High Transmission Areas: Key Populations
10–11 May 2016, Catania, Italy
Phiri et al. Human Resources for Health (2017) 15:40
DOI 10.1186/s12960-017-0214-3
CHW Central is an online community of practice that brings together program managers, experts, practitioners, researchers, and supporters of CHW programs. The website is a virtual meeting place to share resources and experiences and to discuss and develop questions and ideas on CHW programs and poli...cy. This site is available to all, however to participate actively in the conversations you need to register for a free membership.
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Trainer's Manual
EngenderHealth would like to thank the following staff and consultants for their contribution to the develop- ment, field testing and publication of this manual: Betty Farrell, Isaiah Ndong, Peter Twyman, Julie Becker, Amy Shire, Fabio Saini, Damien Wohlfahrt, Jill Tabbutt-Henry, L...event Catagay, B.P. Singh, Joseph Ruminjo, Jean Ahlborg, Asiwa Obishai, Mofoluke Shobowale, Karen Landovitz, Anna Kurica, Maaza Seyoum, Tewodros Gebremichael, Antigoni Koumpounis, Wuleta Betemariam, Paul Perchal, Elan Shultz, Georgia Holt, Benjamin Weil, and Mark Barone.
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Version 1.1 July 2016
The purpose of this document is to describe standard operating procedures for viral load monitoring, including the schedule for viral load testing when used for routine monitoring of children, adolescents and adults on ART; interpretation of results; patient management; an...d specimen collection, preparation and transport. This template document to be adapted for use in various contexts and is one component of a viral load monitoring toolkit, to be used in conjunction with ICAP’s Viral Load Monitoring Flipchart and Enhanced Adherence Treatment Plan.
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The Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiy435, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy435.
Many outbreaks reported high proportions of infected HWs. Similar HW infection rates and exposure risk factors in both past and recent EVD and MVD outbreaks emphasize the need to improve the implementation of approp...riate infection control measures consistently across all healthcare settings.
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Biennial Report of the Regional Director
January 2019
Non Communicable Disease Control Programme Directorate General of Health Services Health Services Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Front. Med., 27 November 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.594728. The Checklist included eight actions for implementing rural pathways in LMICs: establishing community needs; policies and partners; exploring existing workers and scope; selecting health workers; education and training; workin...g conditions for recruitment and retention; accreditation and recognition of workers; professional support/up-skilling and; monitoring and evaluation. For each action, a summary of LMICs-specific evidence and prompts was developed to stimulate reflection and learning. To support implementation, rural pathways exemplars from different WHO regions were also compiled. Field-testing showed the Checklist is fit for purpose to guide holistic planning and benchmarking of rural pathways, irrespective of LMICs, stakeholder, or health worker type.
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Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med 2021;27(4):Published online 22 October 2021. https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i4.173