Publications

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.

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

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

The purpose of this project was to answer the question: What are the pros and cons of using drones for the delivery of medicines in hard to reach areas ? Are there good examples of using drones for that purpose in LMICs? What questions should one ask when deciding to fund this for the health sector?

The purpose of this project was To map current active networks on sustainable procurement and waste management in the health sector with a focus on LMICs.

The purpose of this project is to map the current major supply networks and players for Sexual and Reproductive Health supplies with a main focus on contraception and/or safe abortion commodities and supplies.

The development potential of conflict-free mineral supply chains is now firmly recognised, however, for this potential to be fully realised, men and women need to benefit equally from mineral production and trade. Women’s critical role – and the unique risks and challenges they face – need to be made visible to support more equitable development gains. In this publication are 10 strategies to strengthen risk mitigation strategies during OECD Due Diligence Implementation

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

The main aim of this operational study was to assess the baseline situation prior to the Champions of Change (CoC) intervention, focused on gender equality and girls’ rights, in Chadiza District, Zambia. The study sought to assess the challenges and opportunities that young people faced during the establishment of a youth movement to influence social norms on gender equality and girls’ rights. It also explored the local context regarding the promotion of and engagement around gender equality and girls’ rights; including community leaders, civil society organizations and government institutions. Lastly, it assessed young people’s attitudes regarding gender equality and women’s rights.

YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young women about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children

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.

Seed enterprises would prefer to use public varieties as exclusively as possible for marketing reasons, while the public sector would like to distribute its public good varieties to many seed enterprises.These diverging interests of the public and private sectors require agreements on how public varieties can be accessed (as early generation seed) and used (with different levels of exclusivity). This study focuses on agreements between public plant breeders/research organizations and private seed producers, and hence concentrates on public-private partnership arrangements involving the transfer of released varieties.

Feeding a growing population and responding to changing markets requires innovation in agriculture. The expectations of the contribution of agricultural research to innovation are high. This paper looks at the process of agricultural innovation and the realistic contribution agricultural research can make.

The SLEEI project aims to strengthen legal education, which is a crucial part of maintaining the rule of law. Many  Indonesian citizens cannot realise their rights and continue to face a lack of legal certainty:  it is often unclear what laws apply in particular situations and it is hard to predict how the courts or the government will interpret them.