Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis
MJA Reid, N Arinaminpathy, A Bloom, BR Bloom… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented, and cured. Rapid, sustained
declines in tuberculosis deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide …
declines in tuberculosis deaths in many countries during the past 50 years provide …
Are quality improvement collaboratives effective? A systematic review
Background Quality improvement collaboratives (QIC) have proliferated internationally, but
there is little empirical evidence for their effectiveness. Method We searched Medline …
there is little empirical evidence for their effectiveness. Method We searched Medline …
Interventions to improve or facilitate linkage to or retention in pre‐ART (HIV) care and initiation of ART in low‐and middle‐income settings–a systematic review
D Govindasamy, J Meghij, EK Negussi… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Several approaches have been taken to reduce pre‐antiretroviral therapy (ART)
losses between HIV testing and ART initiation in low‐and middle‐income countries, but a …
losses between HIV testing and ART initiation in low‐and middle‐income countries, but a …
Evaluating health systems strengthening interventions in low-income and middle-income countries: are we asking the right questions?
In recent years, there have been several calls for rigorous health policy and systems
research to inform efforts to strengthen health systems (HS) in low-and middle-income …
research to inform efforts to strengthen health systems (HS) in low-and middle-income …
Interventions to significantly improve service uptake and retention of HIV‐positive pregnant women and HIV‐exposed infants along the prevention of mother‐to‐child …
AC Vrazo, J Firth, A Amzel, R Sedillo… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Despite the success of Prevention of Mother‐to‐Child Transmission of HIV
(PMTCT) programmes, low uptake of services and poor retention pose a formidable …
(PMTCT) programmes, low uptake of services and poor retention pose a formidable …
Combination implementation for HIV prevention: moving from clinical trial evidence to population-level effects
The promise of combination HIV prevention—the application of multiple HIV prevention
interventions to maximise population-level effects—has never been greater. However, to …
interventions to maximise population-level effects—has never been greater. However, to …
Do strategies to improve quality of maternal and child health care in lower and middle income countries lead to improved outcomes? A review of the evidence
Z Dettrick, S Firth, E Jimenez Soto - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Efforts to scale-up maternal and child health services in lower and middle income
countries will fail if services delivered are not of good quality. Although there is evidence of …
countries will fail if services delivered are not of good quality. Although there is evidence of …
Engagement of men in antenatal care services: increased HIV testing and treatment uptake in a community participatory action program in Mozambique
Uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services during antenatal care (ANC)
in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC …
in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC …
A continuous quality improvement intervention to improve the effectiveness of community health workers providing care to mothers and children: a cluster randomised …
C Horwood, L Butler, P Barker, S Phakathi… - Human resources for …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) play key roles in delivering health
programmes in many countries worldwide. CHW programmes can improve coverage of …
programmes in many countries worldwide. CHW programmes can improve coverage of …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing the quality of routine data for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: an analytical observational study in two health districts with high …
E Nicol, L Dudley, D Bradshaw - International journal of medical informatics, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) is a key
maternal and child-health intervention in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South …
maternal and child-health intervention in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South …