Background The shift in the global burden of disease from communicable to
noncommunicable was a factor in mobilizing support for a broader post-Millennium …

This paper examines the characteristics of implementation research (IR) efforts in low-
income and middle-income countries (LMICs) by describing how key IR principles and …

Background Weak health information systems (HIS) are a critical challenge to reaching the
health-related Millennium Development Goals because health systems performance cannot …

Routine health information systems (RHISs) are in place in nearly every country and provide
routinely collected full-coverage records on all levels of health system service delivery …

Background Despite global efforts to increase health workforce capacity through training
and guidelines, challenges remain in bridging the gap between knowledge and quality …

Objectives To assess the relationship between health system factors and facility‐level EHP
stock‐outs in Mozambique. Methods Service provisions were assessed in 26 health facilities …

Background Well-functioning health systems need to utilize data at all levels, from the
provider, to local and national-level decision makers, in order to make evidence-based and …

Background High-quality data are critical to inform, monitor and manage health programs.
Over the seven-year African Health Initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, three …

Objectives Increasing and sustaining engagement in HIV care for people living with HIV are
critical to both individual therapeutic benefit and epidemic control. Men are less likely to test …

Background Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa in particular, remains one of the regions with
modest improvements to maternal and newborn survival and morbidity. Good quality …