A5079857190- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development
2024
Yemenia University
2020-2021
Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre
2018
United Nations Children's Fund
2017
The role of community health workers (CHWs) in the West Africa Ebola outbreak has been highlighted to advocate for increasing numbers CHWs globally build resilience, strengthen systems, and provide emergency response capacity. However, roles played, challenges they faced, their effectiveness during are not well documented. This study assessed impact on community-based maternal, newborn, child (MNCH) services, documented contribution other actors response, identified lessons learned...
The war in Yemen, described as the world's 'worst humanitarian crisis,' has seen numerous attacks against health care. While global attention to on workers increased significantly over past decade, gaps research lived experiences of frontline staff persist. This study draws perspectives Yemen understand impact ongoing conflict their personal and professional lives. Forty-three facility-based worker interviews, 6 focus group discussions with community-based midwives were conducted Sana'a,...
Abstract Background Armed conflict, food insecurity, epidemic cholera, economic decline and deterioration of essential public services present overwhelming challenges to population health well-being in Yemen. Although the majority is need humanitarian assistance civil servants many areas have not received salaries since 2016, healthcare providers continue work, families seek care. Methods This case study examines how reproductive, maternal, newborn, child adolescent nutrition (RMNCAH+N) been...
Background: The best approach for defining and measuring community healthcare (CHC) resilience in times of crisis remains elusive. We aimed to synthesise definitions indicators from countries who had recently undergone shocks (ie, outbreaks natural disasters). Methods: purposively selected four that or were currently experiencing a shock: Nepal, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Liberia. Focus group discussions (FGDs) key informant interviews (KIIs) conducted with participants at the community,...
Since the launch of Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) at World Health Assembly in 2014,1WHOEvery Newborn: An action plan to end preventable deaths. Organization, Geneva2014https://www.everynewborn.org/every-newborn-action-plan/Google Scholar and, 2015, UN Secretary General's second Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health, there has been a renewed focus on improving newborn health globally.2Every Women ChildThe (2016–2030). Child,...
By the end of Ebola epidemic, death reporting in Sierra Leone (SL) became more acceptable amongst local populations, with nearly all deaths being reported to hot line alert centers. To continue positive momentum generated by Ministry Health and Sanitation (MoHS) US Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) organized conducted two-day Inter-agency Consultations on Improving Mortality Reporting (Consultations). In conjunction Consultations, participants were also offered a one-day,...