Type of Material: Reports and Studies

The State of Women and Leadership in Global Health
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The State of Women and Leadership in Global Health

Women in Global Health undertook this research on the state of women’s leadership and global health to assess the pace of change at the global level, the impact of the pandemic and inform recommendations with country experiences from India, Kenya, and Nigeria.

The headline conclusion is that women are still significantly underrepresented in health leadership and that impacts negatively on women affected and on health systems. It is therefore everybody’s business. Women working in health have the right to equal leadership opportunities, and health systems need their expertise.

Source: Women in Global Health

Date of Publication: June 8, 2023

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Fourth round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: November 2022–January 2023
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Fourth round of the global pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: November 2022–January 2023

To better understand the extent of health system and essential health service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has conducted four rounds of the Pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report presents global findings from 139 countries, territories and areas that participated in the fourth survey round during November 2022 – January 2023 (with late submissions accepted until 10 March 2023). The findings offer critical insight from country key informants into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on essential health services, the main challenges health systems are facing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining other essential health service delivery, and how countries are responding to mitigate disruptions, recover services, and ultimately strengthen health system and services resilience and preparedness for future health emergencies.

Source: WHO

Date of Publication: June 8, 2023

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Plan d'action opérationnel intégré de la plateforme une seule santé 2023
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Plan d’action opérationnel intégré (PAOI)

Le plan d’action opérationnel intégré (PAOI) est un document de planification des activités des acteurs qui interviennent dans le cadre d’Une Seule Sante (USS). Ce document est élaboré chaque année au cours d’un atelier qui regroupe les acteurs d’USS. Le PAOI est un outil de coordination qui permet de savoir qui fait quoi et quand. Il permet également d’éviter la duplication des interventions des acteurs de la plateforme.

Integrated Operational Action Plan (IOAP)

The Integrated Operational Action Plan (IOAP) is a planning document for the activities of actors involved in One Health (OH). This document is developed each year during a workshop that brings together the OH actors. The IOAP is a coordination tool that makes it possible to know who does what and when. It also helps to avoid duplication of interventions by the platform’s actors. The PAOIs are only available in French. 

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: June 6, 2023

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Aperçu des rumeurs, Février 2023

Ce document est le rapport février 2023 sur l’écoute sociale concernant la COVID-19.

Breakthrough ACTION Côte d’Ivoire a collecté et analysé 295 rumeurs liés à la COVID-19 de façon générale, des nouvelles croyances à la vaccination COVID-19, à la rage, à d’autres maladies à partir de l’écoute communautaire et de l’écoute sociale dans l’optique de mieux gérer l’infodemie.

Overview of Rumors, February 2023

This document is the February 2023 social listening report for COVID-19.

Breakthrough ACTION Côte d’Ivoire collected and analyzed 295 rumors related to COVID-19 in general, new beliefs about COVID-19 vaccination, rabies, and other diseases from community listening and social listening in order to better manage the infodemic.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 21, 2023

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Can Light-touch Enhancements Improve Postpartum Family Planning Use Among First-time Mothers: Findings from small-scale testing of an integrated approach in Tanzania

This report provides an overview of progress and findings from the first phase of the Connect Project which aims to develop approaches to increase first time mothers’ (FTMs’) postpartum family planning  (PPFP) use that can both be feasibly implemented by local and international organizations and, to the extent feasible, sustained by governments without project funding. This report focuses on results from  Tanzania, where Connect “enhances” USAID’s Lishe Endelevu (“sustainable nutrition”) project with light-touch, scalable approaches that aim to address the key barriers to FTMs’ PPFP use.

Source: Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Save the Children International

Date of Publication: March 15, 2023

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Can Light-touch Enhancements Improve Postpartum Family Planning Use Among First-time Mothers: Findings from small-scale testing of an integrated approach in Bangladesh

This report provides an overview of progress and findings from the first phase of the Connect Project which aims to develop approaches to increase first time mothers’ (FTMs’) postpartum family planning  (PPFP) use that can both be feasibly implemented by local and international organizations and, to the extent feasible, sustained by governments without project funding. This report focuses on results from Bangladesh, where Connect is known as Shongzog and “enhances” USAID’s MaMoni Maternal and Newborn Care Strengthening Project (MNCSP) with light-touch, scalable approaches. We use “Shongzog”, which means “the connection” to refer to Connect’s efforts in Bangladesh throughout this document.

Source: Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Save the Children International

Date of Publication: March 15, 2023

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Using artificial intelligence to craft clean air campaigns
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Craft Clear Air Campaigns

This article looks into the use of artificial intelligence in clean-air campaigns in India. Artificial intelligence tools can provide efficient frameworks to design and propagate clean air campaigns for the greatest online reach and effectiveness.

Air pollution causes nearly two million deaths in India every year. As many as 21 out of the 30 most polluted cities in the world are in India. Yet, public outrage and civic action towards air pollution are sporadic and scattered, peaking during Diwali but remaining low-key for the rest of the year.

In light of this trend, Clean Air Fund and Quilt.AI studied the history and impact of 30 major environmental and public health campaigns in India since 2015. We sought to answer some key questions: What makes a campaign effective? What are the communication cues adopted by them? What is the role of timing and semiotics?

Source: India Climate Dialogue

Date of Publication: February 21, 2023

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Big Data in Digital Healthcare
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Big data in Digital Healthcare: Lessons Learnt and Recommendations for General Practice

The authors of this article propose recommendations for guidelines and regulations of data use in healthcare centering on the creation of a unique global patient ID that can integrate data from a variety of healthcare providers. In addition, they expand upon the topic by discussing potential pitfalls of Big Data such as the lack of diversity in Big Data research, and the security and transparency risks posed by machine learning algorithms.

Source: Asian Development Bank

Date of Publication: February 21, 2023

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More USAID and Breakthrough ACTION R-CEFM Remedial Education Program Learning Documents Resources

USAID and Breakthrough ACTION R-CEFM Remedial Education Program Learning Documents

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Breakthrough ACTION Nepal’s Reducing Child, Early and Forced Marriage (Nepal R-CEFM) Project aims to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of the Government of Nepal (GON). The project operates in Madhesh Province to design, implement, monitor, evaluate, and coordinate effective social and behavior change (SBC) activities and child protection (CP) system strengthening for reducing CEFM through a community-based, multi-sectoral, data-driven lens.

The following documents focus on R-CEFM project activities designed to increase learning outcomes for adolescent girls (with the inclusion of boys) through non-formal education.

  1. Remedial Education Program Learning in brief
  2. Remedial Education Program Infographic
  3. Quantitative Endline Assessment Report: Baseline and Endline Scores
  4. Qualitative Learning Documentation Report: Remedial Education Classes and Non-formal Approaches Used to Improve Learning Outcomes for Adolescent Girls (with the Inclusion of Boys) in Nepal
  5. Findings from a Most Significant Change assessment following the R-CEFM Project’s remedial education program
  6. Remedial Education Program Presentation

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: February 8, 2023

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Environmental and Behavioral Determinants of Lassa Fever: A qualitative exploration among communities and health care workers in Tonkolili and Kenema districts, Sierra Leone

Local health authorities have classified Lassa fever as a priority zoonotic disease in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Sierra Leone. While much research has been published about Lassa fever, it has primarily focused on clinical diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance. Few studies are available globally on the sociocultural and behavioral drivers of Lassa fever, and particularly from Sierra Leone.

This study— conducted by Breakthrough ACTION, based at Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone One Health Risk Communication Technical Working Group (OHRC TWG)—explored community members’ perceptions, knowledge, and behaviors associated with rodents in general and rats that carry Lassa fever specifically.

Specific research objectives included describing and understanding the following:

  1. The context of Lassa fever in affected communities.
  2. Individual and community norms and behaviors that increase risk and vulnerability for Lassa fever.
  3. Personal experiences with rats during daily living and with Lassa fever sickness.
  4. The level of knowledge and awareness of Lassa fever among community members.
  5. Knowledge of what to do if one suspects that they or someone else has Lassa fever.
  6. Knowledge of ways to prevent Lassa fever among community members.
  7. Individual perceptions of behavioral and other drivers of Lassa fever.

The study results also support the following:

  1. Developing credible sources of information about the risk and transmission of Lassa fever.
  2. Generating findings to serve as a reference point for One Health sectors including the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), Environmental Protection Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and other health agencies working to strengthen sensitization to Lassa fever in the country.
  3. Mitigating potential rumors and misinformation about Lassa fever.
  4. Identifying credible sources and/or developing credible materials to promote behavior change.

This report summarizes key findings on the social and behavioral drivers of Lassa fever in the Kenema and Tonkolili districts of Sierra Leone.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: February 3, 2023

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