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Measuring the effect of Evaluation Capacity Building Initiatives in Africa: A review

African Evaluation Journal, 2017
Background: The growing demand for evidence to support policy decisions, guide resource allocation and demonstrate results has elevated the need for expertise in monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
Candice Morkel, Mokgophana Ramasobana
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The influence of provider payment mechanisms on TB service provider behavior in Indonesia: insights from National Health Insurance data and provider perspectives

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe impact of provider payment mechanisms under Indonesia’s National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme on healthcare providers’ behavior–particularly in tuberculosis (TB) service delivery– remains underexplored. This study examines the consequences
Meghan O'Connell, Firdaus Hafidz, Sarah Saragih, Cheryl Cashin, Aditia Nugroho, Laurel Hatt, Yuli Farianti, Ackhmad Afflazier, Imran Pambudi   +8 more
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Can National Health Insurance Pave the Way to Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Health Systems & Reform, 2021
Countries of sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly turning to public contributory health insurance as a mechanism to advance UHC goals. Eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa have introduced national health insurance (NHI) systems, and at least seven more ...
Cheryl Cashin, Jean-Paul Dossou
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Factors inhibiting the maturity and praxis of Made in Africa Evaluation

African Evaluation Journal, 2022
Background: Monitoring and evaluation in Africa as a practice and discipline has been dominated by Global North perspectives. There have been efforts within the monitoring and evaluation space to build a practice and profession that is informed by ...
Takunda J. Chirau, Mokgophana Ramasobana
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Correct diagnosis of childhood pneumonia in public facilities in Tanzania: a randomised comparison of diagnostic methods

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective This study compares two methods for clinical diagnosis of childhood pneumonia that aim to estimate rates of underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis of childhood pneumonia by examining the sensitivity of Integrated Management of Childhood Diseases ...
Alice Redfern, Ntuli A Kapologwe, Taylor Salisbury, Erin K Fletcher, Jean Arkedis, Felix Bundala, Alison Connor, Julius Massaga, Naibu Mkongwa, Balowa Musa, Cammie Lee   +10 more
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Standards for reporting optical biosensor experiments (STROBE): Improving standards in the reporting of optical biosensor-based data in the literature

SLAS Discovery
The number of peer-reviewed publications that feature biosensor data increases every year. A search of PubMed using common technique terminology, including bio-layer interferometry (BLI), surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and grating-coupled interferometry
Paul E. Belcher, Anna Moberg, Michael B. Murphy   +2 more
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Are our ‘UHC systems’ learning systems? Piloting an assessment tool and process in six African countries

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2018
Background If there is one universal recommendation to countries wanting to make progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), it is to develop the learning capacities that will enable them to ‘find their own way’ – this is especially true for ...
E. Akhnif, J. A. Kiendrebeogo, A. Idrissi Azouzzi, Z. Adam, C. P. Makoutode, S. Mayaka Manitu, Z. Njoumemi, A. Gamble Kelley, B. Meessen   +8 more
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Education, health, and labor force supply: Broadening human capital for national development in Malawi

Cogent Education, 2016
Education and health are both capital investments in national development, often viewed as independent factors on a country’s labor force supply and productivity.
William C. Smith, Sakiko Ikoma, David P. Baker   +2 more
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CITY Leaders

SAGE Open, 2016
In 2008, United Way Toronto (UWT) launched the Creative Institute for Toronto’s Young (CITY) Leaders, a leadership development program for diverse young people working and volunteering in the community and social service sector across Toronto, Canada ...
Wes Shera, Janet M. Murray
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Thank you to reviewers of negative results in 2014

All Results Journals: Biol, 2014
The mission of The All Results Journals:Biol is the communication of excellent research work obtaining negative results from all fields of biology and biomedicine. Clearly, a scientific journal’s greatest responsibility toward the scientific community is
David Alcantara
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