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Evaluation of a South African Combination HIV Prevention Programme for Adolescent Girls and Young Women: HERStory Study

Executive Summary

The Global Fund invested in a South African combination HIV prevention intervention for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10 to 24 years from 2016 to 2019 in ten priority districts in South Africa. The concept of “combination implementation” has been defined as “the pragmatic, localized application of a package of evidence-based prevention interventions using optimized implementation and operational strategies to achieve high sustained uptake of good quality services [1].

Effective coverage measurement in maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition: progress, future prospects, and implications for quality health systems

The health and nutrition of mothers, newborns, children and adolescents are under attack by COVID19. WHO and UNICEF viewpoint launches in the Lancet Global Health and calls for more rigorous effective coverage measurement.

Summary

Intervention coverage—the proportion of the population with a health-care need who receive care—does not account for intervention quality and potentially overestimates health benefits of services provided to populations. Effective coverage introduces the dimension of quality of care to the measurement of intervention coverage.

An Evaluation of the Health System costs of Mental Health Services and Programmes in South Africa

The Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health (CPMH), together with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), are pleased to announce the release of the full technical report of the Evaluation of the Health System Costs of Mental Health Services and Programmes in South Africa (2016/17 FY); and the accompanying open-access publication: Mental health system costs, resources and constraints in South Africa: a national survey.

Prioritising research and evaluation for digital Health in South Africa - July 2019

This  report is a summary of the seminar on Prioritising Research and Evaluation for Digital Health in South Africa, held at SAMRC Health Systems Research Unit, on 17 July 2019. The event was co-hosted by SAMRC - Jembi Collaborating Centre for Digital Health Innovation, and the WITS Pediatric Research Unit. This report documents the key issues discussed and makes recommendations for the way forward on prioritising topic areas and appropriate methodology for evaluating digital health interventions in South Africa, especially aimed at supporting government digital health initiatives.

Utility of PMTCT data for sentinel surveillance 2019

Antenatal HIV sentinel surveys have been used over several years to monitor the course of the HIV epidemic. They usually use unlinked anonymous testing (UAT) methods which raise ethical and methodological concerns in the current era of test and treat, as pregnant women living with HIV (PWLHIV) could not be traced and referred into care. With increasing coverage of routine HIV testing for pregnant women it becomes prudent to investigate whether routine antenatal HIV testing can be used to monitor antenatal HIV prevalence.

Assessing the Utility of PMTCT Program Data for HIV Sentinel Surveillance Among Pregnant Women in South Africa - 2017

Introduction

Antenatal surveys have been used over several years to monitor antenatal HIV prevalence; however, antenatal surveys are costly to implement. Furthermore, they usually use unlinked anonymous HIV testing, which poses ethical dilemmas in the current era of test and treat, as pregnant women  living with HIV (PWLHIV) cannot be traced and referred into care. With increasing coverage of routine HIV testing for pregnant women it becomes prudent to investigate whether routine antenatal HIV testing can be used to monitor antenatal HIV prevalence.

Evidence synthesis for health policy and systems: a methods guide

Overview

This guide provides a rationale for synthesizing evidence from health policy and systems research (HPSR) to support health policy-making and health systems strengthening.

Saving lives, saving costs: Investment Case for Community Health Workers in South Africa

Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly shown to have the potential to improve the health status of the population, in particular that of the more disadvantaged or those living in hard to reach areas. Their involvement in mother and child programmes, HIV/AIDs and TB programmes as well as chronic diseases and palliative care has been documented across many countries.

Scaling up PMTCT impact assessments in the context of improving global maternal and child health and survival in sub-Saharan Africa

As a follow-up to the October 2015 B+ Consultative meeting, a small, focused consultation was planned for 23rd July 2016, in Durban, coinciding with the end of the 2016 AIDS Conference. Eight countries were invited, namely Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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