Health
HealthThis piece was written by Kate Gooding, Gabrielle Appleford, Nicola Wiafe from Oxford Policy Management (OPM) and originally appeared on the OPM website. The success of national policies and plans for universal health coverage depends on implementation. Much of this implementation takes place at the local level, where health services are managed and delivered. This… Read more
This report is the first output in a body of work undertaken to identify operationally feasible suggestions to improve risk communication and community engagement efforts (RCCE) with displaced Rohingya people in Cox’s Bazar. Specifically, these should seek to improve healthcare seeking behaviour and acceptance of essential health services in the camps where the Rohingya reside…. Read more
Since February 2021, countless lives have been lost in India, which has compounded the social and economic devastation caused by the second wave of COVID-19. The sharp surge in cases across the country overwhelmed the health infrastructure, with people left scrambling for hospital beds, critical drugs, and oxygen. As of May 2021, infections began to… Read more
The protracted Syrian crisis has disproportionately impacted women and children’s health. Despite complex requirements, little has been known about the reproductive, maternal and new-born health (RMNH) services available to meet needs in Northeast Syria. Preliminary evidence from Expertise France’s Health Recovery in Northeast Syria (HERNES) project has revealed the need for a better understanding of the gaps… Read more
This consultancy has been commissioned by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of the UK government’s Digital Access Programme (DAP). The work has been undertaken by the Cyber Capacity Unit (CCU), working through Oxford Policy Management (OPM). CCU is a UK company with extensive experience of assisting governments and public bodies, bringing… Read more
Safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 are seen as a critical path to ending the pandemic. This synthesis brings together data related to public perceptions about COVID-19 vaccines collected between March 2020 and March 2021 in 22 countries in Africa. It provides an overview of the data (primarily from cross-sectional perception surveys), identifies knowledge and… Read more
This COVID-19 Vaccination Training Module has been designed for frontline health workers in South Asia, with information to be passed on to patients and the local community. It is freely available together with a Clinical Deskguide and Training Modules on http://comdis-hsd.leeds.ac.uk This resource has been designed to be used together with the Vaccination information for… Read more
This COVID-19 Vaccination Training Module has been designed for frontline health workers in Africa, with information to be passed on to patients and the local community. It is freely available together with a Clinical Deskguide and Training Modules on http://comdis-hsd.leeds.ac.uk and as an online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Training, via InStrat Global Health Solutions’ VTR Mobile… Read more
As of April 19, 2021, South Africa has recorded 1.56 million COVID-19 cases and almost 54,000 deaths – more than any other country on the African continent. The country has begun the national rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, with over 292 thousand doses administered it aims to achieve herd immunity by… Read more
Indigenous peoples have experienced heightened vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic and face disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality. To better address these vulnerabilities, it is critical to adapt COVID-19 programmes to the particular needs of indigenous peoples, as articulated by indigenous voices. It is also vital to link up with responses already ongoing and led by indigenous… Read more
This brief distils best data practice recommendations through consideration of key issues involved in the use of technology for surveillance, fact-checking and coordinated control during crisis or emergency response in resource constrained urban contexts. We draw lessons from how data enabled technologies were used in urban COVID-19 response, as well as how standard implementation procedures… Read more