The 8-year STAR-EC project in East Central Uganda achieved remarkable results in improving HIV and TB outcomes. Key accomplishments included reducing HIV positivity from 5.4% to 3.6%, increasing the number of people on ART from 372 to over 40,000, and exceeding treatment success benchmarks for TB. The project strengthened health systems by expanding laboratory networks, improving infrastructure, and building workforce capacity. Challenges around staffing and supply stockouts were addressed. The project demonstrated that rapid scale-up of evidence-based interventions can control epidemics through tailored outreach and multi-level services.
Safe, Reliable, Available, High‒Integrity, and Fault Tolerant Embedded Softwa...Glen Alleman
An overview of developing embedded software systems used for safety critical applications in a variety of domains ‒ from autos, to process control, to flight systems, to medical devices, fire, safety, and security systems.
Advanced Embedded Systems Development, ECEN 5013
University of Colorado, Boulder
An essential part of our approach to designing Interactive system is that it should put people first it should be human centered.
A Pact analysis is useful for both analysis and design activities understanding the current situation, situation, seeing where possible improvements can be made and envisioning future situations.
The Pact Framework consist in four parts
1) People
Interaction designers begin with the different among the users and their interactions.
• Physical Differences
Physical characteristics, e.g. height and weight
Five sense, i.e. sight, hearing, touch smell and taste.
additional slides for Chapter 4: Paradigms
from
Dix, Finlay, Abowd and Beale (2004).
Human-Computer Interaction, third edition.
Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-239864-8.
http://www.hcibook.com/e3/
A presentation on the reasons and techniques for creating prototypes of interactive projects. From the Media Design Practices MFA at Art Center College of Design.
Updated September 2, 2017
What does it take to introduce a new vaccine in gavi eligible countries?JSI
This presentation illustrates the several steps/activities that are needed during the process of introducing a new vaccine. The MCHIP scale-up map illustrates TA is needed to support countries throughout the process of launching a NV to ensure a smooth process. Steps are required in order to introduce a new vaccine.
Safe, Reliable, Available, High‒Integrity, and Fault Tolerant Embedded Softwa...Glen Alleman
An overview of developing embedded software systems used for safety critical applications in a variety of domains ‒ from autos, to process control, to flight systems, to medical devices, fire, safety, and security systems.
Advanced Embedded Systems Development, ECEN 5013
University of Colorado, Boulder
An essential part of our approach to designing Interactive system is that it should put people first it should be human centered.
A Pact analysis is useful for both analysis and design activities understanding the current situation, situation, seeing where possible improvements can be made and envisioning future situations.
The Pact Framework consist in four parts
1) People
Interaction designers begin with the different among the users and their interactions.
• Physical Differences
Physical characteristics, e.g. height and weight
Five sense, i.e. sight, hearing, touch smell and taste.
additional slides for Chapter 4: Paradigms
from
Dix, Finlay, Abowd and Beale (2004).
Human-Computer Interaction, third edition.
Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-239864-8.
http://www.hcibook.com/e3/
A presentation on the reasons and techniques for creating prototypes of interactive projects. From the Media Design Practices MFA at Art Center College of Design.
Updated September 2, 2017
What does it take to introduce a new vaccine in gavi eligible countries?JSI
This presentation illustrates the several steps/activities that are needed during the process of introducing a new vaccine. The MCHIP scale-up map illustrates TA is needed to support countries throughout the process of launching a NV to ensure a smooth process. Steps are required in order to introduce a new vaccine.
The Bantwana Initiative ('children' in Zulu) helps children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS access the full range of support and comprehensive care they need to grow into healthy adults.
In Nigeria, the USAID-funded Targeted States High Impact Project (TSHIP)'s chlorhexidine and misoprostol program is saving the lives of mothers and newborns, strengthening local health systems, and boosting local economy.
TSHIP Chief of Party Nosa Orobaton presented a slideshow depicting beneficiaries of TSHIP's groundbreaking program to 20 State Governors, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, and the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr Osotimehin on August 23, 2015, and called for continued investment into interventions that save the lives of mothers and newborns.
The Bantwana Initiative ('children' in Zulu) helps children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS access the full range of support and comprehensive care they need to grow into healthy adults. To donate please visit www.bantwana.org
Data quality and use (immunization and ict context) (4)JSI
This presentation outlines JSI's Experience in over 30 countries for over 35 years – technical support in immunization, RMNCH, logistics, technology and software development, M&E. By Lora Shimp, Senior Immunization Technical Officer
JSI Presentation; By Lora Shimp; April 2015. This presentation illustrates the Newborn Tracking and Monitoring of Infant Vaccination Status using My Village My Home (MVMH: Malawi). MVMH is a community based new born tracking tool to identify and track all infants in a community recording infant vaccination dates. MVMH is linked with the REC approach (4th and 5th elements) empowering community leaders and volunteers to engage with caretakers on health promotion specific to vaccinating their children, as well as, taking ownership in the success of the immunization progress.
In a presentation at the Global Health Practitioner Conference, April 13-17, 2015, JSI's Peggy Koniz Booher shared an overview of a literature ant programmatic review on improved nutrition for adolescents, pregnant and lactating women, and women of reproductive age. This presentation included findings from a technical meeting on recommendations on key dietary practices to be used in strengthening policies and programs.
Private shops and pharmacies as providers of family planningJSI
Although much work is done to strengthen public health systems, private drug shops/pharmacies are often the first point of care for families in Africa. This powerpoint looks at data snapshots of family planing trends in 15 African countries, such as what family products women buy and who drug shops and pharmacies primarily serve.
So you think you want a dashboard? Here are a few considerations before you embark on your design process on the questions you should be able to answer. From the MERL Tech "Dashboards: A Force for Good, Great, or Greater Confusion" panel.
Transitioning from reach every district to reach every communityJSI
The presentation describes the expansion for routine immunization from district level to community level in Africa. Reaching remote communities is important to bring immunization to all children.
2 of 4: Reducing Neonatal Mortality - Prevention, Early Detection and Treatme...JSI
This presentation by JSI's Nosa Orobaton, "March of Care for Newborn Umbilical Cord in Nigeria" was part of a dynamic panel moderated by JSI's Dr. Penny Dawson on February 13, 2015 at the 14th World Congress on Public Health in Kolkata, India. Four speakers summarized evidence for interventions proven to reduce newborn mortality (e.g., chlorhexidine) and shared important policy and programmatic experiences in prevention and treatment of neonatal infections. JSI's Leela Khanal and Dr. Nosa Orobaton spoke about experiences from Nepal and Nigeria in scaling up chlorhexidine use in those countries. Another speaker shared results from the COMBINE trial in Ethiopia, implemented primarily by JSI with support from SAVE/SNL, which evaluated the impact on neonatal mortality of health extension worker-led management of bacterial infections.
Visualizing Qualitative Information in PowerpointJSI
For JSI's June Designstorm, Tahmid Chowdhury from the Center for Health Information, Monitoring, and Evaluation presented tips and tricks for formatted elegant slidedecks, including tips on using icons, colors, photos, fonts, and more.
Portfolio Summary: JSI's Work in Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & HISJSI
Learn about JSI's work in M&E, health information systems strengthening, and innovations in data and analytics from the past two years. We highlight examples from our global and US portfolios, including work on Innovations for MNCH, USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, SPRING, our bilateral projects in Ethiopia and Nigeria, and more.
Visualizations with Empathy: Developing Audience PersonasAmanda Makulec
Presentation from Evaluation 2016 featuring ideas for how evaluators (and other data viz designers) can use the develop of personas to segment and understand their audiences. Instead of thinking just of stakeholder groups and job titles, we approach understanding audiences by developing empathy, borrowing from human centered design.
Family Planning for All: How an Under-funded Communication Campaign Achieved ...JSI
Presented by Andrea Dickson, Senior Communications Advisor, JSI at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media on August 25, 2016.
1 of 4: Reducing Neonatal Mortality - Prevention, Early Detection and Treatme...JSI
This presentation by JSI's Leela Khanal, "Better Cord Care Saves Babies' Lives" was part of a dynamic panel moderated by JSI's Dr. Penny Dawson on February 13, 2015 at the 14th World Congress on Public Health in Kolkata, India. Four speakers summarized evidence for interventions proven to reduce newborn mortality (e.g., chlorhexidine) and shared important policy and programmatic experiences in prevention and treatment of neonatal infections. JSI's Leela Khanal and Dr. Nosa Orobaton spoke about experiences from Nepal and Nigeria in scaling up chlorhexidine use in those countries. Another speaker shared results from the COMBINE trial in Ethiopia, implemented primarily by JSI with support from SAVE/SNL, which evaluated the impact on neonatal mortality of health extension worker-led management of bacterial infections.
Data Visualization Design Best Practices WorkshopJSI
This introduction was presented as part of a workshop at the Measurement and Accountability for Results in Health Summit at the World Bank (June 2015). The workshop focused on simple ways anyone working with data can improve their presentations, and included visualization redesign activity to put these principles in practice.
Comparison of Ultrabio HIV DNA PCR and Gag Real-Time PCR Assays for Total Hiv...CrimsonpublishersCJMI
Comparison of Ultrabio HIV DNA PCR and Gag Real-Time PCR Assays for Total Hiv-1 DNA Quantification by Tuofu Zhu in Cohesive Journal of Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Fast-track the end of AIDS in the EU - practical evidence-based interventions.
Presentation by: Jean-Michel Molina, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris
In a two-day meeting under the auspices of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (30-31 January 2017), HIV experts from across the European Union discussed how to reverse this trend and how to prepare Europe to achieve the set target of ending AIDS by 2030.
This presentation was given by Craig Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of People With HIV Australia, at the AFAO Members Forum – May 2015.
APCRSHR10 Virtual plenary presentation of Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director of...CNS www.citizen-news.org
This is the plenary presentation of Mr Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific, on "Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”, which was made as part of the 12th session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (#APCRSHR10) Virtual. This session was held in lead up to #WorldAIDSDay and #16DaysofActivism against sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, on the theme of "HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific".
Chair: Jennifer Butler, Director, UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional office based in Fiji
Plenary Speaker: Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific | “Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”
Abstract Presenters:
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* Jude Tayaben | Successes, Pitfalls, and Moving Forward: Adivayan Youth Health Center- A school-based program addressing Adolescent Sexuality, and Reproductive Health Issues in Benguet, Philippines
* Samreen, Manisha Dhakal | Integrating transgender health into HIV and SRHR programming in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
* Harjyot Khosa | Stigma, sex work and non-disclosure to health care providers: Exploring dynamics of anal sex through community led monitoring to bridge gaps in HIV care continuum services
* Angela Kelly Hanku, Agnes K. Mek | I can, I want, I will and Young & Positive: Two visual method projects with young women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
For more information on the session, please visit
www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual12
Official conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org
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In October 2022, the COVID-19 Vaccine Collaborative Supply Planning Initiative (VCSP) held its second in-person retreat for its network of stakeholders and partners involved in COVID-19 vaccine supply planning from global, regional, and country levels. During the retreat, each country presented its COVID-19 vaccine supply planning context at a poster reception. Wish you’d been there? Check out the posters here
Expert Panelists: Dr. Jason Reed, Biomedical HIV Prevention
Technical Advisor, Jhpiego & Dr. More Mungati, STAR-L Director, EGPAF, Lesotho
Moderator: Dr. Seema Ntjabane, Care & Treament Specialist, USAID-Lesotho
Expert panelists:
Dr. Tafadzwa Chakare, Technical Director, Jhpiego, Lesotho
Dr. More Mungati, STAR-L Director, EGPAF Lesotho
Facilitator:
Dr. Seema Ntjabane, Care & Treatment Specialist, USAID-Lesotho
Panelists:
Dr. Abiye Kalaiwo is a Public Health Specialist and USAID's Nigeria's technical lead for Key Populations, managing PEPFAR's
single largest Key Populations program. He has over 12 years of experience in HIV and infectious disease programs at the national level.
Dr. Jason Reed offers more than 12 years of experience in public health surveillance and medical epidemiology, specifically in HIV surveillance systems, prevention programming, and implementation research at state, national and international levels.
At the end of the training, participants will be able to:
State the indications for PrEP
State the eligibility for PrEP
Name the 5 main eligibility criteria for PrEP
Explain how to exclude Acute HIV Infection
Expert Panelists:
Dr. Abiye Kalaiwo, Program Manager, USAID/Nigeria
Dr. Jason Reed, Biomedical HIV Prevention Technical Advisor, Jhpiego
Moderator:
Olawale Durosinmi-Etti, JSI Nigeria
Speakers discuss PrEP counseling, special situations, and other topics covered in training modules three and four. During this webinar, expert speakers review key highlights from modules three and four, and respond to questions from participants.
Part one: https://www.slideshare.net/jsi/prep-elearning-discussion-i
Speakers discuss PrEP eligibility, management, and other topics covered in training modules one and two. During this webinar, expert speakers will review key highlights from the first two modules, share Nigeria specific guidance, and respond to questions from participants.
Part 2: https://www.slideshare.net/jsi/prep-elearning-discussion-2
Presentation by Jeff Sanderson at "Post-Ebola Survivors - Research and Recovery Lessons from West Africa," a USAID Brown Bag on May 2, 2019 at USAID/Crystal City.
Together with NIH/PREVAIL, today’s session focuses on learnings from these programs in relation to survivor care and post-outbreak recovery of health services and health systems.
Facilitator: Jeff Sanderson, Team Leader, West Africa Post-Ebola Programs, JSI R&T/APC
The Presenters:
Dr. Libby Higgs, Global Health Science Advisor for the Division of Clinical Research at NIAID, NIH (confirmed)
Dr. Meba Kagone, former Chief of Party for ETP&SS, Guinea, JSI/APC (confirmed)
Dr. Rose Macauley, former Chief of Party for ETP&SS, Liberia, JSI/APC (confirmed)
Jeff Sanderson (for Dr. Kwame Oneill, former Director of the Program Implementation Unit, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone)
Background:
The Ebola Transmission Prevention & Survivor Services (ETP&SS) program included four components; country programs in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and a regional program designed to share best practices and lessons learned.
ETP&SS assisted these governments to prevent further Ebola transmission, reduce stigma and other barriers to care for survivors when accessing health services, support the strengthening of needed specialty services, and build more resilient and self-sustaining health systems.
The regional program sought to ensure the sharing of lessons learned and best practices across the three countries and the region through meetings, exchanges and conferences with partners such as NIH, WHO, and the West African Consortium.
Funded by the Global Health Bureau through the Advancing Partners & Communities Project, John Snow Research & Training Institute implemented the program from July 2016 through July/August 2018.
Implementing ETP and SS: The Liberia ExperienceJSI
Presentation by Dr. Rose Macauley at "Post-Ebola Survivors - Research and Recovery Lessons from West Africa," a USAID Brown Bag on May 2, 2019 at USAID/Crystal City.
Together with NIH/PREVAIL, today’s session focuses on learnings from these programs in relation to survivor care and post-outbreak recovery of health services and health systems.
Facilitator: Jeff Sanderson, Team Leader, West Africa Post-Ebola Programs, JSI R&T/APC
The Presenters:
Dr. Libby Higgs, Global Health Science Advisor for the Division of Clinical Research at NIAID, NIH (confirmed)
Dr. Meba Kagone, former Chief of Party for ETP&SS, Guinea, JSI/APC (confirmed)
Dr. Rose Macauley, former Chief of Party for ETP&SS, Liberia, JSI/APC (confirmed)
Jeff Sanderson (for Dr. Kwame Oneill, former Director of the Program Implementation Unit, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone)
Background:
The Ebola Transmission Prevention & Survivor Services (ETP&SS) program included four components; country programs in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and a regional program designed to share best practices and lessons learned.
ETP&SS assisted these governments to prevent further Ebola transmission, reduce stigma and other barriers to care for survivors when accessing health services, support the strengthening of needed specialty services, and build more resilient and self-sustaining health systems.
The regional program sought to ensure the sharing of lessons learned and best practices across the three countries and the region through meetings, exchanges and conferences with partners such as NIH, WHO, and the West African Consortium.
Funded by the Global Health Bureau through the Advancing Partners & Communities Project, John Snow Research & Training Institute implemented the program from July 2016 through July/August 2018.
Ebola Transmission Prevention and Survivor Services Program, GuineaJSI
Presentation by Dr. Meba Kagone at "Post-Ebola Survivors - Research and Recovery Lessons from West Africa," a USAID Brown Bag on May 2, 2019 at USAID/Crystal City.
Together with NIH/PREVAIL, today’s session focuses on learnings from these programs in relation to survivor care and post-outbreak recovery of health services and health systems.
Facilitator: Jeff Sanderson, Team Leader, West Africa Post-Ebola Programs, JSI R&T/APC
The Presenters:
Dr. Libby Higgs, Global Health Science Advisor for the Division of Clinical Research at NIAID, NIH (confirmed)
Dr. Meba Kagone, former Chief of Party for ETP&SS, Guinea, JSI/APC (confirmed)
Dr. Rose Macauley, former Chief of Party for ETP&SS, Liberia, JSI/APC (confirmed)
Jeff Sanderson (for Dr. Kwame Oneill, former Director of the Program Implementation Unit, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone)
Background:
The Ebola Transmission Prevention & Survivor Services (ETP&SS) program included four components; country programs in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and a regional program designed to share best practices and lessons learned.
ETP&SS assisted these governments to prevent further Ebola transmission, reduce stigma and other barriers to care for survivors when accessing health services, support the strengthening of needed specialty services, and build more resilient and self-sustaining health systems.
The regional program sought to ensure the sharing of lessons learned and best practices across the three countries and the region through meetings, exchanges and conferences with partners such as NIH, WHO, and the West African Consortium.
Funded by the Global Health Bureau through the Advancing Partners & Communities Project, John Snow Research & Training Institute implemented the program from July 2016 through July/August 2018.
These slides were presented by Dr. Henry Nagai during JSI’s Index Testing & Partner Notification for HIV Epidemic Control webinar on April 11th, 2019. Dr. Nagai is currently the Project Director/Chief of Party for the JSI-implemented USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum project in Ghana with a focus on HIV and key populations. Using funding from USAID and PEPFAR, the Project is improving the capacity of the Government of Ghana and civil society partners to provide quality and comprehensive HIV services for key populations and people living with HIV.
HIV Index Testing: The USAID DISCOVER-Health Project Experience in Zambia JSI
This was presented by Kalasa Mwansa during the Index Testing & Partner Notification for HIV Epidemic Control webinar on April 11th, 2019. The USAID DISCOVER- Health Project Experience aims to increase the use of high quality, integrated health services in specific target groups, and to provide integrated health products and services in a sustainable manner. In addition, it aims to contribute to HIV epidemic control and provides HIV index testing at every ART site.
Root Cause Analysis: A Community Engagement Process for Identifying Social De...JSI
This presentation serves as a training of trainers for the root cause analysis process, where participants will be able to train their organizational staff and community members on the process. In addition, it shows how it can be used for community engagement, coalition building, and to identify the root causes of HIV.
Setting Them up for Failure: Why Parents Struggle to Adhere to Infant Safe Sl...JSI
This poster was presented by Christin D'Ovidio at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing & Media.
Each year in Vermont, 4-6 infants die of unsafe sleep environments. The Vermont Department of Health contracted with JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. (JSI), to study the major barriers Vermont parents and professionals face with regard to infant safe sleep. The research examined: what parents know, have heard, or find confusing about infant safe sleep practices; decisions around infant safe sleep practice; and response to existing infant safe sleep materials.
Some of the major themes with implications for future
communication efforts included parents’ need to be respected as good and competent caregivers, the desire for information that addresses the unique sleep challenges in their family, and
a skepticism of infant safe sleep research and messaging.
Although parents are highly motivated to do what is best for their baby and are aware of the basic infant safe sleep guidelines, parents who struggle the follow the guidelines feel they must choose between sleep and safety, or adapt the guidelines as their version of “safe sleep.”These parents feel they are being set up for failure, due to a lack of guidance to get their baby to sleep in a safe sleep environment. Parents want assistance grounded in the reality of the challenges
and choices they face to get their babies to sleep while keeping
them safe.
Binge-Free 603: What's Your Reason? Preventing Binge Drinking in Young Adults...JSI
This poster was presented by Christin D'Ovidio at the National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing & Media.
Through a contract with the NH Department of Health and Human Services, JSI conducted peer-crowd/peer-group validation and formative research to inform a public health prevention campaign targeting young adults (YA), aged 21-25, identified as most likely to engage in the misuse of alcohol.
The campaign (Binge-Free 603: What’s Your Reason?) addresses binge drinking behaviors and utilizes harm reduction messaging to create an effective marketing mix. JSI used a social norming, a social marketing approach, as the strategic planning framework for developing a campaign to decrease the prevalence of binge drinking in NH YA.
The resulting, highly-targeted campaign includes video production, illustration, social media assets (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Snapchat), A/B testing and geo-targeting to further hone effective messaging and reach, and a website.
USAID Community Capacity for Health Program (Mahefa Miaraka)JSI
How Can Population, Health, and Environment Projects Learn from Family Planning High Impact Practices?
JSI’s Yvette Ribaira shares best practices from Madagascar in a new webinar.
On February 6th, JSI population, health, and environment (PHE) expert Dr. Yvette Ribaira shared insights from her experience in Madagascar during a webinar examining the link between PHE programs and high-impact practices (HIPs) drawn from family planning activities.
Watch the webinar here: https://bit.ly/2SKbuvG
Dr. Ribaira, a medical doctor, has spent her career in public health strengthening the Madagascar’s health system, with a specific focus on community health in the last decade. She currently leads the JSI’s USAID Community Capacity for Health Program in Madagascar, locally known as Mahefa Miaraka, which implements the Population Health and Environment (PHE) Activity, funded by Advancing Partners and Communities.
The webinar was hosted by the PACE (https://thepaceproject.org/) (Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health) project and included presenters from the Population Reference Bureau and USAID.
Read more about JSI’s work on population, health, and environment, as well as family planning, in Madagascar and around the world at www.jsi.com
USAID Community Capacity for Health Program (Mahefa Miaraka): Re-engaging Pop...JSI
This presentation was given by Yvette Ribaira at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Kigali, Rwanda in November 2018. (This is the English version of the presentation).
In Madagascar, there are 80% endemic species, 80% of the country is rural, 72% of the population is poor, with only 2.7% population growth. There are over exploitation and destruction of natural resources and lack of access to family planning in rural areas.
Program implications:
1. Partnership for integration health, population, environment
2. Coverage in universal health by delegation of tasks to CAs
3. Increased productivity by women and men
NVBDCP.pptx Nation vector borne disease control programSapna Thakur
NVBDCP was launched in 2003-2004 . Vector-Borne Disease: Disease that results from an infection transmitted to humans and other animals by blood-feeding arthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. Examples of vector-borne diseases include Dengue fever, West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and malaria.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
Pulmonary Thromboembolism - etilogy, types, medical- Surgical and nursing man...VarunMahajani
Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
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micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
Acute scrotum is a general term referring to an emergency condition affecting the contents or the wall of the scrotum.
There are a number of conditions that present acutely, predominantly with pain and/or swelling
A careful and detailed history and examination, and in some cases, investigations allow differentiation between these diagnoses. A prompt diagnosis is essential as the patient may require urgent surgical intervention
Testicular torsion refers to twisting of the spermatic cord, causing ischaemia of the testicle.
Testicular torsion results from inadequate fixation of the testis to the tunica vaginalis producing ischemia from reduced arterial inflow and venous outflow obstruction.
The prevalence of testicular torsion in adult patients hospitalized with acute scrotal pain is approximately 25 to 50 percent
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
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Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
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É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
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Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
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Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
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Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
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1. USAID StrengtheningTB and HIV & AIDS
Responses in East Central Uganda (STAR-EC):
An Eight-Year Journey
End-of-Project Conference
August 11, 2016
2.
3. What We’ll Cover Today:
STAR-EC’s Eight-Year Journey
1. Where we started
2. STAR-EC goal and objectives
3. What we achieved
a. HIV
b. TB
c. Health system strengthening
4. Challenges and opportunities
5. Legacy
Photo: USAID
6. Our region had a large presence
of high risk populations:
Female sex workers
Sero-discordant couples
Fishermen
Truckers
Sugar plantation workers
Boda boda riders
7. 1 in 4 men engaged in
multiple concurrent sexual partnerships.
8. Weaknesses in the health system complicated
an already challenging epidemic.
Only four health facilities were
accredited to provide ART.
And only 372 clients were on treatment in 2009.
59%of health worker positions in the
region were filled.
9. Testing and counseling rates were below 50%.
And only 59% of adults could name
3 ways to prevent HIV transmission.
10. HIV infection was
high, particularly in
the lake shore
communities.
And 1 in 8 infants exposed
to HIV tested positive.
prevalence*
positivity**
positivity**
* AIS (2005); ** HMIS
11. 1 in 5 TB patients were lost to follow up.
Tuberculosis was a persistent challenge.
13. Goal: Increase access, coverage, and use of
quality comprehensive TB and HIV and AIDS
prevention, care, and treatment services
Objective 1: Increase uptake of HIV and AIDS and TB services in
supported districts
Objective 2: Strengthen decentralized service delivery systems
to improve uptake
Objective 3: Quality HIV and AIDS and TB services delivered in all
supported health facilities, community organizations, and activities
Objective 4: Networks, linkages, and referral systems established
or strengthened between health facilities and communities
Objective 5: Increase demand for HIV and AIDS and TB prevention,
care, and treatment services
14. STAR-EC worked across 3 areas to improve
HIV and AIDS and TB service delivery
system
strengthening
demand
creation
quality
improvement
Community
mobilization
BCC
IEC
Networks, referrals,
linkages
Meaningful involvement
of PLHIV
Training and capacity
building
HF accreditation
Improving lab capacity
Quality control
Support supervision
Data quality assessment
Leadership and
management
Coordination
M&E
Drug logistics management
HR for health
Infrastructure renovation
Providing key equipment
15. Game changing interventions at each level
along the continuum of care
facility
family/individual
community
identification adherencetreatmentenrollment
Adherence
support
groups
Know your
viral load
campaigns
Programs to
prevent
gender-based
violence
Monthly data
triangulation
Active client
follow up by
phone
Female sex
worker
support
clubs
Active client
follow up by
linkage
facilitators
Active client
referral using
linkage
facilitators
Same day
enrollment
using
integrated
home
outreach
TB and HIV
services
Mother-baby
care and
cohort analysis
Provider
initiated
testing and
counseling
Integrated
outreach to
hotspots and
islands (PPs,
KPs)
Index client
HIV testing
and
counseling
continuum
of care
21. And priority populations like pregnant and
lactating women.
2.7%
1.3%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
22. ** Source: CPHL (inclusive of confirmatory tests for newly enrolled HIV positive babies)
5%
12%
6.5%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
And in HIV exposed infants.
EID strengthening
program
26. The HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, and
practices of female sex workers improved
between 2012 and 2016.
Uptake of HIV testing and counseling increased from
70 to 97 percent.
Consistent condom use with every sexual encounter
improved from 44 to 73 percent.
Use of contraceptives to control pregnancy by HIV positive
FSWs increased from 70 to 76 percent.
51 percent of HIV positive FSWs belong to an adherence
network.
27. We profiled and followed up 1,670 female sex
workers.
99 percent of female sex workers (FSWs) were
tested for HIV and 19 percent were HIV positive.
90 percent of HIV positive FSWs are enrolled and
active on ART.
74 percent of FSWs on ART have viral suppression.
29. The number of health facilities accredited to
provide ART sites increased dramatically during
the life of the project.
93 health facilities
4 health facilities
2009
2016
30. 372
40,116
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
And in turn, we saw an increasing number of
clients on treatment.
31. 7,041
in care
43,378
in care
3,119
on ART
40,116
on ART
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
And for every 10 patients in care, 9 are on
treatment, up from four out of ten in 2009.
32. Including a steady increase
in the number of children
(0-14 years) on treatment.
20
3027
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
35. 222
3,329
60%
83%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Original cohort on ART
Active after 12 months
(% of original cohort)
Improved retention on ART reflects
strengthened quality of care in HIV services.
36. 92%
88%
91%
87%
91%
87%
92%
89% 90% 90%
Bugiri Buyende Iganga Kaliro Kamuli Luuka Mayuge Namayingo Namutumba Region
And for those in treatment,
90 percent have viral suppression.
Target
90%
39. We saw a steady increase in TB
case notification and detection.
62.6% 63%
81%
2014 2015 2016
STAR-EC started measuringTB case notification in 2014
40. Services for multi-drug resistant TB
became available in the region.
40
2
38
1
22
13
2
Notified cases
Death after notification
Enrolled on MDR treatment
Death on treatment
Completed
Still on treatment
Lost to follow up
42. 84% tested for HIV
37% HIV positive
32%
84% CPT uptake
100%
18% ART
uptake
96%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Through collaborative counseling sessions, STAR-EC addressed
TB and HIV together.
Increased ART uptake
was one of the most
significant results.
45. Linkag
e
Retentio
n
QI
team
matu
rity
Linkag
e
Retentio
n
QI
team
matu
rity
Linkag
e
Retentio
n
QI
tea
m
mat
urity
Village District IP
%
linked
to
comm
unity
% kept
appoint
ment
2.5
on
TMI
%
linked
to
comm
unity
% kept
appoint
ment
2.5
on
TMI
%
linked
to
comm
unity
% kept
appoint
ment
2.5
on
TMI
1 Busanzi Bugiri STAR EC ND 41% 99 82 55 92
2 Busowa Bugiri STAR EC ND 52% 92 77 59 83
3 Butambula Bugiri STAR EC ND 48 89 77 56 77
4 Bwole Bugiri STAR EC ND 52% 92 64 73 84
5 Mukuba Bugiri STAR EC ND 64 86 75 90 92
6 Ndifakulya Bugiri STAR EC ND 49 92 73 96 98
7 Nkusi Bugiri STAR EC ND 58 93 83 68 67
8 Busoigo Kamuli STAR EC ND ND 100 100 100 47
9 Butekanga Kamuli STAR EC ND ND 73 67 98 72
10 Buwanzu Kamuli STAR EC ND ND 74 45 100 84
11 Kananage Kamuli STAR EC ND ND 74 49 82 68
12 Kulingo Kamuli STAR EC ND ND 93 82 90 74
13 Mandwa Kamuli STAR EC ND ND 100 60 92 72
KEY
MOH
standard
met
(>85%) Good 3.0- Good ≥90% Good
>60 (but
below
MOH
standard) Fair 2.0-2.5 Fair 89%-80% Fair
<60% poor 1.0-1.5 Poor ≤79% Poor
ND No Data ND No Data ND No Data
JULY - SEPT 2013 OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2013 JANUARY-MARCH 2014
Follow
up
Follow
up
Follow
up
%
complete
follow
up
%
complet
e follow
up
%
complete
follow
up
ND 34 81
ND 51 79
ND 28 85
ND 31 91
ND 58 88
ND 41 62
ND 71 90
ND 44 40
ND 74 66
ND 59 55
ND 75 72
ND 76 73
Linkage
ND 20 60
Appointment
keeping/follow up
Team
Maturity
Linkage
Retentio
n
QI team
maturity
Linkag
e
Retentio
n
QI team
maturity Linkage
Retentio
n
QI team
maturity
% linked
to
communi
ty
% kept
appoint
ment
3.0on
TMI
%
linked
to
comm
unity
% kept
appoint
ment
3.0on
TMI
% linked
to
communi
ty
% kept
appoint
ment
3.0on
TMI
97 90 96 87 95 94
92 85 91 92 90 93
84 90 95 87 91 98
84 89 93 82 93 99
88 92 96 83 87 95
90 96 93 97 95 100
88 97 100 100 100 98
93 86 95 86 94 91
96 86 90 83 96 100
94 96 96 89 95 95
97 85 97 93 88 81
100 93 95 93 96 96
100 96 100 92 97 95
Follow
up
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2014 JANUARY-MARCH 2015
%
complet
e follow
up
%
complet
e follow
up
APRIL-JUNE 2015
Follow up
Follow
up
%
complete
follow up
93 78** 98
93 94 91
100 100 100
93 98 100
100 93 81
96 100 100
100 99 100
88 100 95
88 93 100
92 95 100
88 89 88
90 100 92
88 9894
Before (2013) After (2015)
STAR-EC strengthened quality improvement
both at the facility and community levels.
Green shows where MOH
standards were met for
linkages, follow up, and
retention
46. STAR-EC worked to strengthen the
Ugandan health system for lasting change.
47. Provided essential equipment such as
microscopes and CD4 machines.
Installed power back-up systems in 3
hospital laboratories.
Operationalized 7 laboratory hub
networks to scale up viral load and early
infant diagnosis, serving more than 130
health centers.
We improved the capacity of laboratories.
48. 14 clinicians seconded to island health
facilities.
Installed solar systems in 18 health facilities.
Transitioned from paper-based medical logistics
to a web-based ordering system.
Provided delivery beds and related
equipment to 10 island facilities.
And improved the capacity of health facilities.
49. And rehabilitated infrastructure.
Before
The Bugiri lab work top had a
dilapidated sink that did
not work.
After
The Bugiri lab work top got a
newly fitted sink
with elbow tap and a
new refrigerator.
54. • Understaffing: regional average 68%
• Stock outs of supplies and drugs
• Limited space at facilities to treat increasing
numbers of clients
• Manual handling of records, making compilation
of reports difficult, especially at high volume sites
• Government underfunding for supervision,
mentorship, and QI activities
• Loss to follow up, due to many KPs and PPs
Challenges pose a threat to sustainability.
55. • Integrated outreach model
• Use of ICT, e.g., mobile health
• District operational plans and district
management committees as good platforms for
integrated health activities
• Functional community structures linked to
health services
• A well-skilled workforce, using HMIS data to
inform programming
• District-led programming and implementation
Opportunities can be leveraged for
continued improvement.
57. Rapid scale-up of
evidence-based
interventions is possible.
VMMC
Option B+ Providing prevention and
treatment services at
multiple levels (facility,
community, individual)
can bring the HIV
epidemic under control.
Tailoring outreach
and services to the
unique needs of key
and priority
populations using a
family centered
approach can lower
HIV prevalence.
Over 8 years, STAR-EC has proven:
58. Acknowledgements
• USAID
• MOH
• District leadership and health workers
• Implementing partners, e.g., ASSIST, SDS
• Sub-partners
• CSOs
• Communities
59. Sub-Partners
• AHF Uganda Cares
• Communications for
Development Foundation
Uganda (CDFU)
• Mothers to Mothers (m2m)
• World Education,
Inc./Bantwana Initiative
Pre-Qualified CSOs
• Family Life Education
Programme (FLEP)
• National Community of
Women Living with
HIV&AIDS in Uganda
(NACWOLA)
• Uganda Reproductive
Health Bureau (URHB)
• Youth Alive
Acknowledgements
60. • AIDS Information Centre (AIC)
• Integrated Development Activities
& AIDS Concern (IDAAC)
• Multi Community Based
Development Initiatives, Ltd.
(MUCOBADI)
• Uganda Development Health
Initiative (UDHA)
• UgandaWomen andYouth
Development Initiative (UWYDI)
• Youth andWomen in Action
(YAWIA)
• Bukooli Initiative forWomen in
HIV&AIDS (BIWIHI)
• Friends of Christ Revival
Ministries (FOCREV)
• Jinja Diocese Health Office
(JDHO)
• National Forum of People Living
with HIV&AIDS Network in
Uganda (NAFOPHANU)
• SiguluWomen AIDS Awareness
Organization (SIWAAO)
Acknowledgements
Additional Collaborating CSOs