Transition and change: opportunities and challenges of CHW programme reform for community health systems and vertical disease programmes in Liberia

Autor: Georgina Zawolo, Gertrude Nsorma Nyaaba, Gartee Nallo, Karsor Kollie, Rachael Thomson, Joanna Raven, Sally Theobald, Laura Dean

Publikováno v: Health Research Policy and Systems, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-18 (2024)

Abstract Background Globally, community health worker (CHW) programmes are critical to addressing health worker shortages and have been recognised as critical pillars within the drive towards universal health coverage (UHC). In 2016, the Liberian Min

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Qualitative study exploring lessons from Liberia and the UK for building a people-centred resilient health systems response to COVID-19

Autor: Laura Dean, Lucy Frith, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Rebecca Harris, Yan Ding, Imelda Bates, Kim Ozano, Sally Theobald, Karsor Kollie, Helen Piotrowski, Rosalind McCollum, Taghreed El Hajj, Russell Dacombe, Rachel Anderson de Cuevas, Colleen Parker, Zeela Zaizay, Victoria Watson, Yussif Alhassan, Shahreen Chowdhury, Hannah Berrian, John Solunta Smith, Wede Seekey Tate, Olivia Hastie, Jerry Kollie, Georgina Zawolo

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 8 (2022)

Introduction COVID-19 has tested the resilience of health systems globally and exposed existing strengths and weaknesses. We sought to understand health systems COVID-19 adaptations and decision making in Liberia and Merseyside, UK.Methods We used a

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Qualitative study exploring lessons from Liberia and the UK for building a people-centred resilient health systems response to COVID-19

Autor: Rosalind McCollum, Zeela Zaizay, Laura Dean, Victoria Watson, Lucy Frith, Yussif Alhassan, Karsor Kollie, Helen Piotrowski, Imelda Bates, Rachel Anderson de Cuevas, Rebecca Harris, Shahreen Chowdhury, Hannah Berrian, John Solunta Smith, Wede Seekey Tate, Taghreed El Hajj, Kim Ozano, Olivia Hastie, Colleen Parker, Jerry Kollie, Georgina Zawolo, Yan Ding, Russell Dacombe, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Sally Theobald

Publikováno v: McCollum, R, Zaizay, Z, Dean, L, Watson, V, Frith, L, Alhassan, Y, Kollie, K, Piotrowski, H, Bates, I, Anderson de Cuevas, R, Harris, R, Chowdhury, S, Berrian, H, Smith, J S, Tate, W S, El Hajj, T, Ozano, K, Hastie, O, Parker, C, Kollie, J, Zawolo, G, Ding, Y, Dacombe, R, Taegtmeyer, M & Theobald, S 2022, ' Qualitative study exploring lessons from Liberia and the UK for building a people-centred resilient health systems response to COVID-19 ', BMJ Open, vol. 12, no. 8, e058626 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058626
BMJ OPEN

IntroductionCOVID-19 has tested the resilience of health systems globally and exposed existing strengths and weaknesses. We sought to understand health systems COVID-19 adaptations and decision making in Liberia and Merseyside, UK.MethodsWe used a pe

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35914910

Transition and Change: Opportunities and Challenges of CHW Policy Reform for Community Health Systems and Vertical Disease Programmes in Liberia

Autor: Georgina Zawolo, Gertrude Nsorma Nyaaba, Gartee Nallo, Karsor Kollie, Rachael Thomson, Joanna Raven, Sally Theobal, Laura Dean

Background: Health workforce shortages remain a critical public health challenge. Particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), the re-invigoration of community health workers (CHW) supplement critical health workforce gaps especially duri

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https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1206036/v1

Neglected Tropical Diseases as a ‘litmus test’ for Universal Health Coverage? Understanding who is left behind and why in Mass Drug Administration: Lessons from four country contexts

Autor: A.S. Oluwole, Laura Dean, Estelle Kouokam Magne, Christine Makia, James Yashiyi, Sally Theobald, Irene Honam Tsey, Theobald Mue Nji, Margaret Gyapong, Marlene Siping, Helen Piotrowski, Vida Kukula, Rachael Thomson, Georgina Zawolo, Eleanor E MacPherson, Oluwatosin Adekeye, Ebua Gallus Fung, Marlene Ntsinda Tchoffo, Karsor Kollie, LA Lar, Kim Ozano, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Sunday Isiyaku, Uduak Gideon Ntuen, Samuel Wanji, Dum-Buo Nnamdi, Ruth Dixon

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0007847 (2019)
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Introduction Individuals and communities affected by NTDs are often the poorest and most marginalised; ensuring a gender and equity lens is centre stage will be critical for the NTD community to reach elimination goals and inform Universal Health Cov

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007847