Community mobilisation: myths and challenges [PDF]
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2012 As described in the papers in this issue, the Avahan India AIDS Initiative embraced the community mobilisation as a core strategy in its scaled HIV prevention programme, reflecting many of the guiding principles of the Sonagachi project in West Bengal.1 ,2 The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), which is the nodal agency responsible for the ...
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The costs of scaling up HIV prevention for high risk groups: lessons learned from the Avahan Programme in India. [PDF]
, 2014 OBJECTIVE: The study objective is to measure, analyse costs of scaling up HIV prevention for high-risk groups in India, in order to assist the design of future HIV prevention programmes in South Asia and beyond. DESIGN: Prospective costing study. METHODS:
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BMC Public Health, 2017 Background The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the vector for dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya, and zika viruses. Inadequate vector control has contributed to persistence and increase of these diseases. This review assesses the evidence of effectiveness
Víctor Alvarado-Castro +6 more
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Gateways, 2011 Since 2006, United Way of York Region and York University have been collaborating to support community-university knowledge mobilisation and research collaborations that serve the human service needs of citizens in York Region.
David Phipps, Daniele Zanotti
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H2Open Journal, 2022 Communities in South Africa employ a diverse range of strategies to actively claim their right to water. This paper examines two rights claiming strategies – protest and litigation – through the lens of two case studies. The first case study examines the
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Families navigating community resources: understanding and supporting Nunavimmiut families
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021 In a project aiming to develop community-led resources for families in northern Quebec, Canada, members (Inuit and non-Inuit) of the project decided to meet with Inuit parents to hear their experiences and needs, and to better understand how family ...
Sarah L. Fraser +3 more
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The impact of Community Mobilisation on HIV Prevention in Middle and Low Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Critique [PDF]
AIDS and Behavior, 2014 Flora Cornish +2 more
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Can conflict-generated diasporas be moderate actors during episodes of contested sovereignty? Lebanese and Albanian diasporas compared [PDF]
, 2011 Conflict-generated diasporas are considered likely to maintain radical behaviours. This article seeks to explain why and how they nevertheless adopt moderate claims, especially when advocating highly sensitive issues such as state sovereignty.
Koinova, Maria
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Effect of community mobilization on appropriate care seeking for pneumonia in Haripur, Pakistan
Journal of Global Health, 2015 Background: Appropriate and timely care seeking reduces mortality for childhood illnesses including pneumonia. Despite over 90 000 Lady Health Workers (LHWs) deployed in Pakistan, whose tasks included management of pneumonia, only 16% of care takers ...
Salim Sadruddin +5 more
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Expert consensus for respiratory physiotherapy management of mechanically ventilated adults with community-acquired pneumonia: A Delphi study [PDF]
, 2018 Rationale and aims: Patients with community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) are frequently admitted to an intensive care unit. Physiotherapy may be provided to optimize respiratory function; however, there is significant variability in clinical practice and ...
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