbey Byrne, John Nduba, Josephat Nyagero, Alison Morgan and Michelle KermodeDate: September 02, 2016View>> Read MorePosition StatementsAmref Health Africa’s Position on the Role and Services of Traditional Birth Attendants
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a traditional birth attendant (TBA) is “a person who assists the mother during childbirth and who initially acquired her skills by delivering babies herself or by working with other TBAs”. In addition to attending deliveries, TBAs help with initiating breastfeeding; providing health education on sexually transmitted illnesses (STIs), reproductive health and nutrition; visiting mothers during and shortly following delivery to check for and educate them on the associated danger signs; and accompanying referrals to the health facilities for co
Read MorePosition StatementsAmref Health Africa’s Position Statement on Task Shifting
In recent years, the world has been experiencing a chronic shortage of well-trained health workers. A total of 57 countries, 36 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa but also including Bangladesh, India and Indonesia, face crippling health workforce shortages. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that over 4 million health workers are needed to fill the gap. The global deficit of doctors, nurses and midwives is at least 2.4 million worldwide, and 1 million in sub-Saharan African. Reasons for the rapidly deteriorating state of qualified staffing in health services include lack of train
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