Publications
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A systematic review of outcome and impact of Master’s in health and health care
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Going for governance
Governance is important in every aspect of sustainable development, as it affects guidance, processes, consistent management, cohesive policies, accountability mechanisms and the right to decide on particular areas of responsibility. This is equally true of all types of organisation, regardless of their purpose and motivation (such as for common goods or individual benefits, profit or not-for-profit) and whether a single individual, a group of people, a community, local government, university or research centre, an enterprise, ministry or even all of humanity is involved.
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Do all roads lead to market?
Smoothly functioning food markets are vital for food security. They give smallholder farmers incentives to generate a surplus they can sell, and to invest in new production and postharvest management technologies. They also ensure that food reaches consumers in deficit areas. In doing so, they contribute to food security and higher incomes, the main goal of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
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Quality assurance in transnational higher education: a case study of the tropEd network
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La Filiere Coton Tisse Sa Toile Au Benin
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Fifteen years of the tropEd Masters in International Health programme: what has it delivered? Results of an alumni survey of masters students in international health
n 2010–2011, recent graduates (2008 or earlier) of the Masters in International Health (MIH) (as offered by over 30 universities and institutions collaborating in the tropEd network) were surveyed. We aimed to examine whether the competencies gained proved appropriate for alumni’s current positions and to develop the programme according to alumni’s needs.
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Changing agricultural education from within
lessons and challenges from the go4it programme
The changing nature of African agriculture in the face of myriad global, regional and local challenges demands change in agricultural capacity development. Universities are well placed to spearhead this change, but to effectively do so they need to update courses’ content and change the way they are delivered. In particular, changes at an institutional level are required to transform the long-held negative image of universities as backwaters populated by egotistical academics and bureaucratic administrators. The African university must become better positioned to be a facilitator of agricultural innovation, technology, institutions and development.
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Femmes en quête de citoyenneté
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PADev Guidebook
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Tuberculosis treatment outcome monitoring in European Union countries: systematic review.
Attention to tuberculosis (TB) control in the European Union (EU) and European Economic Areas (EEA) has been raised in recent years through a number of initiatives, including the launching of the Framework Action Plan to Fight Tuberculosis in the EU.
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Realities of teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone
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Brucellosis seroprevalence in Bali cattle with reproductive failure in South Sulawesi and Brucella abortus biovar 1 genotypes in the Eastern Indonesian archipelago.
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Les ressources humaines en santé maternelle et néonatale en Guinée de 2014 à 2023
Selon l’Enquête démographique et de santé (EDS) de 2012, le taux de mortalité maternelle en Guinée est de l’ordre de 724 décès pour 100 000 naissances vivantes. S’agissant de la santé néonatale, le taux de mortalité néonatale est de 39 pour 1 000 naissances vivantes selon l’EDS de 2005. Pour faire face à cette situation, le Plan national de développement sanitaire (PNDS) de 2003-2012 en Guinée a opté de classer comme une des priorités du secteur, la réduction de la mortalité maternelle et infanto-juvénile.
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No added value of performing Ziehl-Neelsen on auramine positive samples for tuberculosis diagnostics.
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Better nutrition programming by focusing on maternal malnutrition
Good maternal nutrition is an important factor influencing newborn and child health and survival. While many nutritional programmes in the health sector incorporate interventions for (pregnant) women and girls, improved maternal nutritional status is often not the main focus. In current programming, the long-term, positive impact of improved maternal nutrition on health and productivity in the population is not always taken into consideration. Gender and empowerment issues as underlying causes of maternal malnutrition are also insufficiently addressed. Using existing
information and evidence, we demonstrate that maternal malnutrition can best be alleviated using a multi-sectoral approach (health, agriculture, finance) and a gender lens. This policy brief argues for making women central to programming in order to ensure sustainable change and improved health outcomes for women as well as their children. -
Planification pour une couverture universelle : Les ressources humaines en santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile au Burkina Faso
en 2013-2025
Le Ministère de la Santé de Burkina Faso et ses partenaires techniques et financiers se sont engagés à mettre en œuvre le Plan National de Développement Sanitaire (PNDS) 2011-2020 avec le but de contribuer à l’amélioration de la performance du système de santé et à la prestation de soins de santé de qualité. Les objectifs principaux de ce plan sont surtout axés sur la santé des mères, des enfants et nouveau-nés. Dans le cadre de Muskoka, le Burkina Faso a bénéficié d’un appui pour l’analyse des ressources humaines en santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile, la projection et la formulation des stratégies pour répondre aux principaux défis et combler les lacunes de ce personnel. Cet appui cadre bien avec l’orientation stratégique du PNDS concernant le développement des ressources humaines pour la santé pour lequel un Plan de développement des ressources humaines pour la santé 2013-20 (PDRHS) a été développé. Un plan d’action triennal est en train d’être développé pour dynamiser la mise en œuvre du PDRHS. Les résultats de l’’appui dans le cadre du Muskoka seront intégrées dans le plan national de ressources humaines pour la santé. Ce rapport présente les interventions stratégiques proposées pour améliorer la disponibilité, accessibilité, acceptabilité et qualité des ressources humaines, de la santé maternelle, néonatale et infantile au Burkina Faso et les résultats de ce processus seront intégrés dans le plan d’action triennal. L’analyse a été commissionnée par le Ministère de la Santé du Burkina Faso avec l’appui financière du Gouvernement de la République Française à travers les Fonds Français Muskoka en faveur des Objectifs Millénaires de Développement 4 (réduction de la mortalité infantile) et 5 (amélioration de la santé maternelle).
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Bringing New Ideas into Practice
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Global laboratory initiative tool for a stepwise process towards tuberculosis laboratory accreditation.
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Patient Enrolment into HIV Care and Treatment within 90 Days of HIV Diagnosis in Eight Rwandan Health Facilities:A Review of Facility-Based Registers.
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Domestic versus export markets: challenging the holy grail
The fascination for globalizing agricultural markets dominates the development agenda. In many developing countries however, domestic markets are growing, and offer significantly more potential than export-oriented chains, in terms of their contributions to the local economy, food security and poverty alleviation. This Policy Brief argues for an increased focus on domestic market development, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.