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HLH Newsletter
September 2023
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Don’t miss this webinar!
Primary health care: Lessons from countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 4 September 2023, 9:30 - 11:00 CET.
Please register at: bit.ly/3ssFz5y
The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR) and World Health Organization Special Programme on Primary Health Care, in collaboration with WHO regional and country offices supported close to 50 in-country research teams to conduct case studies examining primary health care (PHC) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This set of country case studies identify and highlight new insights from the COVID-19 pandemic response around how countries have harnessed a PHC approach for steering their health systems’ responses during crises. This event will provide an opportunity to share key findings from the case studies.
The following technical resources present the case studies from the country projects in the WHO Community Engagement Research Initiative, a multi-country effort that aimed to design, implement and research relationship-focused community engagement interventions in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused severe disruptions in HIV/AIDS programming and service delivery in Cambodia. The HIV care delivery model in Cambodia is based on the implementation of the Community Action Approach (CAA), a framework to improve access, linkage and retention of patients to comprehensive HIV care.
The focus of implementation research in Cambodia was to revisit the CAA framework and explore ways to maintain close relationships between HIV service providers and their patients.
© WHO / Ourng Sam Ang. Doctor explains to a patient how to take their medication at the National Clinic for AIDS, Dermatology and STD building in Phnom Penh.
During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, public health measures in Malaysia to control the spread of the virus significantly reduced human interactions. Among a complex array of other stressors, the subsequent social isolation, economic insecurity and increase in violence in homes were among some of the reasons behind exacerbated mental health issues in the country during the pandemic, in particular for vulnerable populations, such as women, elderly adults, and individuals with poor economic status.
This research was undertaken to explore the integration of relationship-focused community engagement approaches into mental health support services.
© WHO / Lau Siew Hong. A team of interdisciplinary researchers at Monash University piloted RELATE ME, a digital intervention designed to engage and provide mental health support to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression during the pandemic.
Despite recent progress, inequities remain for health outcomes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, especially in terms of maternal and child health in rural areas. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated inequities around essential healthcare provision, including immunization outreach activities, antenatal care, delivery with skilled birth attendants, family planning and admission to health-care facilities.
The community engagement research programme in Lao PDR embodied a collaborative and iterative learning process drawing upon the lived experience, expertise and scope of all stakeholders.
© WHO / Bart Verweij. Participants sketch a health-care access map with their group as part of an activity of the CONNECT Initiative community workshop.
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