As per global estimates, nearly 5 billion people lack access to safe, quality and timely surgical care. This pilot study assessed the local burden of disease in a rural area of India through the Surgeons OverSeas Assesssment of Surgical Need (SOSAS) survey. The study also evaluated the feasibility of using Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) as enumerators. … [Read more...] about SOSAS Study in Rural India: Using Accredited Social Health Activists as Enumerators
Driving the precision medicine highway: community health workers and patient navigators
Despite the availability of precision medicine – treatments tailored to patient’s particular needs based on their genetic make-up, environment and other factors – many minority or underserved populations do not have access to or cannot understand information related to precision medicine. This study proposes a coordinated expansion of community health worker and patient … [Read more...] about Driving the precision medicine highway: community health workers and patient navigators
Improving uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD with lay health workers: feasibility of a clinical trial
There is reasonable evidence that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is beneficial for alleviating the symptoms and disability brought about by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can improve health status and quality of life. This cluster randomized control trial evaluates the efficacy of lay health workers (LHWs) to improve uptake and completion of PR in COPD … [Read more...] about Improving uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD with lay health workers: feasibility of a clinical trial
Integration of Traditional Birth Attendants into Mental Healthcare: A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study Exploration
A large number of common mental disorders often go undiagnosed at primary healthcare facilities. This study looks at the feasibility of integrating traditional birth attendants into maternal mental health care through an analysis of views from multiple key stakeholders in Kenya. … [Read more...] about Integration of Traditional Birth Attendants into Mental Healthcare: A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study Exploration
Webinar Resources and Recording -Quality improvement approaches for community health programmes
In 2018, three global healthcare quality reports were published which resolutely move the UHC discourse from coverage to quality but fail to extend this to the quality of community health worker (CHW) programmes. Late in 2018, the WHO released its guidelines for optimising CHW programmes and health systems, in line with the renewed global focus on primary health care and … [Read more...] about Webinar Resources and Recording -Quality improvement approaches for community health programmes