Health reformsHealth policiesMalawiProcessesDecentralizationHospitalsHealth care financingDrug suppliesAssessmentsMalawi's health sector reform options include decentralization, targeted efforts such as central hospital autonomy, and the convergence of these efforts. A number of policy implications have emerged ...
Unlike some policies within the region, the Malawian SRHR policy does not mention the age at which the women should be screened, the frequency and who is to do the screening. The policy does not stipulate policy implications on the ministry of health, the SRH programs and health service ...
family planning; highlights Malawis particular challenge in achieving a demographic dividend and the need for immediate action; and prioritises actions and investments in health education and gender equity as well as subsequent economic policies needed to open and take advantage of this window of ...
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Similar “no-touch” policies were implemented for CHW programs during the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, indicating the adoption of a syndromic surveillance approach [67, 68]. Thus, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) for malnutrition screening was replaced with the visual ...
• Why was this company hired and paid without due regard to procurement policies and laws? • At whose behest? In the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services to be specific, there was also an irregular procurement of PPE valued at K5.7 millio...
Support for health policy and systems research should be mobilized to strengthen the health system. Detailed assessment of implementation challenges to specific malaria policies should also be conducted to address these challenges and support the shift from the paradigm of malaria prevention and control ...
However, detailed population-based data on the prevalence and correlates of diabetes to inform base- line data for surveillance, policies and interventions are scarce. Between July and September 2009, we conducted a nationwide population-based cross-sectional survey using WHO STEPS survey tools to ...
District hospital wards met fewer level 1 ICU criteria with notable staff experience and availability gaps, quality improvement programs, and transfer-out policies. Most patients in Malawi are cared for at the district level [41, 45], suggesting an urgent need to provide the inputs to meet ...
Despite this, the identified barriers and recommendations likely apply to all government hospitals in Malawi, as they share common health education institutions and policies. Further research involving multiple sites and more balanced gender representation is needed to validate and extend these findings....