Using routine health information systems for well-designed health evaluations in low-and middle-income countries

BH Wagenaar, K Sherr, Q Fernandes… - Health policy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Routine health information systems (RHISs) are in place in nearly every country and provide
routinely collected full-coverage records on all levels of health system service delivery …

Making smarter decisions faster: systems engineering to improve the global public health response to HIV

AD Wagner, J Crocker, S Liu, P Cherutich… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review offers an operational definition of systems
engineering (SE) as applied to public health, reviews applications of SE in the field of HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of health-system strengthening on under-5, infant, and neonatal mortality: 11-year provincial-level time-series analyses in Mozambique

QF Fernandes, BH Wagenaar, L Anselmi… - The lancet global …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Knowledge of the relation between health-system factors and child mortality
could help to inform health policy in low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Programa Geração Biz, Mozambique: how did this adolescent health initiative grow from a pilot to a national programme, and what did it achieve?

V Chandra-Mouli, S Gibbs, R Badiani, F Quinhas… - Reproductive health, 2015 - Springer
Adolescent sexual and reproductive health gained particular traction in Mozambique
following the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development leading to the …

COVID-19-related healthcare impacts: an uncontrolled, segmented time-series analysis of tuberculosis diagnosis services in Mozambique, 2017–2020

I Manhiça, O Augusto, K Sherr, J Cowan, RM Cuco… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Currently, COVID-19 dominates the public health agenda and poses a
permanent threat, leading to health systems' exhaustion and unprecedented service …

Description of a mass poisoning in a rural district in Mozambique: the first documented bongkrekic acid poisoning in Africa

ES Gudo, K Cook, AM Kasper, A Vergara… - Clinical infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background On 9 January 2015, in a rural town in Mozambique,> 230 persons
became sick and 75 died of an illness linked to drinking pombe, a traditional alcoholic …

[HTML][HTML] Client experiences with antenatal care waiting times in southern Mozambique

E Gong, J Dula, C Alberto, A de Albuquerque… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Antenatal care (ANC) provides a range of critical health services during
pregnancy that can improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In Mozambique, only …

[HTML][HTML] Scrutinizing human resources for health availability and distribution in Mozambique between 2016 and 2020: a subnational descriptive longitudinal study

Q Fernandes, O Augusto, H Machai, J Pfeiffer… - Human Resources for …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Overall, resilient health systems build upon sufficient, qualified, well-distributed,
and motivated health workers; however, this precious resource is limited in numbers to meet …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of success: improving implementation research tools for better health outcomes

Q Fernandes, O Augusto, K Sherr - BMC pediatrics, 2024 - Springer
A thorough examination of context, and how it influences implementation of evidence-based
interventions, is a promising strategy for enhancing child survival initiatives. Spreading …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring health systems strength and its impact: experiences from the African Health Initiative

K Sherr, Q Fernandes, AM Kanté, A Bawah… - BMC health services …, 2017 - Springer
Background Health systems are essential platforms for accessible, quality health services,
and population health improvements. Global health initiatives have dramatically increased …