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Research integrity and research fairness have gained considerable momentum in the past decade and have direct implications for global health epidemiology. Research integrity and research fairness principles should be equally nurtured to produce high-quality impactful research—but bridging the two can lead to practical and ethical dilemmas.

South Sudan has one of the worst health and maternal health situations in the world. Across South Sudan, while maternal health services at the primary care level are not well developed, even where they exist, many women do not use them. Developing location specific understanding of what hinders women from using services is key to developing and implementing locally appropriate public health interventions.

Afin d’inciter les décideurs politiques et les acteurs de terrain à reconnaître l’innovation paysanne en matière de recherchedéveloppement agricole (RDA), les partenaires du réseau Prolinnova ont développé et utilisé différents méthodes et outils de plaidoyer et de lobbying. La foire de l’innovation paysanne est l’un d’entre eux. Les lignes directrices proposées
ici témoignent de l’expérience du réseau en termes d’organisation et d’accueil de telles foires. Elles s’appuient notamment sur l’expérience accumulée lors de la foire de l’innovation paysanne ouest-africaine qui s’est tenue à Ouagadougou en mai 2015, à l’initiative de l’Inades Formation Burkina et de la plate-forme multi-acteurs PROFEIS (Promouvoir l’expérimentation et l’innovation paysannes au Sahel) au Burkina Faso

Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an integral component of the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Many factors intersect to influence CHW performance. A systematic review with a narrative analysis was conducted to identify contextual factors influencing performance of CHWs.

This is a factsheet for the Ministery of Foreign Affairs, made by the Gender Resource Facility.

Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an integral component of the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs). Many factors influence CHW performance. A systematic review was conducted to identify intervention design related factors influencing performance of CHWs. We systematically searched six databases for quantitative and qualitative studies that included CHWs working in promotional, preventive or curative primary health services in LMICs. One hundred and forty studies met the inclusion criteria, were quality assessed and double read to extract data relevant to the design of CHW programmes. A preliminary framework containing factors influencing CHW performance and characteristics of CHW performance (such as motivation and competencies) guided the literature search and review

The work of health researchers is vitally important to the safety and well-being of people around the world, with the COVID-19 crisis making that all too clear. However, health researchers are facing a crisis of their own, a crisis of trust. It’s fueled partly by the proliferation of social media, the politicization of data, and the reluctance of some researchers to discuss their work.

The Yes I Do programme aims to contribute to a world in which adolescent girls can decide if, when and with whom to marry and have children, and are protected from female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C). Child marriage and FGM/C are human rights violations and are, like teenage pregnancy, manifestations of deeply rooted gender inequality and social norms, poverty, inadequate access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services, and lack of voice amongst youth.