Faith-based Collaboration to Address Maternal and Child Mortality through Midwifery Training: A Case Study from Sierra Leone
This case study was published in the Christian Journal for Global Health. Research on preventing maternal and child mortality highlights the importance of promoting midwife and nurse competence and confidence through training and continuous medical education. While training is effective, particularly through the use of the “low-dose, high-frequency”...
Compassion Measures Toolbox
Compassion is increasingly recognized as a key indicator of quality care by patients, families, medical associations, healthcare providers, and governments. Research demonstrates that compassion is positively associated with a variety of patient-reported outcomes, the alleviation of healthcare provider burnout, positive health outcomes and improved quality of care ratings....
Implementation strategies for health systems in low‐income countries: an overview of systematic reviews
A systematic review from 2010-2016 highlighted successful strategies to improve coverage of essential health interventions, including healthcare worker training and equipping and strategies targeted at healthcare recipients.
WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes
This guideline was developed through a critical analysis in response to a need to address the health workforce shortage. It details findings related to everything from selecting and managing community health workers to integrating them into existing health systems.