Independent Monitoring Board of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (Twelfth Report: October 2015)
Neurology, Published online before print 15 Jul 2016. Open Access
A booklet on how CHWs were addressing eye health across Africa based on desk research and a survey in 23 countries
The Integrated Management of Adolescent/Adult Illness (IMAI) approach
Background: Little is known about post-traumatic stress (PTSD) prevalence rates in community samples. This is especially true for the African continent where child-soldiers, HIV/AIDS affected and orphans have been the target for PTSD prevalence studies. Objectives: The aim of this study is to invest...igate the indirect and direct exposure to 20 potentially traumatic events and its relation with PTSD in a Ugandan sample of senior 3rd year students and to perform cross-cultural comparisons with previous studies examining this age group. Socio-economic status, coping styles, negative affect, and somatization are further examined.
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DHS Working Papers No. 112 | Zimbabwe Working Papers No. 13
There is strong evidence of the impact CHWs can have on health outcomes for their communities. Justification for investment in in CHWs has been well established, but there remain questions about how to find the resources to do this sustainably. Real and practical challenges to building and supportin...g a strong community health workforce persist- challenges that existed before Ebola, but in many cases have become even worse
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A Manual for Field Staff and Practitioners