In recent decades low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been witnessing a
significant shift toward raised blood pressure; yet in LMICs, only 1 in 3 are aware of their …

Objective To synthesize current understanding of how community-based health worker
(CHW) programs can best be designed and operated in health systems. Methods We …

Executive summary This century has seen remarkable global progress in improving the
health of millions of people, including decreasing illness and death from infectious diseases …

This chapter provides authors (who already have experience of undertaking qualitative
research and qualitative evidence synthesis) with additional guidance on undertaking a …

Addressing health workforce shortage, maldistribution and performance challenges is
essential for progress towards all health-related goals, including universal health coverage …

Background Inadequate health-care provider performance is a major challenge to the
delivery of high-quality health care in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The …

Community health workers (CHWs) have worked in a variety of settings in the United States
for more than 70 years and are increasingly recognized as an essential health workforce …

Abstract The Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group develops and
publishes guidance on the synthesis of qualitative and mixed-method implementation …

In this first paper in a series of four papers on midwifery, we aimed to examine,
comprehensively and systematically, the contribution midwifery can make to the quality of …

To improve maternal health requires action to ensure quality maternal health care for all
women and girls, and to guarantee access to care for those outside the system. In this paper …