Thuan Nguyen of IFRC Vietnam presented at CBA5 on Health Risk Management in a Changing Climate: An operational research project on community-based dengue fever prevention in Vietnam
This presentation by Bethan Clemence and Jim McManus to the East of England Local Improvement Network for Housing provides a case study of health and housing work in Hertfordshire
The document discusses key questions around global health security, including how to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistant organisms and zoonotic diseases through strengthened international frameworks and biosafety systems. It also addresses how to improve detection of diseases through global surveillance networks and reporting standards as well as how to develop an interconnected global network for multi-sector responses to biological incidents and access to countermeasures. Infectious diseases ignore national borders so proactive prevention and combating of diseases is necessary nationally and internationally through comprehensive cooperation.
This document discusses strategies for promoting behavior change through population-engaged programs, social media, and integrating social engagement approaches. It provides examples of group-based programs targeting specific diseases or general health, as well as workplace initiatives. While social media and apps are rapidly growing areas, more rigorous research is still needed to evaluate their effectiveness. The trend is toward combining programs, technologies, and social media to facilitate behavior change and support.
The document summarizes the work of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in supporting effective communication to prevent communicable diseases. The ECDC monitors diseases and events across Europe to strengthen defenses against infectious diseases. It aims to introduce health communication knowledge and evidence-based strategies to guide disease prevention work. Specifically, the ECDC develops guidance, tools, and initiatives to build capacity in risk communication, health promotion, and behavioral sciences. It also fosters sharing experiences and innovative practices across member states. Key focus areas include communication on immunization and compiling evidence on effective strategies.
This presentation by Bethan Clemence and Jim McManus to the East of England Local Improvement Network for Housing provides a case study of health and housing work in Hertfordshire
The document discusses key questions around global health security, including how to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistant organisms and zoonotic diseases through strengthened international frameworks and biosafety systems. It also addresses how to improve detection of diseases through global surveillance networks and reporting standards as well as how to develop an interconnected global network for multi-sector responses to biological incidents and access to countermeasures. Infectious diseases ignore national borders so proactive prevention and combating of diseases is necessary nationally and internationally through comprehensive cooperation.
This document discusses strategies for promoting behavior change through population-engaged programs, social media, and integrating social engagement approaches. It provides examples of group-based programs targeting specific diseases or general health, as well as workplace initiatives. While social media and apps are rapidly growing areas, more rigorous research is still needed to evaluate their effectiveness. The trend is toward combining programs, technologies, and social media to facilitate behavior change and support.
The document summarizes the work of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in supporting effective communication to prevent communicable diseases. The ECDC monitors diseases and events across Europe to strengthen defenses against infectious diseases. It aims to introduce health communication knowledge and evidence-based strategies to guide disease prevention work. Specifically, the ECDC develops guidance, tools, and initiatives to build capacity in risk communication, health promotion, and behavioral sciences. It also fosters sharing experiences and innovative practices across member states. Key focus areas include communication on immunization and compiling evidence on effective strategies.
This document outlines the tasks and responsibilities for developing a project plan called MAPEDIR (Maternal and Perinatal Death Inquiry and Response). It involves 6 main tasks: 1) sensitizing the community on maternal and perinatal health issues, 2) reporting and notifying all deaths of women ages 15-49, 3) investigating the reported deaths, 4) analyzing the data collected, 5) sharing the data and findings with the community, and 6) monitoring the effectiveness of interventions developed in response to the findings. For each task, it identifies possible responsible organizations and discusses implementation considerations.
This document summarizes a presentation on monitoring and evaluation given at an end-of-phase event on May 22, 2014. It discusses responsive M&E systems for program success and the importance of building national M&E capacity. It provides examples of tools and approaches used by MEASURE Evaluation to support countries, including developing M&E guidelines, training curricula, and providing technical assistance. Challenges in M&E like implementation, coordination and measuring achievements are also noted. The presentation emphasizes adapting local M&E systems as contexts change from malaria control to elimination.
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released a report assessing the capacity of local and state agencies to investigate and respond to foodborne illness outbreaks. The report found that budget cuts have negatively impacted agencies' abilities to respond to outbreaks by causing staffing issues like high turnover rates and less experienced employees. It recommends prioritizing resources for training, increasing collaboration between agencies, and using new technologies to address these challenges. NEHA conducted the study for the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) by surveying almost 900 local and state food safety agency employees.
Universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support means ensuring widespread awareness and access to services. Key barriers to scaling up treatment in India include stigma, lack of women and child-friendly services, discrimination by healthcare providers, inadequate infrastructure and supplies. Actions needed are expanding care services, increasing public-private partnerships, improving infrastructure, and developing partnerships between different organizations. Key targets by 2010 should be 80% access to relevant services within a month, 0% increase in high prevalence areas, 100% ICDS center counselling coverage, and 95% access to treatment education and drugs costs reduced to 10% of production cost.
This document summarizes a webinar on preventing healthcare-associated outbreaks in low and middle resource countries. The webinar discussed how healthcare facilities can play an important role in outbreak control through principles like isolation, vaccination, and prophylaxis. It described what happened during the Ebola outbreak, where poor infection prevention and control led to disease transmission and healthcare system erosion. The webinar advocated for making infection prevention and control a priority globally and engaging with stakeholders. It also overviewed initiatives like the WHO's IPC guidelines and the Global Health Security Agenda to help prepare healthcare systems worldwide.
This document summarizes Edward Gilman's scholarly project on public health informatics. It defines public health informatics as the systematic application of information and computer science to public health practice, research, and learning. It reviews the history of public health informatics, challenges and solutions to public health, the partnership between primary care and public health, and global public health surveillance. The conclusion states that data and information are critical to public health operations but many health departments lack informatics capabilities and need financial support to improve practices and population health outcomes.
Dr. Benjamin Park - Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans and the Global Health ...John Blue
Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans and the Global Health Security Agenda - Dr. Benjamin Park, Senior Advisor for International Healthcare Quality, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from the 2015 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium - Stewardship: From Metrics to Management, November 3-5, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://swinecast.com/2015-niaa-symposium-antibiotics-stewardship-from-metrics-to-management
This document discusses how decision making shapes food systems and can impact their resilience. Decision making occurs at multiple levels and is influenced by factors like intuition, stakeholder dynamics, and organizational structure. Resilience may increase when the right combination of incentives, collective action, and peer pressure influence these decision making factors. The document argues that adopting systems thinking can enhance decision making and increase resilience in food systems.
Seeing Clearly: Applying an Equity Lens in Mentoring EvaluationJSI
The document discusses a Community Health Worker (CHW) mentorship program established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. It found that CHW mentors are valuable for supporting newly integrated CHWs and their supervisors. CHW mentors provide expertise that enhances CHW and supervisor training. The mentorship aids CHW-led asthma home visiting pilots and clinical/community collaborations. The program improved CHW integration into care teams and clinical/community linkages, helping advance equity and racial justice in asthma care. Suggested improvements included mentors working more closely with pilot program sites to address challenges early.
MAPEDIR aims to increase awareness of maternal and perinatal deaths in communities by bringing such deaths to light and mobilizing communities to take local action. It also stimulates policymakers to improve health services. The MAPEDIR process involves sensitizing communities, identifying maternal deaths, investigating the causes of deaths, analyzing the data, and sharing findings with communities to empower them to take action and advocate for improved services. It also helps inform the health system of issues and quality of care problems.
Poster slide show - PRIME Annual Meeting 2020angewatkins
The document summarizes the aims, activities, and plans of multiple research work packages within an organization over the past year and for the forthcoming year. Some of the key highlights mentioned include securing funding for trials and studies on topics like antibiotic prescribing and COVID-19, submitting applications for funding new research, and completing or making progress on ongoing research studies. The work packages plan to continue their research programs, pursue additional funding, and engage with partners to address healthcare needs over the coming year.
The document discusses lessons learned from past epidemics like SARS. It highlights the importance of clear communication to avoid spreading unnecessary fear and panic. During SARS, people highly overestimated the mortality rate of the virus despite knowing the facts. The document also discusses the impact on mental health, noting SARS revealed a need for better psychological support for citizens and healthcare workers. After SARS, 11% of healthcare workers displayed strong PTSD indicators.
The document proposes revitalizing community-based health care in Tanzania through an integrated prevention, care, and treatment program called the Youth Health Corps. The YHC would place young Tanzanians at the center of improving access to services in remote areas by training them as community health workers. An evaluation of the model would assess its impacts on communities, the health system, and youth as well as its feasibility and cost-effectiveness before potential national scale-up. The YHC aims to generate future healthcare leaders by providing economic opportunities to youth and linking them to further education.
Going to Scale with Effective Community-based Primary Health CareCORE Group
Scaling up evidence-based interventions delivered by community health workers (CHWs) through community-based primary health care (CBPHC) in 73 low- and middle-income countries could prevent millions of deaths according to an analysis using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST). Specifically, if coverage of key interventions reached 50%, 70%, or 90% by 2020 through gradual scale up, an estimated 3.0, 4.9, or 6.9 million deaths, respectively, could be prevented between 2016 and 2020. This would result in 14%, 23%, or 32% fewer deaths in 2020 compared to a scenario without intervention coverage scale up. The largest reductions in child mortality are estimated to occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South
The document discusses scaling up national malaria control programs in response to the UN's Quick Impact Initiative by 2008. It aims to achieve a quick impact on malaria by having endemic countries scale up programs using interventions like long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying. The initiative supports national strategies to meet Millennium Development Goals like reducing malaria morbidity and mortality by 75% by 2015. Barriers to effective scaling up include lack of coordination, funding, weak health systems, and delays in assessment, planning, and procurement of necessary resources at local levels.
The evolution of Health 2.0 in our data-driven world calls for a shift in the way health organizations locate and communicate with their target audiences. While health challenges abound in local communities and on a global scale, so does the potential within the communication tools and technology that we hold. During this first of its kind summit, health communicators within the GLOBALHealthPR network from across the globe converge to present data and reveal insight from a global listening program which spanned [15] countries, assessing the impact and conversation around a specific global health pandemic, malaria. The IHSMS team discuss the implications for the data found and offer insight into strategies for using digital tools to benefit national and international healthcare organizations today.
Rada Dukpa presented at CBA5 how the Royal Ministry of Health of Bhutan is preparing health services to respond to health risks associated with climate change due to glacial lake outburst floods, and changes in vector borne and waterborne diseases in the Himalayas. Project supported by WHO-UNDP-GEF.
The Afar people are pastoralists living in the Afar region of Ethiopia. They have observed changes in the climate that are making their livelihoods more difficult, including higher temperatures and less predictable rains. In addition to climate changes, the Afar people face multiple stressors on their pastoral way of life from factors like lack of resources and conflict. Studies are exploring how the Afar people are responding and adapting to these challenges, and how support can be provided at larger scales to help the vulnerable population.
This document outlines the tasks and responsibilities for developing a project plan called MAPEDIR (Maternal and Perinatal Death Inquiry and Response). It involves 6 main tasks: 1) sensitizing the community on maternal and perinatal health issues, 2) reporting and notifying all deaths of women ages 15-49, 3) investigating the reported deaths, 4) analyzing the data collected, 5) sharing the data and findings with the community, and 6) monitoring the effectiveness of interventions developed in response to the findings. For each task, it identifies possible responsible organizations and discusses implementation considerations.
This document summarizes a presentation on monitoring and evaluation given at an end-of-phase event on May 22, 2014. It discusses responsive M&E systems for program success and the importance of building national M&E capacity. It provides examples of tools and approaches used by MEASURE Evaluation to support countries, including developing M&E guidelines, training curricula, and providing technical assistance. Challenges in M&E like implementation, coordination and measuring achievements are also noted. The presentation emphasizes adapting local M&E systems as contexts change from malaria control to elimination.
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released a report assessing the capacity of local and state agencies to investigate and respond to foodborne illness outbreaks. The report found that budget cuts have negatively impacted agencies' abilities to respond to outbreaks by causing staffing issues like high turnover rates and less experienced employees. It recommends prioritizing resources for training, increasing collaboration between agencies, and using new technologies to address these challenges. NEHA conducted the study for the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) by surveying almost 900 local and state food safety agency employees.
Universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support means ensuring widespread awareness and access to services. Key barriers to scaling up treatment in India include stigma, lack of women and child-friendly services, discrimination by healthcare providers, inadequate infrastructure and supplies. Actions needed are expanding care services, increasing public-private partnerships, improving infrastructure, and developing partnerships between different organizations. Key targets by 2010 should be 80% access to relevant services within a month, 0% increase in high prevalence areas, 100% ICDS center counselling coverage, and 95% access to treatment education and drugs costs reduced to 10% of production cost.
This document summarizes a webinar on preventing healthcare-associated outbreaks in low and middle resource countries. The webinar discussed how healthcare facilities can play an important role in outbreak control through principles like isolation, vaccination, and prophylaxis. It described what happened during the Ebola outbreak, where poor infection prevention and control led to disease transmission and healthcare system erosion. The webinar advocated for making infection prevention and control a priority globally and engaging with stakeholders. It also overviewed initiatives like the WHO's IPC guidelines and the Global Health Security Agenda to help prepare healthcare systems worldwide.
This document summarizes Edward Gilman's scholarly project on public health informatics. It defines public health informatics as the systematic application of information and computer science to public health practice, research, and learning. It reviews the history of public health informatics, challenges and solutions to public health, the partnership between primary care and public health, and global public health surveillance. The conclusion states that data and information are critical to public health operations but many health departments lack informatics capabilities and need financial support to improve practices and population health outcomes.
Dr. Benjamin Park - Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans and the Global Health ...John Blue
Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans and the Global Health Security Agenda - Dr. Benjamin Park, Senior Advisor for International Healthcare Quality, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from the 2015 NIAA Antibiotic Symposium - Stewardship: From Metrics to Management, November 3-5, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
More presentations at http://swinecast.com/2015-niaa-symposium-antibiotics-stewardship-from-metrics-to-management
This document discusses how decision making shapes food systems and can impact their resilience. Decision making occurs at multiple levels and is influenced by factors like intuition, stakeholder dynamics, and organizational structure. Resilience may increase when the right combination of incentives, collective action, and peer pressure influence these decision making factors. The document argues that adopting systems thinking can enhance decision making and increase resilience in food systems.
Seeing Clearly: Applying an Equity Lens in Mentoring EvaluationJSI
The document discusses a Community Health Worker (CHW) mentorship program established by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. It found that CHW mentors are valuable for supporting newly integrated CHWs and their supervisors. CHW mentors provide expertise that enhances CHW and supervisor training. The mentorship aids CHW-led asthma home visiting pilots and clinical/community collaborations. The program improved CHW integration into care teams and clinical/community linkages, helping advance equity and racial justice in asthma care. Suggested improvements included mentors working more closely with pilot program sites to address challenges early.
MAPEDIR aims to increase awareness of maternal and perinatal deaths in communities by bringing such deaths to light and mobilizing communities to take local action. It also stimulates policymakers to improve health services. The MAPEDIR process involves sensitizing communities, identifying maternal deaths, investigating the causes of deaths, analyzing the data, and sharing findings with communities to empower them to take action and advocate for improved services. It also helps inform the health system of issues and quality of care problems.
Poster slide show - PRIME Annual Meeting 2020angewatkins
The document summarizes the aims, activities, and plans of multiple research work packages within an organization over the past year and for the forthcoming year. Some of the key highlights mentioned include securing funding for trials and studies on topics like antibiotic prescribing and COVID-19, submitting applications for funding new research, and completing or making progress on ongoing research studies. The work packages plan to continue their research programs, pursue additional funding, and engage with partners to address healthcare needs over the coming year.
The document discusses lessons learned from past epidemics like SARS. It highlights the importance of clear communication to avoid spreading unnecessary fear and panic. During SARS, people highly overestimated the mortality rate of the virus despite knowing the facts. The document also discusses the impact on mental health, noting SARS revealed a need for better psychological support for citizens and healthcare workers. After SARS, 11% of healthcare workers displayed strong PTSD indicators.
The document proposes revitalizing community-based health care in Tanzania through an integrated prevention, care, and treatment program called the Youth Health Corps. The YHC would place young Tanzanians at the center of improving access to services in remote areas by training them as community health workers. An evaluation of the model would assess its impacts on communities, the health system, and youth as well as its feasibility and cost-effectiveness before potential national scale-up. The YHC aims to generate future healthcare leaders by providing economic opportunities to youth and linking them to further education.
Going to Scale with Effective Community-based Primary Health CareCORE Group
Scaling up evidence-based interventions delivered by community health workers (CHWs) through community-based primary health care (CBPHC) in 73 low- and middle-income countries could prevent millions of deaths according to an analysis using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST). Specifically, if coverage of key interventions reached 50%, 70%, or 90% by 2020 through gradual scale up, an estimated 3.0, 4.9, or 6.9 million deaths, respectively, could be prevented between 2016 and 2020. This would result in 14%, 23%, or 32% fewer deaths in 2020 compared to a scenario without intervention coverage scale up. The largest reductions in child mortality are estimated to occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South
The document discusses scaling up national malaria control programs in response to the UN's Quick Impact Initiative by 2008. It aims to achieve a quick impact on malaria by having endemic countries scale up programs using interventions like long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying. The initiative supports national strategies to meet Millennium Development Goals like reducing malaria morbidity and mortality by 75% by 2015. Barriers to effective scaling up include lack of coordination, funding, weak health systems, and delays in assessment, planning, and procurement of necessary resources at local levels.
The evolution of Health 2.0 in our data-driven world calls for a shift in the way health organizations locate and communicate with their target audiences. While health challenges abound in local communities and on a global scale, so does the potential within the communication tools and technology that we hold. During this first of its kind summit, health communicators within the GLOBALHealthPR network from across the globe converge to present data and reveal insight from a global listening program which spanned [15] countries, assessing the impact and conversation around a specific global health pandemic, malaria. The IHSMS team discuss the implications for the data found and offer insight into strategies for using digital tools to benefit national and international healthcare organizations today.
Rada Dukpa presented at CBA5 how the Royal Ministry of Health of Bhutan is preparing health services to respond to health risks associated with climate change due to glacial lake outburst floods, and changes in vector borne and waterborne diseases in the Himalayas. Project supported by WHO-UNDP-GEF.
The Afar people are pastoralists living in the Afar region of Ethiopia. They have observed changes in the climate that are making their livelihoods more difficult, including higher temperatures and less predictable rains. In addition to climate changes, the Afar people face multiple stressors on their pastoral way of life from factors like lack of resources and conflict. Studies are exploring how the Afar people are responding and adapting to these challenges, and how support can be provided at larger scales to help the vulnerable population.
Climate change poses serious threats to children, especially in developing countries. Nearly nine million children die each year from preventable diseases that will be exacerbated by climate change. Children in developing nations will bear 85% of the global disease burden from climate change. Involving children in climate change adaptation and reducing disaster risks must be a priority. Children can play an active role in mitigating impacts at the community level if given the chance. Governments should invest in children's education and empowerment to support climate change adaptation programs led by children.
Joy Guillemot, WHO led CBA5 Session 20 on ways to "Scale-up Community Based Adaptation to Protect Public Health". Examples of Climate Adaptation projects in Vietnam, Samoa, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Jordan highlighted approaches and opportunities to scaling up for health protection from Climate Change.
Community radio can be an effective tool for improving food security and climate adaptation among subsistence farmers in Malawi. The African Farm Radio Research Initiative partnered with Dzimwe Community Radio to conduct participatory radio campaigns promoting improved farming practices like hybrid maize varieties. Monitoring found the campaigns significantly increased adoption rates of the new technologies and helped farmers improve food security and health. Lessons from this success suggest community radio is well-suited to disseminating climate adaptation strategies to rural smallholder farmers in Malawi and beyond.
The document describes a community-led program in Himachal Pradesh, India to increase awareness of climate change and reduce carbon footprints through assessment, advocacy, and action. The program will use participatory exercises and data collection at the village level, analyze the data using IPCC guidelines customized to the local context, and communicate findings through simple report cards to incentivize environmental protection efforts and inform priority actions. The 4A approach of assessment, analysis, information and action will engage communities and stakeholders at all levels to develop village action plans. Factors that could aid scaling up the program include integrating it with local development processes, building networks, and sharing knowledge with policymakers.
Osama Kittenah at CBA5 discussed the climate change adaptation policy innovations to address health risks associated with water scarcity and climate change that are being led by the Ministry of Health in Jordan. Project supported by WHO-UNDP-GEF.
Issues and approaches for Climate Change Adaptation to protect Human Health in Bangladesh. Presented at CBA5 by Dr. Iqbal Kabir Climate Change & Health Protection Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Bangladesh
Charles Chikapa : The role of community radio in climate adaptationAfricaAdapt
The document discusses the role of community radio in climate adaptation in Malawi. It describes how the Africa Farm Radio Research Initiative partnered with Dzimwe Community Radio to improve farm radio programming and provide technological advice to enhance food security and farming practices. Through participatory radio campaigns on improved maize varieties, the partnership saw increased adoption rates and knowledge of improved technologies among smallholder farmers. The lessons learned demonstrate the potential of community radio to disseminate information to rural communities and improve climate adaptation in agriculture.
learning an operational research project of the Vietnam Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies on dengue prevention in Vietnam
My name is Marcel Claxton and I am a senior designer of information solutions for online and print platforms. I design unique logos, web content and wireframes, storyboards, documents, presentations, media & brand kits, and infographics, while researching and developing innovative new styles and tools to do so.
Former clients consist of national and international companies and nongovernmental organizations, including International Federation of Red Cross, the Pew Trust, UNICEF, Secured by web, Ericsson, Cannondale, Arsenal, Groundfloor and more.
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The document describes a telemedicine project that aimed to provide access to quality healthcare for underprivileged persons affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The project established one central hub and two spoke centers to deliver mental healthcare via videoconferencing. It sought to address immediate health problems, facilitate disease surveillance, and provide counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder. Initial funding came from Microsoft and CIDA. The project demonstrated improvements in access to specialists, continuity of care, and cost and time savings for patients.
Developing intervention strategies: innovations to improve community health w...Malaria Consortium
During the last decade child mortality has reduced significantly in a number of African countries, largely due to the scale up of appropriate management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, three leading causes of death among young children. As a way of increasing access to treatment for sick children, several African countries are investing in community health workers (CHWs) to deliver integrated community case management (ICCM). This paper summarises the process adopted by one Malaria Consortium project, inSCALE, for identifying the barriers to CHW motivation and performance in Uganda and Mozambique. It documents innovative solutions to these challenges that are potentially acceptable and feasible, including the rationale for the design of the two interventions developed.
This document summarizes several funded projects from the Pathways to Health Equity for Aboriginal Peoples initiative. It describes 3 projects that received funding: 1) to study the implementation and cultural adaptation of a mental health promotion program for First Nations communities, 2) to develop a vision for culturally relevant housing from the perspectives of two Dene First Nations in Manitoba, and 3) to inform a tuberculosis strategy for First Nations communities by using data from a previous study on TB transmission in prairie provinces. It also provides information on additional funding opportunities through Applied Public Health Chairs and Partners for Engagement and Knowledge Exchange to support Aboriginal health research.
IASC reference group on HIVAIDS in emergency settings - backgroundDimitri Papathanassiou
Over the last two decades, complex emergencies from conflict and natural disasters have increased, displacing over 42 million people worldwide and exposing them to conditions that spread HIV/AIDS. In 2000, the IASC Working Group created a Reference Sub-Group on HIV/AIDS in Emergency Settings, chaired by WHO, to coordinate prevention and care activities. This group was later informalized. Given increased interest from UN agencies in contributing to HIV/AIDS efforts in conflict settings, the group proposes re-activating the formal Sub-Group to revise guidelines, develop coordination mechanisms, and create a minimum services package for HIV/AIDS control in emergencies. The objectives would be completed by end of 2002 with priorities in 2003 including ensuring sustainable
Moving towards malaria elimination: developing innovative tools for malaria s...Malaria Consortium
In collaboration with the national malaria control programme in Cambodia (CNM), Malaria Consortium developed a diverse set of tools to improve malaria surveillance and to provide the information needed by national and district staff to manage the national malaria programme, respond to malaria outbreaks and individual cases and monitor in real-time the levels of critical malaria supplies at health facilities.
The surveillance tools developed were a mix of routine reporting systems using eHealth and mobile phone-based (mHealth) solutions that would enable resource constrained environments to provide real-time data for immediate action. This learning paper documents the lessons learned in developing an appropriate tool and the specific considerations in the implementation of mHealth solutions.
COUNTDOWN on WHO 2020 Targets: A Focus on helminthiasisCOUNTDOWN on NTDs
Professor Russell Stothard, COUNTDOWN's programme Director attended the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute's Winter symposium titled 'Helminth Infection - from Transmission to Control'
The document discusses the field of public health dentistry. It provides definitions of key terms like public health and dental public health. It describes the historical development of public health and changing concepts in public health from disease control to health promotion to social engineering to health for all. It outlines tools used in dental public health like epidemiology and biostatistics. It discusses characteristics of ideal public health measures and services provided through public health dentistry.
Building capacity for creating demand in support of malaria prevention and co...Malaria Consortium
Demand creation is the strategic combination of advocacy, communication and mobilisation approaches that seek to achieve increased community awareness of, and demand for, effective malaria prevention and treatment services.
Malaria Consortium's Support to National Malaria Programme (SuNMaP) demand creation strategy for prevention currently focuses on promoting the correct use of long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and the use of intermittent preventive therapy (IPT) in pregnant women. For malaria treatment, demand creation focuses on promoting improved testing, prompt and proper use of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) treatment for individual cases of malaria, and effective home management of fever, together with referrals of severe cases to a higher-level health facility.
This learning paper discusses SuNMap's experiences of planning and implementing demand creation in Nigeria, including SuNMaP's development of a comprehensive malaria communications plan. It presents what worked well and the challenges that remain to scale up demand creation activities and to consolidate the work already done.
Presentation given at the launch of COUNTDOWN in CameroonCOUNTDOWN on NTDs
Providing an overview of progress and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Cameroon and highlighting future COUNTDOWN activities, this presentation was given at the launch in Cameroon.
Communication for behavioral impact(COMBI)Siti Mastura
The document describes a COMBI program in Malaysia to control dengue through community behavior change. The program was piloted in Hulu Langat, Selangor where most Aedes breeding occurred in semi-permanent water containers. 172 volunteers educated residents to check containers twice weekly and eliminate larvae. This reduced the Aedes Index from 5 to 0.96 over 16 weeks and dropped reported dengue cases in the area to 1. The COMBI approach successfully identified local breeding factors and engaged the community to potentially reduce disease transmission.
Role of community health nursing in pandemicsNisha Yadav
The document discusses the role of community health nurses in managing pandemics. It outlines that community health nurses play important roles in early identification of infections, recognizing patterns of disease spread, and implementing public health responses and policies. The document also describes how community health nurses can help maintain existing healthcare services, protect healthcare workers, educate communities to prevent spread, and shield vulnerable groups during a pandemic.
Web 2.0 systems supporting childhood chronic disease management: a general ar...Gunther Eysenbach
The document proposes a general architecture for Web 2.0 systems that support chronic disease management in children. The architecture is designed to be compliant with the World Health Assembly eHealth resolution. It involves three main services: access to resources for developing competencies in disease management, endorsement of peer-to-peer learning about disease management, and accreditation of learning materials and processes. Design patterns are used to represent core elements like access rights, regulatory frameworks, and values like individual customization and community belonging. The architecture allows an "ecological" development of user-generated content while ensuring medical quality and respecting constraints from the eHealth resolution.
Implementing integrated community case management: stakeholder experiences an...Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium’s involvement in iCCM has spanned inputs to facilitate policy development, project design, implementation from start-up phase; ongoing support to the public health system in continued implementation; the trial of specific supportive interventions to boost effectiveness; monitoring and evaluation; costing analysis work; and advocacy.
This paper discusses a participatory evaluation on iCCM implementation in South Sudan, Uganda and Zambia. The findings, challenges and lessons learned are presented in 11 key components of iCCM implementation.
MRC/HIVAN KZN AIDS Forum - 30/10/12 - Challenges and Opportunities for HIV/AI...info4africa
This presentation was given on 30/10/12 at the MRC/HIVAN KZN AIDS Forum.
Co-presented by Kwazi Mbatha (CEGAA Researcher/Trainer) and Mlungisi Vila kasi (TAC Community Mobiliser - uMgungundlovu), this talk was facilitated by Judith King (CEGAA Communications and Advocacy Manager).
For more information on CEGAA please visit their website: http://www.cegaa.org/
The Community: strengthening the health system from the bottom upjehill3
The document discusses strengthening community health systems from the bottom up. It emphasizes empowering communities to organize and direct their own healthcare, such as through community-directed treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin. When communities are informed and trained, they are capable of organizing mass treatment programs with minimal outside support over the long term. Integrating multiple neglected tropical disease control programs within primary healthcare systems and involving communities maximizes effectiveness and efficiency.
Keynote address by Dr. Eric Goosby of UCSF, presented at CFAR HIV Research in International Settings (CHRIS) meeting in San Diego, October 1, 2014. Dr. Goosby discussed. "Global Health Delivery and Diplomacy: The Long Road to Sustainable Programs."
This case study describes the SIMpill project in South Africa, which aims to improve TB treatment compliance monitoring using a wireless pill bottle that sends SMS notifications when opened. Initial pilots involving 100 and 130 patients found that treatment adherence increased significantly with the use of the technology. Larger trials are now planned, though high per-patient costs remain a challenge. The project demonstrates the potential for mHealth technologies to enhance DOTS programs through remote electronic monitoring of medication use.
Similar to Session 20 Nguyen Vietnam CCA Health (20)
This document discusses CARE's Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) Toolkit and standards. It outlines CARE's project cycle and standards for both the process and outputs of each stage. It notes some challenges in applying the toolkit as a global organization, including balancing quality vs compliance and ensuring donor understanding. It suggests working towards a second version of the toolkit, expanding the project portfolio, developing e-learning tools, and increasing capacity building within CARE to address these challenges.
This document summarizes a vulnerability assessment process used in East Africa and Central America to identify climate change adaptation options. The process involves community consultations using tools like CVCA and CRiSTAL to gather information on climate hazards, livelihoods, and adaptation strategies. The data is analyzed using CRiSTAL to identify a series of adaptation activities to improve communities' resilience. Key lessons included choosing the right tools, allowing time for analysis and feedback, and involving local stakeholders in data collection and prioritization of adaptation options. Challenges included distinguishing climate impacts from other trends and ensuring facilitators are well-trained to apply the tools successfully.
The Adaptation Learning Programme in Africa (ALP) aims to help vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa adapt to climate change impacts through community-based adaptation approaches. The program is implemented in four countries over five years using CARE's community-based adaptation toolkit and methods. It seeks to empower vulnerable groups like women, strengthen community resilience, and influence climate adaptation policies by linking local evidence from projects to national and international strategies.
This document summarizes a parallel session at a climate change adaptation conference discussing tools and toolkits to support adaptation efforts. The session will include 5 presentations on different adaptation tools and toolkits, followed by a 30 minute discussion focused on 3 questions: 1) What constraints limit widespread use of existing adaptation tools and how can they be overcome? 2) How can experiences using different tools be better captured to improve tools over time? 3) How can quality and scale be balanced when developing and applying adaptation tools?
The project aims to restore degraded lands in Mali through sustainable palm grove management. Local communities were empowered to organize themselves and regenerate doum palm trees, which provide economic and ecological benefits. Through consultation and demonstration projects, sustainable land use techniques were promoted. A local management agreement for the palm groves was adopted based on social and cultural norms. The restoration efforts helped increase resilience, fix sand dunes, and support livelihoods, while strengthening social cohesion in the community.
This document summarizes a disaster risk reduction and community-based adaptation project in El Salvador. It discusses the context of El Salvador including a history of political repression and violence. It then describes the methodology of the project which included (1) forming a consortium and unifying methodologies, (2) community organizing and capacity building and linking networks, and (3) advocacy and relationship building with local authorities. The conclusion is that combining community organizing, vulnerability analysis, and network building can help build adaptive capacity and more resilient communities through trust and collaboration between communities and authorities.
This document discusses ecosystem-based climate change adaptation efforts across the Lauru Islands in Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands. It outlines issues facing the region like logging, mining, and climate impacts. It then describes the work of the Lauru Land Conference of Tribal Community NGO to promote traditional governance, establish marine protected areas as part of a ridges-to-reefs conservation plan, and conduct a community adaptation planning pilot project in Boe Boe village. The summary concludes by noting next steps to integrate ecosystem and adaptation planning at various levels and establish more protected areas by 2012.
The project aims to maintain the resilience of forest ecosystems and biodiversity in San Ignacio Province, Peru to climate change through on-the-ground activities and policy strengthening. The approach considers both landscape-level natural processes and community-level strategies to assess vulnerability, livelihood impacts, and the underlying causes through a gendered analysis incorporating traditional knowledge. The goal is to find complementarity between ecosystem-centered and people-centered adaptation approaches by recognizing people's dependence on ecosystem services for their livelihoods.
This document discusses the need for a robust methodology for community-based adaptation (CBA) projects. It notes that while there are many resources available, a concise yet flexible guideline is needed. Such a guideline should draw from lessons learned from past CBA projects, suggest innovative ideas, and help practitioners design projects that can adapt to changing conditions and uncertainties. The methodology should involve inclusive community participation, continuous reflection and learning, and experimentation to help communities pursue more resilient livelihoods in the face of climate and other stresses.
Drought, floods, poverty, and population growth are major challenges facing Uganda that vulnerability adaptation must address. Collaboration between stakeholders is important to enhance learning, take advantage of different influences, and address challenges like building trust over time, institutional barriers, community needs, and financial limitations. Bringing researchers directly to communities provides long-term opportunities, increased accountability, and generates more adaptive ideas through combining multiple institution perspectives.
This document summarizes preliminary observations from a study on how coastal communities in Bangladesh perceive climate and non-climate stressors. The study was conducted in two villages - one on the mainland and one island-like setting more exposed to hazards. Villagers reported increased cyclones, drought, erratic rainfall, and salinity affecting livelihoods like fishing and rice farming. However, they did not clearly connect these issues to climate change and also mentioned non-climate stressors like development impacts. While some problems can be solved locally, the researchers noted that other issues require broader ecosystem-based approaches and coordination on trans-boundary water management given upstream uncertainties.
This document summarizes a session on communicating knowledge about community-based adaptation (CBA). It includes presentations on participatory video in Ethiopia, radio in Malawi, and collaboration in Uganda. It also describes a game to simulate communicating and scaling up adaptation, where teams must successfully convey a short message from one member to the next. The document poses three guiding questions about tensions in communicating CBA knowledge, scaling up communication given constraints, and mobilizing more resources for scaling up efforts.
This document discusses the conceptual framework for a study on gender and climate change among pastoral communities in northern Kenya. It will use three approaches: the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach to examine assets, markets, risks/vulnerability, and knowledge/organization through a gender lens; the Gender and Development approach to remove gender disparities; and the Political Ecology approach to represent tensions between human/environmental change and social groups. Each approach has strengths for understanding power and context, but weaknesses in translating frameworks to responses without community participation.
This document summarizes approaches for community-based adaptation in pastoral communities in Kenya. It discusses how pastoral livelihoods depend on mobility and coexistence with wildlife. However, modern challenges like sedentarization, fragmented landscapes, and reduced mobility have increased vulnerability of rangelands to environmental and climate change impacts. Approaches to build adaptive capacity include establishing grass banks and improved cattle breeds to boost rangeland resilience, and ecotourism businesses and crafts to diversify pastoral livelihoods. Local institutions like community associations and centers help build ownership, share resources equitably, and support knowledge exchange between communities and researchers. Moving forward, efforts need to be scaled up geographically, strengthen governance structures, better integrate scientific and traditional
The document outlines the Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management (CSDRM) approach. It discusses (1) the need for the approach due to increasing extreme weather events from climate change, (2) the three pillars of tackling changing disaster risks, enhancing adaptive capacity, and addressing vulnerability, and (3) applications of the approach including guiding policy and integrating considerations across sectors.
The document discusses developing a participatory methodology for monitoring, evaluating, and learning from community-based adaptation (CBA) projects. It aims to create a methodology that is participatory, practical, replicable, and relevant. The methodology will empower local stakeholders and support continued adaptation beyond individual projects through participatory indicators, monitoring, reflection, and learning. A field guide for the methodology will be developed by April 2011 and revised in late 2012. The methodology will be incorporated into CARE's online CBA Toolkit to enhance its use for practitioners.
This document summarizes a land degradation and adaptation project in Guidimakha, Senegal. The key points are:
1) Over 41% of global lands are degraded, affecting billions of people. The Guidimakha region of Senegal has experienced increased erosion and decreased rainfall, putting the Waret community in chronic food insecurity.
2) The project restored 97 hectares of land using infrastructure like dikes and gabion thresholds, and land management techniques like zai and half-moon farming.
3) Results included a production increase to 205 tons of cereals compared to 12 tons previously, regeneration of vegetation, and increased well water capacity. The approach shows potential to manage watershed
The document summarizes a case study on the adaptation capacity of fishing communities in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh to climate vulnerabilities and changes. It finds that the fishing communities have experienced a decline in fish catch, increased natural disasters, and loss of livelihoods due to climate change. The communities have adapted through diversifying livelihoods, women taking on additional work, and children dropping out of school. Recommendations include empowering fishing communities, supporting sustainable fishing practices, risk reduction initiatives, improving market access, increasing viability of small-scale fisheries, and national-level planning to support adaptation.
The document discusses adaptation financing in Sub-Saharan Africa and the roles of existing and new organizations. It outlines that adaptation financing is critical to build community resilience and support livelihoods. It describes the UNFCCC process and organizations involved at various levels from global to local. These include multilateral organizations, NGOs, civil society groups, and government agencies. The document argues that adaptation funds should continue to support adaptation work and mainstreaming policies. Funds should develop agreements with organizations to disburse money for training and implementing adaptation activities in a clear and distinct manner.
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