The problem: High Maternal Mortality. Uganda?s maternal mortality has moderately declined from 670 per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 430 per 100,000 live births in 2008. This annual decline of 13 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births is unlikely to achievemeet the MDG target of 168 per 100,000 live bi...
Les responsables de politiques et les personnes qui les assistent se trouvent souvent
dans des situations qui les poussent à déterminer la meilleure façon de définir un
problème, que ce soit lorsqu’ils se font poser une question embarrassante ou difficile à
l’assemblée législative ou qu’ils...
The Ministry of Public Health convened a deliberative forum in March 18, 2011 Merina Hotel in Yaounde, on "Improving Governance for Health District Development in Cameroon." Twenty governance actors were in attendance including officials from ministries and specialized agencies, regional and district med...
The poor governance in Cameroonian health districts stems from a lack of clear and consistent operating procedures for district governing bodies and health services, power imbalance between district managers and community representatives, and insufficient knowledge of the existing legal and regulatory fr...
Au Burkina Faso, la promotion de la santé de la mère et de l'enfant a toujours fait partie du paquet d'activités développé par les services de santé. Cependant, l'efficacité de ces nombreuses interventions reste très faible surtout en termes d'impact sur la mortalité maternelle et néonatale. Pr...
Cancer can be seen as a chronic disease that requires
long-term efforts to address the late effects of treatment
and to maximize the health outcomes of survivors.
Clinicians, experts and healthcare system leaders in the
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant region of Ontario,
much like those working in other ...
Although not using EVIPNet methodologies yet, this policy brief is helpful in showing how Morocco has implemented efficient strategies of intervention to accelerate the reduction of maternal mortality. The exercise of the evidence informed policy brief writing with multisectoral health players such as UN...
The lack of health system decision-maker engagement in
supporting comprehensive chronic pain management in
provincial and territorial healthcare systems in Canada
can be understood by considering four sets of
interrelated issues: 1) lack of awareness of chronic pain;
2) lack of awareness of limitations i...
An increasing number of global issues have emerged as
key determinants of health. Governments around the
world are recognizing the importance of considering and
acting upon these global issues as a way to protect and
improve the health of their citizens. Specifically, these
governments have started to re...
Clinical nurse specialists are defined as ‘registered
nurses holding a master’s degree in nursing and having
expertise in a clinical nursing specialty who promote
excellence in nursing practice. They serve as role models and
advocates for nurses by providing leadership in their roles
as clinicians, r...
