Improving quality of care in primary health-care facilities in rural Nigeria: successes and challenges

O Ugo, EA Ezinne, O Modupe… - Health services …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Nigeria has a high population density but a weak health-care system. To
improve the quality of care, 3 organizations carried out a quality improvement pilot …

[HTML][HTML] A COVID in the wheels of the world: A contemporary history of a pandemic in Africa

S Adu-Gyamfi, E Brenya, RM Gyasi, K Abass… - Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Several pandemics have been reported throughout history. The Black Death, Spanish flu,
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] What do we know about ancillary care practices in East and Southern Africa? A systematic review and meta-synthesis

BM Kapumba, N Desmond… - Wellcome Open …, 2021 - wellcomeopenresearch.org
Background: Despite growing calls for the provision of ancillary care to study participants
during medical research, there remains a noticeable gap in ethical guidelines for medical …

Assessment of drug use patterns in terms of the WHO patient-care and facility indicators at four hospitals in Southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

KD Gidebo, TS Summoro, ZZ Kanche… - BMC health services …, 2016 - Springer
Background Patient-centered care is now the goal for virtually all healthcare systems. The
aim of this research was to evaluate the patient care quality in regard to drug dispensing in …

Nurse reported patient safety in low-resource settings: a cross-sectional study of MNCH nurses in Nigeria

Y Ogbolu, ME Johantgen, S Zhu, JV Johnson - Applied Nursing Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Repeated international studies demonstrate the critical role of nursing and the
associations between patient safety and nurse staffing and the nurse practice environment …

Historicizing medical drones in Africa: A focus on Ghana

S Adu-Gyamfi, RM Gyasi, BD Darkwa - History of science and …, 2021 - hst-journal.com
While the genesis of the drone technology is not clear, one thing is ideal: it emerged as a
military apparatus and gained much attention during major wars, including the two world …

[DOC][DOC] Client characteristics and satisfaction with the quality of primary health-care services in Calabar, Nigeria

HC Okeke, P Bassey, OA Oduwole… - Calabar Journal of …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Background: Different mix of clients visit the Primary Health Care (PHC) facility most of which
are located in rural communities; and even at this basic level of the health care delivery …

[PDF][PDF] Quality of antenatal care service in public health facilities of Chencha District, Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

S Abebe, A Alemayehu, A Gebremariam… - MOJ Womens …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background: The quality of antenatal care (ANC) is dependent on the qualifications of health
care providers, the number and frequency of ANC visits, the content of services received and …

[PDF][PDF] Quality of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services in public hospitals of Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia

BB Bachore, F Tafese, F Gebissa… - Health Syst Policy …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Background: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission describes a comprehensive
package of services intended to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Transmission of …

The need for effective management in African health systems

A Adindu - Journal of Health Management, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Effective health management is critical at every level of African health systems in order to
improve services and in turn the current poor health situation in many countries. Specialized …