scholarly journals Evaluation of facial cleanliness and environmental improvement activities: Lessons learned from Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0009962
Author(s):  
Angelia M. Sanders ◽  
Ruth Dixon ◽  
Logan Stuck ◽  
Michaela Kelly ◽  
Geordie Woods ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Human Feces ◽  
Post Evaluation ◽  
The World ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization promotes the SAFE (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvements) strategy for trachoma control and prevention. The F&E components of the strategy focus on promotion of healthy hygiene and sanitation behaviors. In order to monitor F&E activities implemented across villages and schools in Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda, an F&E Monitoring and Evaluation (FEME) framework was developed to track quarterly program outputs and to provide the basis for a pre and post evaluation of the activities. Results showed an increase in knowledge at the school and household levels, and in some cases, an increase in presence of hand/face washing stations. However, this did not always result in a change in trachoma prevention behaviors such as facial cleanliness or keeping compounds free of human feces. The results highlight that the F&E programs were effective in increasing awareness of trachoma prevention but not able to translate that knowledge into changes in behavior during the time between pre and post-surveys. This study also indicates the potential to improve the data collection and survey design and notes that the period of intervention was not long enough to measure significant changes.

scholarly journals The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of urgent surgery: a perspective from the USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhiman Cheeyandira
Keyword(s):  
Disease Control ◽  
Surgical Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Urgent Surgery ◽  
The World ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Made In

Abstract Corona virus pandemic has affected all the 50 states in the USA. States such as NY, CA and WA being the most affected. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, as of 28 March 2020, the total number of cases in the USA is over 103 300 and number of deaths to 1668. In the coming weeks, COVID-19 rates are expected to begin skyrocketing and hit a peak in late April/May/June given lessons learned from China, Italy and others. COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) as confirmed cases approach 575 444 patients with 26 654 deaths across over 160 countries, as of 28 March 2020. There is a lot of impact on management of the urgent and emergent cases. This article highlights the changes that are being made in delivering urgent and emergent surgical care during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Ten commonly asked questions about Covid-19 and lessons learned from Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramon Viwattanakulvanid
Keyword(s):  
Symptomatic Treatment ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
The World ◽  
Village Health Volunteers ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Health Organization

PurposeAs the world faces a new health crisis threatening people with the spread of Covid-19, this study aims to summarize the key information of Covid-19 related to disease characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prevention along with the lessons learned from Thailand.Design/methodology/approachThe narrative review was synthesized from various sources such as the World Health Organization; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Ministry of Public Health and other related news; articles in ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar; and the author's perspective regarding the lessons learned from Thailand with keywords of “Covid-19” and “Coronavirus” from January to August 2020. Google Trends was used to set common questions.FindingsCovid-19 is the seventh family of coronaviruses that cause various symptoms related to respiratory systems. The disease can be treated through general and symptomatic treatment, by using antiviral drugs. As of July 2020, there are four potential vaccine candidates ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, mRNA-1273, Ad5-nCOV and BNT162b1. The recommendations for Covid-19 prevention are physical distancing, face masks, eye protection and hand washing. Thailand is now considered as low-risk for Covid-19 possibly because of (1) soft policy by government actions, (2) village health volunteers, (3) integration of technology and (4) fact-based communications.Originality/valueThis study summarized the key points about Covid-19, clarified some misunderstandings and shared strategic actions from Thailand, which can be adapted according to the different capacities and situations in other countries.

scholarly journals Implementasi Program Posyandu Tfc (Theurapetic Feeding Center) Sebagai Strategis Penuntasan Dan Pemulihan Gizi Buruk Bagi Balita Di Puskesmas Bumijawa Kabupaten Tegal.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 773-782
Author(s):  
Nora Rahmanindar ◽  
Juhrotun Nisa ◽  
Nilatul Izah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
World Health ◽  
District Health ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
The World ◽  
Feeding Center ◽  
Health Organization

Latar Belakang: Masalah gizi merupakan salah satu masalah kesehtan masyarakat yang belum pernah tuntas di tanggulangi dunia. Organisasi Kesehatan Dunia memperkirakan bahwa sekitar 60 % dari semua kematian, yang terjadi antara anak-anak yang berusia kurang dari lima tahun dinegara berkembang, bisa dihubungkan dengan mal nutrisi. Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC) atau Pusat Pemulihan Gizi (PPG) adalah pemuliha gizi kurang dengan perawatan serta pemberian makanan secara intensif dan adekuat sesuai usia dan kondisinya dengan melibatkan peran serta orang tua (ibu) agar mandiri ketika sudah kembali ke rumah.Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa pelaksanaan program Posyandu TFC di Puskesmas Kabupaten Tegal.Metode: Penelitian ini bersifat kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik wawancara mendalam sesuai dengan pedoman wawancara. Responden yang diteliti ada 8 orang yaitu 2 petugas sebagai informan kunci yaitu dokter penanggungjawab dan koordinator gizi di Puskesmas Bumijawa, 4 petugas sebagai informan utama yaitu 2 petugas kesehatan bidan dan petugas gizi serta 2 petugas kader posyandu dan 2 ibu yang mempunyai anak gizi kurang sebagai informan Triangulasi.Hasil: Penelitian menunjukan bahwa sumber-sumber program, tenaga, dana dan sarana prasarana sudah memadai, proses pelaksanaan program tersebut pada tahap perencanaan sudah didukung dan di analisa permasalahan serta sudah melibatkan lintas program dan lintas sektoral, tahap pengorganisasian sudah di bentuk, ada standar prosedur yang jelas, pembagian tugas sudah baik, pelaksanaan monitoring dan evaluasi program sudah memadai ada pengawasan dari pihak kepala puskesmas bumijawa dan dari Dinas Kesehatan kabupaten Tegal.Simpulan: Balita yang gizi kurang sudah ada pendataan dan di tangani dengan baik di posyandu TFC baik rawat inap atau rawat jalan, balita tersebut 100 persen mengalami kenaikan BB 0,5 kg per minggu, kecuali balita yang gizi kurang dengan kelainan penyerta seperti jantung, TBC dll perlu penanganan intensif.Sehingga program posyandu TFC sudah berjalan dengan baik sebagai penuntasan dan pemulihan gizi kurang bagi balita di Puskesmas Bumijawa Kabupaten Tegal.Kata Kunci : Implementasi kebijakan, program posyandu TFC Background: The problem of nutrition is one of the people's health problems that has never been solved in the world tackling. The World Health Organization estimates that around 60% of all deaths, which occur among children aged less than five years in developing countries, can be attributed to malnutrition. Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC) or Nutrition Recovery Center (PPG) is recovery of malnutrition by intensive and adequate care and feeding according to age and condition by involving the participation of parents (mothers) to be independent when they return home.Objective: This study aims to analyze the implementation of the TFC Posyandu program at the Tegal District Health Center.Method: This research is qualitative by using descriptive methods. Data collection was carried out using in-depth interview techniques in accordance with interview guidelines. There were 8 respondents surveyed, namely 2 officers as key informants, namely the physician in charge and nutrition coordinator at Bumijawa Public Health Center, 4 officers as the main informants namely 2 midwife health workers and nutritionists as well as 2 posyandu cadre officers and 2 mothers who have undernourished children as informants Triangulation Results: Research results show that program resources, personnel, funds and infrastructure are adequate, the process of implementing the program at the planning stage has been supported and analyzed for problems and has involved cross-program and cross-sectoral, the organizing stage has been established, there are standard procedures clearly, the division of tasks is good, the implementation of program monitoring and evaluation is adequate, there is supervision from the head of the bumijawa puskesmas and from the Tegal district health office.Conclusion: Toddlers who lack nutrition already have data collection and are handled well in TFC posyandu both inpatient or outpatient, the toddler is 100 percent increasing in weight of 0.5 kg per week, except toddlers who are malnourished with comorbid disorders such as heart disease, tuberculosis etc. need intensive handling. So that the TFC posyandu program has been running well as the completion and recovery of malnutrition for children under five in the Bumijawa Health Center in Tegal Regency.Keywords: Policy implementation, TFC posyandu program

scholarly journals Six years of lessons learned in monitoring and evaluating online discussion forums

2011 ◽  
pp. 621-643
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Evaluation Plan ◽  
The World ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Health Organization

This paper presents the plan for evaluating virtual discussion forums held on the Implementing Best Practices in Reproductive Health (IBP) Knowledge Gateway, and its evolution over six years. Since 2005, the World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research (WHO/RHR), the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP), and partners of the IBP Initiative have supported more than 50 virtual discussion forums on the IBP Knowledge Gateway. These discussions have provided global health practitioners with a platform to exchange evidence-based information and knowledge with colleagues working around the world. In this paper, the authors discuss challenges related to evaluating virtual discussions and present their evaluation plan for virtual discussions. The evaluation plan included the following three stages: (I) determining value of the discussion forums, (II) in-depth exploration of the data, and (III) reflection and next steps and was guided by the “Conceptual Framework for Monitoring and Evaluating Health Information Products and Services” which was published as part of the Guide to Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Information Products and Services. An analysis of data from 26 forums is presented and discussed in light of this framework. The paper also includes next steps for improving the evaluation of future virtual discussions.

How India Fights with COVID-19 with Learning from Highly Affected Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Sharma ◽  
Karan Veer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Gene Sequencing ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Risk ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Very High ◽  
Breathing Problem

: It was 11 March 2020 when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the name COVID-19 for coronavirus disease and also described it as a pandemic. Till that day 118,000 cases were confirmed of pneumonia with breathing problem throughout the world. At the start of New Year when COVID-19 came into knowledge a few days later, the gene sequencing of the virus was revealed. Today the number of confirmed cases is scary, i.e. 9,472,473 in the whole world and 484,236 deaths have been recorded by WHO till 26 June 2020. WHO's global risk assessment is very high [1]. The report is enlightening the lessons learned by India from the highly affected countries.

scholarly journals Four pandemics: lessons learned, lessons lost

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Swine Flu ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The World ◽  
Spanish Flu ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Health Organization

In the past 100 years, the world has faced four distinctly different pandemics: the Spanish flu of 1918-1919, the SARS pandemic of 2003, the H1N1 or “swine flu” pandemic of 2012, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each public health crisis exposed specific systemic shortfalls and provided public health lessons for future events. The Spanish flu revealed a nursing shortage and led to a great appreciation of nursing as a profession. SARS showed the importance of having frontline clinicians be able to work with regulators and those producing guidelines. H1N1 raised questions about the nature of a global organization such as the World Health Organization in terms of the benefits and potential disadvantages of leading the fight against a long-term global public health threat. In the era of COVID-19, it seems apparent that we are learning about both the blessing and curse of social media.

School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: Infectious Diseases Popularized in the News

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 212-216
Author(s):  
Lauren McNickle ◽  
Robert P. Olympia
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
World Health ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Public Health Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Health Organization

School nurses may deal with students presenting with symptoms associated with infections popularized in the news. Although rare, the implications of missing or misdiagnosing these infections are potentially life-threatening and devastating. We present three students presenting with febrile illnesses associated with neurologic symptoms, a rash, and fatigue, focusing on the initial assessment and management of these students and their associated “hot topic” infection. The authors also discuss two public health organizations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/) and the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/), online references for the school nurse to research both emerging and common infectious diseases.

Panel 2.9: Repair and Recovery of Health Systems

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 428-431
Author(s):  
Bjorn Melgaard ◽  
Maria Cristina Profili ◽  
Peter Heimann ◽  
Aryono Pusponegoro ◽  
Edward O'Rourke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.9, Repair and Recovery of Health Systemsof the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to the repair and recovery of health systems as pertain to the damage created by the Tsunami. It is presented in the following major sections: (1) needs assessment; (2) coordination; (3) filling gaps; (4) capacity building; (5) what was done well, and what should have been done better; (6) lessons learned; and (7) recommendations. Recommendations included: (1) how to make health systems better prepared for coping with disasters; and (2) how to support preparedness in local communities.

scholarly journals Panel 2.18: Logistics, Information Technology (IT), and Telecommunications in Crisis Management

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 464-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrence De Silva ◽  
Jyotsna Chikersal ◽  
Nigel Snoad ◽  
Brent Woodworth ◽  
Cherif Ghaly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Needs Assessments ◽  
The World ◽  
Logistics Information ◽  
Major Section ◽  
Health Organization

AbstractThis is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.18, Logistics, Information Technology, and Telecommunication in crisis Management of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to logistics, information Technology (IT), and crisis communication pertaining to the responses to the damage created by the Tsunami. It iss presented in the following major sections: (1) issues; (2) lessons learned; (3)what was done well; (4)what could have been done better; and (5)conclusions and recommendations. Each major section is presented in four sub-sections: (1) needs assessments; (2) coordination; (3) filling the gaps; and (4) capacity building.

Keeping the flu at bay: Methods for detecting and containing infectious disease

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Atresha Karra, JD ◽  
Emily Cornette, JD
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
United States ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
The United States ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
World Health ◽  
Reporting Requirements ◽  
The World ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Health Organization

This article focuses on the existing methods for tracking and restricting the spread of communicable diseases, both within United States borders and across nations. It will first describe the roles played by the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization and will then explore how communicable diseases across the world are identified and monitored. This will be followed by a discussion of US and world reporting requirements and methods. Finally, the article will discuss the tactics used by the United States to control the spread of disease.

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