A5038897176- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Decision Support System Applications
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Malaria Research and Control
Oxford Policy Management
2020-2023
Community health workers (CHWs) are a key part of the workforce, with particular importance for reaching most marginalised. CHWs' contributions during pandemics have received growing attention, including COVID-19. This paper contributes to learning about experiences COVID-19, based on evidence from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Ethiopia. The synthesises set research projects undertaken over 2020-2021. A thematic framework focus related literature was used code material...
Abstract Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children in Nigeria is tackled through the outpatient therapeutic programme (OTP) of Community‐based Management Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme. CMAM evidently effective resolving SAM, but little evidence exists on remaining risk SAM relapse for discharged as cured from OTP. We aimed to measure and compare 6‐month incidence OTP‐cured community control identify factors associated with relapse. conducted a prospective matched cohort study that...
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a WHO-recommended intervention for children aged 3-59 months living in areas of high transmission to provide protection against during the rainy season. Operational guidelines were developed, based on WHO guidance, support countries mitigate risk coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within communities and among community distributors when delivering SMC.A cross-sectional study determine adherence infection prevention control (IPC) measures two...
Adequate intake of high-quality nutritious foods during infancy and early childhood is critical to achieving optimal growth, cognitive behavioural development, economic productivity later in life. Integrating nutrient-dense animal source (ASFs), a major protein micronutrients, into children's diets increasingly considered essential reducing the global burden malnutrition low- middle-income countries. While eggs are an ASF that shows promise for mitigating child undernutrition, interventions...
Abstract Background In northern Nigeria, UNICEF has supported introduction of a short message service (SMS) system for data transmission in the Community-based Management Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme. The SMS operates parallel to traditional paper-based system, and weekly are transmitted directly from health facilities federal level. For paper monthly summaries passed through all levels government. We assessed quality performance both CMAM information systems. Methods undertook...
Abstract IntroductionSeasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a WHO-recommended intervention for children aged 3-59 months living in areas of high transmission to provide protection against during the rainy season. Operational guidelines were developed, based on WHO guidance, support countries mitigate risk coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within communities and among community distributors when delivering SMC.MethodsA cross-sectional study determine adherence infection prevention...