Global Health: Science and Practice Journal

Read the 1st article published in The Supply Chain Workforce: The Foundation of Healthy Supply Chains—a new GHSP supplement in progress— https://hubs.ly/Q02LWNlb0 The Supply Chain Management (SCM) Professionalisation Framework—a valuable tool to initiate awareness and advocacy in recognizing SCM professionals within national health systems—can be used to define and align SCM professional standards, competencies, and curricula, thus strengthening the labor market for health SCM professionals. https://lnkd.in/gn3p4mpn

The authors describe the feasibility, lessons learned, and challenges of implementing a longitudinal phone survey that followed women from their first antenatal care visit through delivery and until 3 months postpartum to assess health system competence, user experience, and health outcomes in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and South Africa. https://lnkd.in/e_BZA9i2

This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of regional management practices that could support primary health care service performance in the context of the innovative community engagement model implemented through the unique program with embedded mechanisms for accountability. https://lnkd.in/guCZEfqf

The author of this commentary discuss how engaging communities in Ebola preparedness activities between Ebola outbreaks can not only improve community adherence to response interventions but also potentially help to improve survivorship in these communities during future Ebola outbreaks. https://lnkd.in/gCtURJiT

This review concludes that little research and programmatic attention is paid to the needs and vulnerabilities of married girls as if it were too late to reach them, and limited effort is made to address relationship dynamics and other conditions within marriage other than sexual and reproductive health. https://lnkd.in/g3zQNcZb

The authors of this article argue that validating person-centered outcome metrics and integrating them into HIV programs has the potential to improve patient’s quality of life and health outcomes by informing the provider-client relationship, promoting integrated service delivery at the program level, and influencing policy and budget allocations at the population level. https://lnkd.in/gHEWXWwH

Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen systems are more complicated than oxygen concentrators but can generate a much greater volume of medical oxygen and serve a network of hospitals, increasing regional supply. Direct feedback from hospital workers collected during the COVID-19 pandemic provided strong validation and reinforcement of the need for new oxygen supplies to be accompanied by investments in transportation, clinical and technical training, and provision of equipment and supplies. https://lnkd.in/g8zmCrzJ

This pilot from southern India highlights the potential role of trained TB champions in counseling severely ill people with TB and facilitating targeted nutritional supplementation by mobilizing local resources. Read the article now: https://lnkd.in/gUqUEGBT

To strengthen the private-sector engagement in TB care in India, several strategies should be considered, such as promoting nonfinancial incentives to private providers, establishing a coordination mechanism between public and private sectors, and simplifying data exchange mechanisms. Read the article now: https://lnkd.in/gW2am7_A