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• Accommodate or Reject: The Role of Local Communities in the Retention of Health Workers in Rural Tanzania.

  Authors:Nathanael Sirili, Daudi Simba, Joseph M. Zulu, Gasto Frumence, and Moses TetuiFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20226,561 words Article 1690LBackground: While over 70% of the population in Tanzania reside in rural areas, only 25% of physicians and 55% of nurses serve these areas. Tanzania operates a decentralised health system which aims to bring health...

• The Multiple Lenses on the Community Health System: Implications for Policy, Practice and Research.

  Authors:Helen Schneider, Jill Olivier, Marsha Orgill, Leanne Brady, Eleanor Whyle, Joseph Zulu, et al.From:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20226,654 words Article 1850LCommunity health systems (CHSs) have historically been approached from multiple perspectives, with different purposes and methodological and disciplinary orientations. The terrain is, on the one hand, vast and diverse....

• Unlocking Trust in Community Health Systems: Lessons From the Lymphatic Filariasis Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Pilot Project in Luangwa District, Zambia.

  Authors:Joseph M. Zulu, Patricia Maritim, Adam Silumbwe, Hikabasa Halwiindi, Patricia Mubita, George Sichone, et al.From:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20228,970 words Article 1700LBackground: Surgery for hydrocele is commonly promoted as part of morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) services for lymphatic filariasis (LF). However, uptake of these surgeries has been suboptimal owing...

• Why Community Health Systems Have Not Flourished in High Income Countries: What the Australian Experience Tells Us.

  Authors:Fran Baum and Toby FreemanFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20227,789 words Article 1750LBackground: Despite the value of community health systems, they have not flourished in high income countries and there are no system-wide examples in high income countries where community health is regarded as the...

• What Is COVID-19 Teaching Us About Community Health Systems? A Reflection From a Rapid Community-Led Mutual Aid Response in Cape Town, South Africa.

  Authors:Manya van Ryneveld, Eleanor Whyle, and Leanne BradyFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20222,826 words Article 1760LThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the wide gaps in South Africa's formal social safety net, with the country's high levels of inequality, unemployment and poor public infrastructure combining...

• Working Towards Inclusive, Socially Accountable and Resilient Community Health Systems: An Introduction to a Special Issue.

  Authors:Charles Michelo, Anna-Karin Hurtig, and Helen SchneiderFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20223,450 words Article 1760LThis editorial introduces the eleven papers in the special issue titled: The multiple lenses on the community health system: implications for research and action. Our editorial begins by describing the collaboration that...

• Exploring Politics and Contestation in the Policy Process: The Case of Zambia's Contested Community Health Strategy.

  Authors:Joseph M. Zulu, Maligzani P. Chavula, Adam Silumbwe, Margarate N. Munakampe, Chama Mulubwa, Wanga Zulu, et al.From:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20224,906 words Article 1620LThere have been increased calls for low- and middle-income countries to develop community health systems (CHS) policies or strategies. However, emerging global guidance brackets the inherent complexity and contestation...

• Factors Associated With Workplace and Interpersonal Trust in the Supervisory System of a Community Health Worker Programme in a Rural South African District.

  Authors:Tumelo Assegaai and Helen SchneiderFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20226,339 words Article 1640LBackground: Key to effective supportive supervision, and ultimately performance of community health workers (CHWs), is the nature of relationships in the formal health system at the coal face of programmes. The central...

• Strengthening Community Health Systems Through Novel eHealth Initiatives? Commencing a Realist Study of the Virtual Health Rooms in Rural Northern Sweden.

  Authors:Frida Jonsson, Dean B. Carson, Isabel Goicolea, and Anna-Karin HurtigFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20228,361 words Article 1930LBackground: Unlike the large body of research that has examined the 'success' or 'failure' of eHealth in terms of patient and provider perceptions or cost- and clinical effectiveness, the current study teases out ways...

• Mapping the Multiple Health System Responsiveness Mechanisms in One Local Health System: A Scoping Review of the Western Cape Provincial Health System of South Africa.

  Authors:Tammy Sutherns and Jill OlivierFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 202210,296 words Report 1960LBackground: Despite governments striving for responsive health systems and the implementation of mechanisms to foster better citizen feedback and strengthen accountability and stewardship, these mechanisms do not always...

• Exploring Community Mental Health Systems--A Participatory Health Needs and Assets Assessment in the Yamuna Valley, North India.

  Authors:Kaaren Mathias, Meenal Rawat, Anna Thompson, Rakhal Gaitonde, and Sumeet JainFrom:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20227,404 words Article 1760LBackground: In India and global mental health, a key component of the care gap for people with mental health problems is poor system engagement with the contexts and priorities of community members. This study aimed to...

• Strengthening Research and Practice in Community Health Systems: A Research Agenda and Manifesto.

  Authors:Moses Tetui, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Frida Jonsson, Eleanor Whyle, Joseph Zulu, Helen Schneider, et al.From:International Journal of Health Policy and Management (Vol. 11, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20224,273 words Article 1620LWhile there have been increased calls for strengthening community health systems (CHSs), key priorities for this field have not been fully articulated. This paper seeks to fill this gap, presenting a collaboratively...