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Effects of El Niño and the Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (+IOD) on Health, Food Security, Economics, and Conflict in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries in the Indo‐Pacific: A Systematic Review

Campbell Systematic Reviews
Climate drivers such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) can impact multiple sectors globally. We are currently witnessing the effects of these teleconnections against the backdrop of a changing climate.
Andrea Floridi, María Daniela Anda‐León, Tomasz Kozakiewicz, Megha Bhattacharyya, Anilkrishna Thota, Peter Burt, Luca Tasciotti, Jan Selby, Zahra Premji, Shannon Shisler   +9 more
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Interventions addressing routine childhood immunization and its behavioral and social drivers

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionDespite the advances in vaccination, there are still several challenges in reaching millions of children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In this review, we present an extensive summary of the various strategies used for improving
Shradha S. Parsekar, Lalitha Vadrevu, Monica Jain, Shekhar Menon, Gunjan Taneja   +4 more
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Labour and delivery ward register data availability, quality, and utility - Every Newborn - birth indicators research tracking in hospitals (EN-BIRTH) study baseline analysis in three countries

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Countries with the highest burden of maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths often have little information on these deaths. Since over 81% of births worldwide now occur in facilities, using routine facility data could reduce this data gap.
Louise Tina Day, Georgia R. Gore-Langton, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Omkar Basnet, Josephine Shabani, Tazeen Tahsina, Asmita Poudel, Kizito Shirima, Shafiqul Ameen, Ashish K.C., Nahya Salim, Sojib Bin Zaman, Donat Shamba, Hannah Blencowe, Harriet Ruysen, Shams El Arifeen, Dorothy Boggs, Vladimir S. Gordeev, Qazi Sadeq-ur Rahman, Tanvir Hossain, Elisha Joshi, Sabu Thapa, Rajendra Prasad Poudel, Durga Poudel, Priyanka Chaudhary, Rabina Karki, Bibek Chitrakar, Namala Mkopi, Anna Wisiko, Alodear Patrick Kitende, Marystella Revocatus Shirati, Christostomus Chingalo, Amina Omari Semhando, Cleopatra Mtei, Victoria Mwenisongole, John Mathias Bakuza, Japhet Kombo, Godfrey Mbaruku, Joy E. Lawn   +38 more
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Aligning Capital With Mission: Lessons from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Social Investment Program [PDF]

, 2016
The Annie E. Casey Foundation engaged InSight at Pacific Community Ventures to conduct the first comprehensive third-party evaluation of the SI Program, with research support from the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke ...

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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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Firelight Foundation: An interim evaluation report of the Early Learning Innovation Fund [PDF]

, 2015
The Hewlett Foundation in 2014 selected Management Systems International (MSI) to implement a midterm evaluation of the Early Learning Innovation Fund.
Jeff Davis, Julian Glucroft, Lisa Slifer-Mbacke, Sue Upton   +3 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
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Anganwadi worker time use in Madhya Pradesh, India: a cross-sectional study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) are a group of 1.4 million community health workers that operate throughout rural India as a part of the Integrated Child Development Services program.
Anoop Jain, Dilys M. Walker, Rasmi Avula, Nadia Diamond-Smith, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Purnima Menon, Sneha Nimmagadda, Sumeet R. Patil, Lia C. H. Fernald   +8 more
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
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Systemic reactogenicity is a correlate of MF59 adjuvant-moderated immunogenicity in influenza vaccinated children

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus
Background: Adjuvanted influenza vaccine induces more robust antibody responses, but is associated with more adverse events following vaccination. Prior work has examined the link between vaccine reactions and immunogenicity in adults, but little is ...
Charlotte Switzer, Chris P. Verschoor, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Pardeep Singh, Mark Loeb   +4 more
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