Upcoming event
London 2018 Women Leaders in Global Health ConferenceWomen are vital to the advancement of global health, making up 75% of the healthcare workforce – yet occupying less than 25% of influential...
Past event
5th Global Symposium on Health Systems ResearchThe Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2018) will take place at the ACC in Liverpool, UK from 8 to 12 October, 2018, bringing...
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IDEAS at #HSR2018A number of IDEAS researchers will be attending the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research taking place in Liverpool from 8-12 October....
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A successful project – or just good timing? Measuring interventions and their impact on health outcomesAttributing changes in health outcomes to specific interventions or projects is tricky. Oftentimes coincidental factors, such as the construction...
Past event
Global Maternal Health SymposiumThe symposium will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Maternal Health Task Force, showcase achievements in global maternal health and...
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IDEAS BrochureIDEAS Phase 2 is led by Dr Tanya Marchant and includes a team of more than 20 multi-disciplinary academic and professional support staff based...
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Improved health systems could prevent over 8 million deaths each year in low- and middle-income countriesBeyond this terrible human cost, poor quality health systems represented enormous economic losses to countries due to lost productivity each year....
Journal article
Early postnatal home visits: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to achieving high coverageA paper co-authored by Yared Amare, Pauline Scheelbeek and IDEAS team members Zelee Hill, Joanna Schellenberg, and Della Berhanu and published in...
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Breastfeeding in low-resource settings: Not a “small matter”Health benefits include lower morbidity and mortality rates, as well as better neuro-cognitive functions. For mothers who breastfeed reduced risk...
Research brief
A qualitative study of the scalability and sustainability of the Village Health Worker scheme in Gombe State, NigeriaKey findings show changes that were made to the VHW scheme to increase its sustainability in the 57 wards where it is being implemented to...