A5041335450- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Health and Surgery
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
2025
University College London
2025
Johns Hopkins University
2016-2024
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
2023
Makerere University
2023
Bloomberg (United States)
2023
William Carey University
2023
Star Technology and Research (United States)
2021
Achieving WHO cervical cancer elimination goals will necessitate efforts to increase HPV vaccine access and coverage in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Although LMICs account for the majority of cases globally, scale-up programs progress toward targets has been largely insufficient. Understanding barriers facilitators that stakeholders face introduction vaccination be pivotal ensuring are equipped optimize implementation programs. This qualitative study interviewed 13 global...
Universal health coverage (UHC) depends on a strong primary health-care system. To be successful, care must expanded at community and household levels as much of the world's population still lacks access to facilities for basic services. Abundant evidence shows that community-based interventions are effective improving utilization outcomes when integrated with facility-based Community involvement is cornerstone local, equitable care. Policies actions improve regard members more than passive...
Developing public health educational programs that provide workers prepared to adequately respond system challenges is an historical dilemma. In India, the focus on education has been mounting in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic a harbinger of increasing complexities surrounding and overdue need progress around world. This paper aims explore strengths institutions elucidate unique opportunities emerge as global leader reform.To capture landscape training we initiated web-based desk review...
Abstract Background Evidence-based decision-making is crucial to leadership in the health sector identify country-level priorities and generate solutions supported by rigorous research. Barriers enablers have been explored, but limited evidence about what works strengthening capacity at individual institutional levels within countries has reported, inconsistent use of inform policy-making a persistent challenge concern. Methods We conducted framework analysis comparing experiences nine...
Objective To investigate the characteristics of health policy and systems research training globally to identify recommendations for improvement expansion.Methods We identified institutions offering worldwide.In 2014, we recruited participants from an online survey on courses given.Survey findings were explored during in-depth interviews with selected key informants.Findings The study several important gaps in training.There few central eastern Europe, Middle East, North Africa or Latin...
Abstract Background Previous initiatives have aimed to document the history and legacy of Smallpox Eradication Program (SEP) Global Polio Initiative (GPEI). In this multi-pronged scoping review, we explored evolution learning from SEP GPEI implementation over time at global country levels inform other health programs. Methods Three related reviews literature were conducted; searched for documents on 1) 2) via online database searches also conducted national-level grey in seven purposively...
Background. The Sustaining Technical and Analytical Resources (STAR) project seeks to invest in expand the capacity of diverse senior global public health professionals. STAR builds on traditional work-based fellowships by partnering with universities order curate (or develop) deliver high-quality, tailored learning across a set required “core competency domains” as well elective skills- or content-based domains. Pedagogy. In rapidly changing context, ongoing is essential but often gets...
<strong>Objectives:</strong> This paper aims to depict unique perspectives and compare contrast three leadership programs for global health in order enable other training institutions design impactful curricula. <strong>Methods:</strong> We purposively selected programs. used a six-step curriculum development framework systematically the process across identify best practices factors contributing impact of each these <strong>Findings:</strong> All fellowship undertook an intentional in-depth...
Abstract Introduction Uganda’s community health worker (CHW), or village team (VHT), program faces significant challenges with poor retention and insufficient financial investment. Adequate compensation comprising non-financial components is critical to retaining any workforce, including CHWs. This study evaluates the impact of a recognition-based incentives package on motivation, performance, VHTs, as well utilization services by community. The incentive intervention were developed in...
The rural United States, including West Virginia, has decades of experience engaging communities and utilizing community health workers (CHWs). This study aims to inform policy planning by comparing how 2 county-level CHW programs engage with communities. analysis is based on in-depth interviews 19 representatives 20 archival documents published literature reviews. Results highlight the local contextual determinants for engagement programs. Making policies inclusive adaptable realities will...