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Research Papers
Improving 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 More -
Research Papers
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
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
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Factors 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 More -
Position Statements
Amref 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
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Amref 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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Amref Health Africa’s Position Statement on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Female Genital Mutilation (FMG), also known as Female Genital Cutting (FGC), comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It has no health benefits and harms girls and women in many ways. FGM involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and hence interferes with the natural function of girls’ and women’s bodies. The practice causes severe pain and has several immediate and long-term health consequences, including difficulties in childbirth and
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Amref Health Africa Position Statement on Community Health Workers
A widely accepted definition of Community Health Workers proposed by a World Health Organisation (WHO) Study Group (1989) is: “Community health workers should be members of the communities where they work, should be selected by the communities, should be answerable to the communities for their activities, should be supported by the health system but not necessarily a part of its organisation, and have shorter training than professional workers.” The umbrella term ‘Community Health Worker’ (CHW) embraces a variety of community health aides selected, trained and working in the communi
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Position Statement on MSM
While the ‘war on AIDS’ has achieved remarkable successes there still exist important gaps in global strategies aimed at containing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with certain key populations not adequately addressed. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are one such population, and implementation of strategies that comprehensively address HIV prevention and transmission risks in this community is clearly a weak link in global HIV prevention and control efforts that represents a real threat to progress with global HIV/AIDS control and needs to be urgently addressed. Men who have sex with men (MSM) i
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