Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

K Blanchet, A Alwan, C Antoine, MJ Cros, F Feroz… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these
disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health …

[HTML][HTML] Governance and capacity to manage resilience of health systems: towards a new conceptual framework

K Blanchet, SL Nam, B Ramalingam… - International journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The term resilience has dominated the discourse among health systems researchers since
2014 and the onset of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. There is wide consensus that the …

The relationship of acceptance or denial of HIV-status to antiretroviral adherence among adult HIV patients in urban Botswana

SL Nam, K Fielding, A Avalos, D Dickinson… - Social science & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients is the most important patient-
enabled factor related to virological failure and can lead to drug resistance. It is important to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 on maternal and child health

EM McClure, MV Kinney, SH Leisher… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Timothy Roberton and colleagues1 estimate the indirect effects of COVID-19 on maternal
and child mortality in low-income and middleincome countries (LMICs) with use of the Lives …

Family Planning in the Sierra Leone Ebola Outbreak: Women's Proximal and Distal Reasoning

G McKay, L Enria, SL Nam, M Fofanah… - Studies in family …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sierra Leone was highly impacted by the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, with 3,955
recorded deaths. Already stressed maternal health services were deeply affected by the …

Using scorecards to achieve facility improvements for maternal and newborn health

M Yilla, SL Nam, A Adeyemo, SA Kargbo - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Government of Sierra Leone launched the Free Health Care Initiative in 2010,
which contributed to increased use of facility based maternity services. However, emergency …

We mustn't forget other essential health services during the Ebola crisis

SL Nam, K Blanchet - BMJ, 2014 - bmj.com
In addition to those interventions proposed by Tomori, 1 support is needs to fully implement
the International Health Regulations (IHR), 2 which provide a legally binding framework for …

Corrigendum to:“The relationship of acceptance or denial of HIV-status to antiretroviral adherence among adult HIV patients in urban Botswana”[Soc. Sci. Med. 67 …

SL Nam, K Fielding, A Avalos, D Dickinson… - Social Science & …, 2008 - academia.edu
Total 22 10 32 Females 10 7 17 (53%) Relationship status: Single, with or without current
partner, not cohabiting 12 6 18 (56%) Married or cohabiting 6 3 9 (28%) Divorced/separated …

Using evidence to strengthen accountability for health financing in Sierra Leone

SA Lebbie, R Le Voir, J Tom‐Kargbo… - … of Gynecology & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In 2012, the government of Sierra Leone cut the national budget allocation to the health
sector. Civil society organizations planned a nationwide health budget advocacy campaign …

[PDF][PDF] Health system resilience: Addressing mistrust in Sierra Leone

SL Nam, T Camille, Y Fatu, VR Le, K Afrina… - 2016 - options.co.uk
Research Brief Page 1 Health systems resilience: Addressing mistrust in Sierra Leone Dr Sara
L Nama, Camille Thomasa, Fatu Yumkellab, Rosanna Le Voira, Afrina Karimc, Dr. Mohamed …