What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers

K Scott, SW Beckham, M Gross, G Pariyo… - Human resources for …, 2018 - Springer
Objective To synthesize current understanding of how community-based health worker
(CHW) programs can best be designed and operated in health systems. Methods We …

Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care

MJ Renfrew, A McFadden, MH Bastos, J Campbell… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
In this first paper in a series of four papers on midwifery, we aimed to examine,
comprehensively and systematically, the contribution midwifery can make to the quality of …

Community health workers in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: an overview of their history, recent evolution, and current effectiveness

HB Perry, R Zulliger, MM Rogers - Annual review of public …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Over the past half-century, community health workers (CHWs) have been a growing force for
extending health care and improving the health of populations. Following their introduction …

The burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: a four-country cross sectional study

D Guwatudde, J Nankya-Mutyoba, R Kalyesubula… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Hypertension, the leading single cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is
a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Few studies have estimated …

Timing of neonatal mortality and severe morbidity during the postnatal period: a systematic review

J Dol, B Hughes, M Bonet, R Dorey… - JBI Evidence …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this review was to determine the timing of overall and cause-
specific neonatal mortality and severe morbidity during the postnatal period (1-28 days) …

Human resources for primary health care in sub-Saharan Africa: progress or stagnation?

ML Willcox, W Peersman, P Daou, C Diakité… - Human resources for …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization defines a “critical shortage” of health
workers as being fewer than 2.28 health workers per 1000 population and failing to attain …

Strengthening primary health care in the COVID-19 era: a review of best practices to inform health system responses in low-and middle-income countries

D Peiris, M Sharma, D Praveen, A Bitton… - WHO South-East Asia …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Amid massive health system disruption induced by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic, the need to maintain and improve essential health services is greater than …

Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health-A landscape analysis

K Lunze, A Higgins-Steele, A Simen-Kapeu… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2015 - Springer
Background Essential interventions can improve maternal and newborn health (MNH)
outcomes in low-and middle-income countries, but their implementation has been …

Determinants of unmet need for modern contraception and reasons for non-use among married women in rural areas of Burkina Faso

SA Adebowale, ME Palamuleni - African Population Studies, 2014 - aps.journals.ac.za
Abstract Burkina-Faso (TFR= 6.0) is among the top-ten high fertility countries world-wide and
CPR (15%) among women is low. This study examined the factors associated with non-use …

Helping Babies Breathe and its effects on intrapartum-related stillbirths and neonatal mortality in low-resource settings: a systematic review

JMD Versantvoort, MY Kleinhout… - Archives of Disease in …, 2020 - adc.bmj.com
Background An important factor in worldwide neonatal mortality is the deficiency in neonatal
resuscitation skills among trained professionals.'Helping Babies Breathe'(HBB) is a …