Stock-outs of essential medicines among community health workers (CHWs) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic literature review of the extent …

A Olaniran, J Briggs, A Pradhan, E Bogue… - Human resources for …, 2022 - Springer
Background This paper explores the extent of community-level stock-out of essential
medicines among community health workers (CHWs) in low-and middle-income countries …

The state of primary health care in South Asia

S Prinja, N Purohit, N Kaur, L Rajapaksa… - The Lancet Global …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The south Asian region (SAR) is home to 1· 74 billion people, corresponding to 22% of the
global population. The region faces several challenges pertaining to changing …

Sustainability of a 12-month lifestyle intervention delivered by community health workers in reducing blood pressure in Nepal: 5-year follow-up of the COBIN open …

R Thapa, A Zengin, D Neupane, SR Mishra… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The sustainability and scalability of limited-duration interventions in low-income
and middle-income countries remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the sustainability in …

Perceptions of the primary health care team about the implementation of integrated care of patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Slovenia: qualitative …

N Stojnić, Z Klemenc-Ketiš, M Mori Lukančič… - BMC health services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Integrated care involves good coordination, networking, and communication
within health care services and externally between providers and patients or informal …

Strengthening primary health care through community health workers in South Asia

P Shrestha, K Afsana, MC Weerasinghe… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The growing health challenges in South Asia require further adaptations of community
health worker (CHW) programs as a key element of primary health care (PHC). This paper …

Acceptability and feasibility of home-based hypertension and physical activity screening by community health workers in an under-resourced community in South …

M Stoutenberg, SH Crouch, LK McNulty… - Journal of Public …, 2024 - Springer
Background Low–middle-income countries (LMICs) face increasing burdens from non-
communicable disease (NCDs) requiring primary care task shifting to community health …

Shifting roles of community health workers in the prevention and management of noncommunicable disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

T Haregu, P Delobelle, A Shrestha… - Health Policy and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a crucial role in the prevention and
management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the …

[HTML][HTML] Community-based interventions to prevent stroke in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review

I Nowrin, J Mehareen, DS Bhattacharyya… - Health Sciences …, 2023 - Elsevier
We aimed to identify community-based interventions to prevent stroke in low-and-middle-
income countries. A comprehensive search in Medline through PubMed, Web of Science …

A Study on Communication Practices in Reducing Non-Communicable Diseases in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia

YD Tefera, AC Ali, AG Woldearegay - Risk Management and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose special challenges in developing
countries In Ethiopia, the growing NCD burden has raised a public health concern with …

The role of the private sector in noncommunicable disease prevention and management in low-and middle-income countries: A series of systematic reviews and …

K Marshall, P Beaden, H Durrani, K Tang… - … Journal of Qualitative …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Conduct six systematic reviews investigating for-profit private sector roles in NCD
prevention and management in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) through our a …