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IFGH 2012: Disaster Bioethics: Preparing Health Workers for Ethical Dilemmas

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts, IFGH 2011-2012 Conference and Events

Posted by Irish Forum for Global Health | Conference Abstracts Authors:O’Mathúna D. Author Affiliations:School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Dublin City University Option 2– Lessons from the field; project and programme evaluations; and syntheses or analyses Presented … Continue reading...

IFGH 2012: Key Challenges in Ethiopia’s Health Extension Programme: Lessons from the Field

by globalhealth on Jan 30, 2012 in Conference Abstracts, IFGH 2011-2012 Conference and Events

Posted by Irish Forum for Global Health | Conference Abstracts Authors: Boostrom C. Author Affiliations:Centre for Global Health, Trinity College Dublin Option 2– Lessons from the field; project and programme evaluations; and syntheses or analyses Presented as – Oral … Continue reading "IFGH 2012:...

IFGH 2012: Health Systems Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment Programme in Rural South Africa

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

Key informant interviews were conducted with health care workers. Initial analysis was narrative to derive patterns of adherence, and sequential analysis interrogated health systems responses to adherence...

IFGH 2012: Sustainability of Community Based Organisations for HIV/AIDS Care and Support Services in Zambia

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

This study assessed whether Zambia's World Bank-funded Community Response to HIV/AIDS (CRAIDS) project, 2003-2008, contributed to CBO...

IFGH 2012: An Evaluation of the Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact and Sustainability of the Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Approach in Liberia

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

This evaluation, using a descriptive, qualitative, cross-sectional study design, sought to establish the overall effectiveness, impact and sustainability of CLTS within the Liberian context, through OECD/DAC criteria for evaluating development...

IFGH 2012: Using Community Health Workers to Manage Hypertension in Urban India: A Cost- Effectiveness Analysis

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

Our objective was to estimate the net costs and cost per Disability-adjusted Life Year (DALY) averted associated with a hypothetical intervention using Community Health Workers (CHWs) to manage hypertension in...

IFGH 2012: Community-Driven Scale-Up of Community Case Management

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The approach to CCM scale-up emphasized on-the-ground capacity building, mainly of CHWs and supervisors, both through formal trainings and continuous presence at the facility and community level to provide on-going support to put the knowledge received into...

IFGH 2012: Health Care Delivery, Access and Utilisation in Emerging Communities and Slums of Urban South West, Nigeria

by globalhealth on Jan 29, 2012 in Conference Abstracts

The study aims to examine the nature of health care in emerging communities and slums of urban south west, Nigeria. The specific objectives will include; to explore the social processes by which health care services emerge and evolve in emerging communities and urban slums of south west Nigeria; to examine access to...

IFGH 2012: Disaster Bioethics: Preparing Health Workers for Ethical Dilemmas

IFGH 2012: Key Challenges in Ethiopia’s Health Extension Programme: Lessons from the Field

IFGH 2012: Health Systems Barriers to Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment Programme in Rural South Africa

IFGH 2012: Sustainability of Community Based Organisations for HIV/AIDS Care and Support Services in Zambia

IFGH 2012: An Evaluation of the Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact and Sustainability of the Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Approach in Liberia

IFGH 2012: Using Community Health Workers to Manage Hypertension in Urban India: A Cost- Effectiveness Analysis

IFGH 2012: Community-Driven Scale-Up of Community Case Management

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