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Swedish Child Health Services Register: a quality register for child health services and children’s well-being [PDF]

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2023
Background Swedish child health services (CHS) is a free-of-charge healthcare system that reaches almost all children under the age of 6. The aim for the CHS is to improve children’s physical, psychological and social health by promoting health and ...
Thomas Wallby, Anna Erica Fäldt, Karin Berg, Mattias Wennergren, Ann-Sofie Frisk Cavefors, Helena Edin, Leif Ekholm, Lars Gelander, Marie Golsäter, Jennie Hedman, Anton Holmgren, Frida Karlsson Videhult, Anna Levin, Sven Arne Silfverdal   +13 more
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Experiences of central child health services teams regarding a special governmental investment in child health services [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Background Historically marked by a high infant mortality rate, Sweden’s healthcare reforms have successively led to a robust, decentralized universal child health system covering over 97% of the population 0–5 years.
Sergio Flores, Anna Sarkadi
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Overcoming barriers to access and utilization of maternal, newborn and child health services in northern Nigeria: an evaluation of facility health committees

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Poor quality of health services and socio-cultural dynamics may severely limit utilization of health services. Facility health committees were established in several states in northern Nigeria to reduce these barriers.
Olugbenga Oguntunde, Isa M. Surajo, Dauda Sulaiman Dauda, Abdulsamad Salihu, Salma Anas-Kolo, Irit Sinai   +5 more
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Child health services and armed conflict in Tigray, North Ethiopia: a community-based study

Conflict and Health, 2023
Background Access to basic health services, notably child health services, is severely hampered by the armed conflict in Tigray, North Ethiopia. Little is known regarding the impacts of the armed conflict during the war in Tigray on access to child ...
M. Tsadik, H. Gebretnsae, Asefa Ayalew, A. Asgedom, A. Gebreyesus, Tigist Hagos, Marta Abrha, Kiros Weldegerima, Birikti Abrha, Gelawdiwos Gebre, Mulubrhan Hagos, R. Esayas, Mezgebe Gebregeorgis, H. Gesesew, Afework Mulugeta   +14 more
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Health service utilisation during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020: a multicountry empirical assessment with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health services

BMJ Global Health, 2022
Introduction There are concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuation of essential health services in sub-Saharan Africa. Through the Countdown to 2030 for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health country collaborations ...
A. Amouzou, A. Maïga, C. Faye, S. Chakwera, Dessalegn Y. Melesse, M. Mutua, S. Thiam, Idrissa Boukary Abdoulaye, S. Afagbedzi, A. Ag Iknane, O. Aké-Tano, J. O. Akinyemi, V. Alegana, Y. Alhassan, Arinaitwe Emma Sam, Dominic Atweam, Shraddha Bajaria, L. Bawo, Mamadou Berthé, A. Blanchard, Hamissou Alaji Bouhari, Ousmane Maimouna Ali Boulhassane, Maio Bulawayo, Ovost Chooye, A. Coulibaly, M. Diabate, F. Diawara, Ousman Esleman, Mulugeta Gajaa, K. Garba, T. Getachew, C. Jacobs, G. Jacobs, Femi James, A. Jegede, C. Joachim, R. Kananura, J. Karimi, Helen Kiarie, D. Kpebo, B. Lankoandé, A. O. Lawanson, Yahaha Mahamadou, M. Mahundi, Tewabe Manaye, H. Masanja, M. Millogo, Abdoulkarim Mohamed, M. Musukuma, R. Muthee, Douba Nabié, Mukome Nyamhagata, Jimmy Ogwal, Adebola Emmanuel Orimadegun, Ajiwohwodoma Ovuoraye, A. Pongathie, S. Sablé, Geetor Saydee, Josephine Shabini, Brivine Sikapande, D. Simba, A. Tadele, Tefera Tadlle, Alfred K. Tarway-Twalla, M. Tassembedo, B. Z. Tehoungue, Ibrahim Terera, S. Traoré, M. P. Twalla, P. Waiswa, Naod Wondirad, T. Boerma   +71 more
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Effective interventions to ensure MCH (Maternal and Child Health) services during pandemic related health emergencies (Zika, Ebola, and COVID-19): A systematic review

PLoS ONE, 2022
Introduction Ensuring accessible and quality health care for women and children is an existing challenge, which is further exacerbated during pandemics.
S. K. Palo, Shubhankar Dubey, S. Negi, Mili Roopchand Sahay, K. Patel, Swagatika Swain, B. Mishra, Dinesh Bhuyan, S. Kanungo, Meena Som, Brajesh Raj Merta, D. Bhattacharya, J. Kshatri, S. Pati   +13 more
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Development of the Tiers of Service framework to support system and operational planning for children’s healthcare services

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Providing access to pediatric healthcare services in British Columbia, Canada, presents unique challenges given low population densities spread across large geographic distances combined with a lack of availability of specialist providers in ...
Sina Waibel, Janet Williams, Yasmin Tuff, Joanne Shum, Jennifer Scarr, Maureen O’Donnell   +5 more
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Rapid assessment on the utilization of maternal and child health services during COVID-19 in Rwanda.

Public Health Action, 2021
SETTING All public health facilities in Rwanda, East Africa. OBJECTIVE To assess the change in the utilization of maternal and child health (MCH) services during the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional quantitative study.
D. Wanyana, R. Wong, D. Hakizimana
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Rapid Implementation and Evaluation of Virtual Health Training in a Subspecialty Hospital in British Columbia, in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Introduction: Adoption of virtual health (VH) solutions in healthcare has been challenging; this changed rapidly after implementation of physical distancing measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, British Columbia's Children's
Kasra Hassani, Theresa McElroy, Theresa McElroy, Theresa McElroy, Melissa Coop, Joelle Pellegrin, Wan Ling Wu, Rita D. Janke, L. Kit Johnson   +8 more
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Challenges in Maternal and Child Health Services Delivery and Access during Pandemics or Public Health Disasters in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Healthcare, 2021
Maternal and child health (MCH) has been a global priority for many decades and is an essential public health service. Ensuring seamless delivery is vital for desirable MCH outcomes.
K. Sahoo, S. Negi, K. Patel, B. Mishra, S. K. Palo, S. Pati   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source