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Fighting for water in South Africa: public participation, water rights claiming and strengthening governance

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
Thato Masiangoako, Kelebogile Khunou, Alana Potter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community informatics and sustainability: Why social capital matters [PDF]

, 2004
This paper adopts a holistic approach to explain why social capital matters for effective implementation, widespread uptake, greater social inclusion, and the sustainability of CI initiatives.
Lyn Simpson, Simpson, Lyn E, Simpson, Lynette   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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, Ibad ul Haque Khan, Abdul Bari , Attaullah Khan, Ijaz Ahmad, Shamim A. Qazi   +5 more
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Community theatre as instrument for community sensitisation and mobilisation

Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 2016
Environmental protection, sustainable economic development and good governance are important issues of the century, and theatre can play an important role in addressing them.
Ekpe Inyang
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Knowledge mobilisation in bridging community-practice–academia-policy through meaningful engagement: systematic integrative review protocol focusing on studies conducted on health and wellness among immigrant communities

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Though the importance of knowledge mobilisation has been established globally in health and wellness research, a certain degree of ambiguity remains regarding the meaning and extent of knowledge mobilisation activities and how they have been
Tanvir C Turin, Mohammad Ziaul Islam Chowdhury, Nashit Chowdhury, Nahid Rumana, Mohammad Ali Ashraf Lasker   +4 more
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Effectiveness of community mobilisation models in improving HIV testing services uptake among women and children in Nigeria: A quasi-experimental study

Global Public Health, 2023
Nigeria carries a high burden of HIV infections, with Taraba State having a prevalence of 2.49%. This quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of the Lafiyan Yara project, which utilised various community-based mobilisation models, on the ...
Olujide Arije, Rachel Titus, Akintayo Olaniran, Aisha Dadi, Danjuma Garba, Emeka Okeke, Omoregie Godpower, Jennifer Anyanti, Omokhudu Idogho, Carmen Roebersen, Eliane Vrolings, Adedeji Onayade   +11 more
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Zero-dose children in Kano State, Nigeria: a multi-site qualitative study of non-initiation and social and behavioural change communication levers

Critical Public Health
Zero-dose children are increasingly concentrated in underserved communities, with progress stagnating despite improved routine immunisation coverage.
Stanley Ukpai, Judith-Ann Walker
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Effects of multi-component programmes in preventing sales of alcohol to intoxicated patrons in nightlife settings in the United Kingdom

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2022
Introduction: Alcohol service to intoxicated patrons is common across nightlife settings and preventing such sales is a key priority globally. In England and Wales, three multi-component programmes have been implemented including: (1) community ...
Zara Quigg, Nadia Butler, Karen Hughes, Mark A Bellis   +3 more
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Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities of the ribotoxic stress response in cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cancer cells' high translational demand creates opportunities to therapeutically target ribosome function. Ribosome stalling and collisions activate ZAKα and the ribotoxic stress response (RSR), which can trigger rapid, p53‐independent apoptosis in cancer.
Anastassiya Kim, Maryam Aslam, Elouise Torruella, Alphons Sony, Asif Rahman, Simira Smith, Columba de la Parra, Moira Sauane   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of an adolescent sexual and reproductive health intervention on health service usage by young people in northern Ghana: a community-randomised trial. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
While many Ghanaian adolescents encounter sexual and reproductive health problems, their usage of services remains low. A social learning intervention, incorporating environment, motivation, education, and self-efficacy to change behaviour, was ...
Gifty Apiung Aninanya, Cornelius Y Debpuur, Timothy Awine, John E Williams, Abraham Hodgson, Natasha Howard   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source