eConsent administered by Community Health Workers in a study using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design-experiences from the Community-Based... (Publications)
Improving access to essential health services requires the development of innovative health service delivery models and their scientific assessment in often large-scale pragmatic trials. In many low- and [...] Community Health Workers (CHWs) play an important role in delivering essential health services. As trusted members of their communities with basic medical training, they may also contribute to health data [...] using eConsent in the Community-Based chronic Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) cohort...
information which links communities and health professionals, supporting health care delivery, public health services and evidence to inform decision making. Data at the health facility level is the main (and [...] paramount to maintain and improve the organisation and delivery of health care. The myriad decisions people make throughout a health system, from clinicians choosing a course of treatment, to policy makers [...] best. We believe that paper-based components of the health information...
disease (AHD) care into a community-based TB screening campaign. Point-of-care CD4 testing and provision of an AHD care package alongside TB screening proved feasible and helped streamline care for individuals [...] major public health concern because it results in prolonged infectiousness and disease transmission, increased risk of suffering and death due to delayed treatment initiation, serious health sequelae and [...] are prevalent due to barriers to care and inadequate diagnostic tools....
Group | Systems Innovation Research Household Economics and Health Systems Research Health Systems and Policy Household Health Systems Systems Innovation Research WHO Verbal Autopsy Reference Group SYSTAC [...] Topics Health Interventions Health Information Systems Systems for Health Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) SDG - Sustainable Development Goals Gender Systems and Policies Maternal and Newborn Health Sexual [...] affect and determine the health and wellbeing of populations. These emerging...
UNLEASH Innovation Lab: a global talent initiative UNLEASH talents are creative and innovative individuals from around the globe who are passionate about solving the world’s most pressing challenges. [...] with a focus on emergency care in rural settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The team developed a solution in the form of a mobile van called VROOM, an innovative service which uses virtual [...] focus on management capacity among district health managers in LMIC. Her PhD is...
drugs and preventive approaches for treating NTDs. Scientists and public health specialists at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and their network of partners have contributed to [...] Combined with new, point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests, the elimination of sleeping sickness is now within reach. Making novel tools accessible The potential of novel tools and innovative approaches to combat [...] Innovation has enabled unprecedented progress in the fight against...
Determinants of safety climate at primary care level in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda: a cross-sectional study across 138 selected primary healthcare... (Publications)
safety climate across primary health care centres in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda. METHODS: A cross-sectional, self-administered survey was conducted across 138 primary health care facilities in nine districts [...] climate is an essential component of achieving Universal Health Coverage, with several organisational, unit or team-level, and individual health worker factors identified as influencing safety climate. [...] Few studies however, have investigated how these factors contribute to safety...
Determinants of safety climate at primary care level in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda: a cross-sectional study across 138 selected primary healthcare... (Publications)
safety climate across primary health care centres in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda. METHODS: A cross-sectional, self-administered survey was conducted across 138 primary health care facilities in nine districts [...] climate is an essential component of achieving Universal Health Coverage, with several organisational, unit or team-level, and individual health worker factors identified as influencing safety climate. [...] Few studies however, have investigated how these factors contribute to safety...
and to discuss innovative strategies to tackle the remaining challenges for people living with HIV, and increasingly for those in need of chronic care for NCDs.” Achievements in HIV Care Since its inception [...] achievements and discuss ongoing challenges of HIV care in rural areas. Discussions centred on issues such as viral resistance, the complexities of caring for children and adolescents, and the management [...] in 2004, the CDCI is a collaboration between the Swiss Tropical and Public H...
ComBaCaL (Community Based chronic disease Care Lesotho) aims at improving NCD care through training in prevention, screening, diagnosis and care at both the health centre and community level. Starting in [...] Lesotho Ministry of Health, and a community member. Further collaborators include the University of Zurich (Department of Informatics) and an eHealth start-up from Lesotho. Innovative eHealth-assisted commu [...] AIDS-related deaths due to a decentralized HIV testing and care strategy. A...
