Annie E. Casey Foundation [to 19 December 2015]
http://www.aecf.org/contact/newsroom/

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New Casey Foundation Initiative Aims to Improve Job Prospects for Young Adults
Posted December 16, 2015
The Annie E. Casey Foundation announced today that it plans to award $6 million in grants over the next four years to increase job opportunities for America’s young adults in five cities, enabling them to begin building careers and develop the skills employers need.

Clinton Foundation [to 19 December 2015]
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases-and-statements

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Press Release
Clinton Development Initiative and Visa Announce Partnership to Link Farmers in Rwanda to Digital Payments
December 15, 2015
Partnership will connect smallholder farmers to digital payments and bank accounts that improve financial literacy and security
New York — The Clinton Development Initiative (CDI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, and Visa today announced a partnership to enable farmers in Rwanda to conduct business transactions digitally. This effort will connect individual farmers and cooperatives with banks, agrodealers, retailers, commodity processers, crop buyers, and other producers, creating a digital payments ecosystem. These connections help improve farmers’ financial security and empower them economically to make purchases with greater knowledge and ease.

CDI’s work in Rwanda focuses on helping farmers improve their livelihoods through better training, improved connection to markets and inputs, and stronger linkages between farmers, producers, and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector. This work, coupled with Visa’s expertise in global electronic payment systems and promoting financial literacy, will allow farmers to take a larger role in agricultural financing…

Ford Foundation [to 19 December 2015]
http://www.fordfoundation.org/?filter=News

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News — December 16, 2015
Foundation to renovate landmark NYC headquarters, create global center for philanthropy and civil society
The foundation is embarking on a mission-driven renovation of its landmark NYC headquarters, bringing it up to municipal code while expanding spaces for convening and creating a global center for social justice.

GHIT Fund [to 19 December 2015]
https://www.ghitfund.org/
GHIT was set up in 2012 with the aim of developing new tools to tackle infectious diseases that devastate the world’s poorest people. Other funders include six Japanese pharmaceutical companies, the Japanese Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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2015.12.17 Events
Event Report: International Conference on Universal Health Coverage in the New Development Era
The Government of Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) co-hosted the International Conference on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the New Development Era: Toward Building Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems on December 16, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The conference explored the role of the UHC in the transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in enhancing preparedness and responses to health crises based on lessons learned from the recent Ebola crisis. Experts in global health, such as leaders from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Fund, World Bank Group, and World Health Organization participated.

MacArthur Foundation [to 19 December 2015]
http://www.macfound.org/

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Publication
Juvenile Justice Reform Takes Root Across States
Published December 14, 2015
Every state has implemented developmentally-appropriate juvenile justice reform over the last 15 years, according to a report supported by the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change initiative. The report provides a snapshot of nationwide progress as states have evolved many tough on crime policies that treat young offenders as adults to foster a system that considers youth’s developmental needs and capacity for change. From state efforts to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to protecting juvenile records, the report illustrates a growing understanding of the intersection of adolescent neurological development and juvenile justice – a field bolstered by the MacArthur Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice – that is driving reform in support of better outcomes for young offenders and their communities.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [to 19 December 2015]
http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/news-releases.html

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Report Finds Gaps in Country’s Ability to Prevent Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Thu Dec 17 10:00:00 EST 2015
Washington, D.C.—A report released today found that more than half (28) of states score a five or lower out of 10 key indicators related to preventing, detecting, diagnosing and responding to outbreaks. The report, from Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), concluded that the United States must redouble efforts to better protect the country from new infectious disease threats, such as MERS-CoV and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, and resurging illnesses like whooping cough, tuberculosis and gonorrhea.

Five states—Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, New York and Virginia—tied for the top score, achieving eight out of 10 indicators. Seven states—Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah—tied for the lowest score at three out of 10…

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Four Foundations Come Together to Fund Expansion of the OpenNotes Movement
Tue Dec 15 09:00:00 EST 2015
Cambia Health Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announce $10 million in funding to spread access to clinical notes to 50 million patients nationwide via OpenNotes.

OpenNotes is a national initiative that urges doctors and other clinicians to offer patients ready access to their visit notes. Neither a software program nor a new technology, experts say this change in practice represents an aggressive step in the movement toward greater transparency in health care. The results of an OpenNotes experiment involving 100 primary care doctors and 20,000 of their patients were published three years ago in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Since then, the OpenNotes movement has spread well beyond primary care to more than 5 million Americans.

Wellcome Trust [to 19 December 2015]
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2015/index.htm

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Wellcome Trust reaction to the Paris Agreement on climate change
Wellcome Trust Director Jeremy Farrar has issued the following statement in reaction to the international agreement on climate change reached at COP21.
14 December 2015

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After two weeks of negotiation at the UN climate conference of parties (COP) nearly 200 countries have agreed a deal to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2 degrees.

The Paris Agreement, which was adopted on Saturday 12 December 2015, is the first to commit all countries to cutting carbon emissions with the aim of reducing the threat of climate change caused by human activities.

“I welcome the ambitious agreement announced in Paris on Saturday and I hope that in the coming months it will drive significant change across the globe. The collective political will already demonstrated in Paris shows what is possible when the world works together. We now have the opportunity to make changes today that will produce immediate and lasting benefits for the planet and for human health, and we must take it.”

In September 2015 the Wellcome Trust launched Our Planet, Our Health: a major new initiative to build understanding of the complex links between the environment and human health. Full details of the initiative and the call for research proposals are available at: wellcome.ac.uk/OurPlanetOurHealth

BMC Health Services Research
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmchealthservres/content
(Accessed 19 December 2015)

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Research article
Intellectual capital in the healthcare sector: a systematic review and critique of the literature
Jenna M. Evans, Adalsteinn Brown and G. Ross Baker
BMC Health Services Research 2015 15:556
Published on: 15 December 2015
Abstract
Background
Variations in the performance of healthcare organizations may be partly explained by differing “stocks” of intellectual capital (IC), and differing approaches and capacities for leveraging IC. This study synthesizes what is currently known about the conceptualization, management and measurement of IC in healthcare through a review of the literature.
Methods
Peer-reviewed papers on IC in healthcare published between 1990 and 2014 were identified through searches of five databases using the following key terms: intellectual capital/assets, knowledge capital/assets/resources, and intangible assets/resources. Articles deemed relevant for inclusion underwent systematic data extraction to identify overarching themes and were assessed for their methodological quality.
Results
Thirty-seven papers were included in the review. The primary research method used was cross-sectional questionnaires focused on hospital managers’ perceptions of IC, followed by semi-structured interviews and analysis of administrative data. Empirical studies suggest that IC is linked to subjective process and performance indicators in healthcare organizations. Although the literature on IC in healthcare is growing, it is not advanced. In this paper, we identify and examine the conceptual, theoretical and methodological limitations of the literature.
Conclusions
The concept and framework of IC offer a means to study the value of intangible resources in healthcare organizations, how to manage systematically these resources together, and their mutually enhancing interactions on performance. We offer several recommendations for future research.

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Research article
Use of peers, community lay persons and Village Health Team (VHT) members improves six-week postnatal clinic (PNC) follow-up and Early Infant HIV Diagnosis (EID) in urban and rural health units in Uganda: A one-year implementation study
Zikulah Namukwaya, Linda Barlow-Mosha, Peter Mudiope, Adeodata Kekitiinwa, Joyce Namale Matovu, Ezra Musingye, Jane Ntongo Ssebaggala, Teopista Nakyanzi, Jubilee John Abwooli, Dorothy Mirembe, Juliane Etima, Edward Bitarakwate, Mary Glenn Fowler and Philippa Martha Musoke
BMC Health Services Research 2015 15:555
Published on: 15 December 2015

BMC Medicine
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmed/content
(Accessed 19 December 2015)

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Guideline
How should individual participant data (IPD) from publicly funded clinical trials be shared?
Individual participant data (IPD) from completed clinical trials should be responsibly shared to support efficient clinical research, generate new knowledge and bring benefit to patients.
C. Tudur Smith, C. Hopkins, M. R. Sydes, K. Woolfall, M. Clarke, G. Murray and P. Williamson
BMC Medicine 2015 13:298
Published on: 17 December 2015

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Commentary
Subnational benchmarking of health systems performance in Africa using health outcome and coverage indicators
National health systems performance (HSP) assessments and benchmarking are critical to understanding how well the delivery of healthcare meets the needs of citizens.
Abdisalan Mohamed Noor
BMC Medicine 2015 13:299
Published on: 14 December 2015

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpregnancychildbirth/content
(Accessed 19 December 2015)

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Research article
Innovative approaches for improving maternal and newborn health – A landscape analysis
Essential interventions can improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, but their implementation has been challenging.
Karsten Lunze, Ariel Higgins-Steele, Aline Simen-Kapeu, Linda Vesel, Julia Kim and Kim Dickson
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2015 15:337
Published on: 17 December 2015

BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 19 December 2015)

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Research article
Implementation of a national school-based Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine campaign in Fiji: knowledge, vaccine acceptability and information needs of parents
S. F. La Vincente, D. Mielnik, K. Jenkins, F. Bingwor, L. Volavola, H. Marshall, P. Druavesi, F. M. Russell, K. Lokuge and E. K. Mulholland
BMC Public Health 2015 15:1257
Published on: 18 December 2015
Abstract
Background
In 2008 Fiji implemented a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine campaign targeting all girls aged 9–12 years through the existing school-based immunisation program. Parents of vaccine-eligible girls were asked to provide written consent for vaccination. The purpose of this study was to describe parents’ knowledge, experiences and satisfaction with the campaign, the extent to which information needs for vaccine decision-making were met, and what factors were associated with vaccine consent.
Methods
Following vaccine introduction, a cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted with parents of vaccine-eligible girls from randomly selected schools, stratified by educational district. Factors related to vaccine consent were explored using Generalised Estimating Equations.
Results
There were 560 vaccine-eligible girls attending the participating 19 schools at the time of the campaign. Among these, 313 parents could be contacted, with 293 agreeing to participate (93.6 %). Almost 80 % of participants reported having consented to HPV vaccination (230/293, 78.5 %). Reported knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV prior to the campaign was very low. Most respondents reported that they were satisfied with their access to information to make an informed decision about HPV vaccination (196/293, 66.9 %). and this was very strongly associated with provision of consent. Despite their young age, the vaccine-eligible girls were often involved in the discussion and decision-making. Most consenting parents were satisfied with the campaign and their decision to vaccinate, with almost 90 % indicating they would consent to future HPV vaccination. However, negative media reports about the vaccine campaign created confusion and concern. Local health staff were cited as a trusted source of information to guide decision-making. Just over half of the participants who withheld consent cited vaccine safety fears as the primary reason (23/44, 52.3 %).
Conclusion
This is the first reported experience of HPV introduction in a Pacific Island nation. In a challenging environment with limited community knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer, media controversy and a short lead-time for community education, Fiji has implemented an HPV vaccine campaign that was largely acceptable to the community and achieved a high level of participation. Community sensitisation and education is critical and should include a focus on the local health workforce and the vaccine target group.

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Research article
Challenges to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases – a review of selected approaches
The rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) necessitates the institutionalization of surveillance systems to track trends and evaluate interventions. However, NCD surveillance capacities var …
Mareike Kroll, Revati K Phalkey and Frauke Kraas
BMC Public Health 2015 15:1243
Published on: 16 December 2015

BMC Research Notes
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcresnotes/content
(Accessed 19 December 2015)

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Research article
MERS-CoV geography and ecology in the Middle East: analyses of reported camel exposures and a preliminary risk map
Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has spread rapidly across much of the Middle East, but no quantitative mapping of transmission risk has been developed to date.
Tarian Reeves, Abdallah M. Samy and A. Townsend Peterson
BMC Research Notes 2015 8:801
Published on: 18 December 2015

British Medical Journal
19 December 2015 (vol 351, issue 8038)
http://www.bmj.com/content/351/8038

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Editorials Christmas 2015
Responding to the needs of refugees
BMJ 2015; 351 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6731 (Published 16 December 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h6731
Frank Arnold, convenor, anti-torture initiative1, Cornelius Katona, lead23, Juliet Cohen, head of doctors4, Lucy Jones, UK programme manager5, David McCoy, director16
Author affiliations
Knowledge of and skills in human rights medicine will be needed
At the time of writing it is unclear how many people will eventually receive refuge in Britain from encampments in countries surrounding Syria through the UN vulnerable persons relocation scheme. The government’s current commitment to receive a maximum of 20 000 over five years, if delivered at a constant rate, would result in 4000 arrivals a year.1 It is also unclear when they will arrive and what financial and other arrangements are being made for local councils to support them. But even if the UK maintains its decision to opt out of the EU refugee sharing scheme, the number of asylum seekers reaching the UK by other routes may increase, given that more than half a million people seeking protection arrived in Europe by sea in 2015.

Whatever the numbers, many will have high levels of complex physical, psychological, social, and legal needs arising from their experiences in their countries of origin or during their often prolonged and dangerous journeys. This is particularly the case for people admitted under the UN relocation scheme, which emphasises vulnerability and damage as primary selection criteria.2

These health needs will interact with each other and with wider social needs (housing, schooling, linguistic, and cultural support) to produce challenges that exceed the experience of most UK clinicians. The issues that the responsible practices and hospitals will need to address are many and complex but largely predictable (box). The current crisis must be met by a plan to train and support clinicians to assist this vulnerable group. Such a plan would also benefit the many traumatised, tortured, and ill refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented migrants who are already in the country.

Common interacting medical needs of refugees
Psychological
:: Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems resulting from trauma
Physical
:: Consequences of torture such as damage to feet from repeated blunt trauma or brachial plexus damage after suspension by hyper-extended arms
:: Screening for sexually transmitted diseases (if rape revealed)
:: Traumatic war injuries
Social and legal
:: Adequate interpreting
:: Access to primary and secondary care and difficulties of negotiating exemption from overseas visitors charging regulations
:: Protection from subsequent unsafe repatriation or redress may require careful documentation of medical evidence of human rights abuses, including photographs or clinical notes of physical or psychological damage on arrival

So what needs to happen? Government departments should make use of standard handheld records of medical information gleaned during selection for relocation and ensure that the data follow the patients to their new practitioners. The European Union is developing such a record.3 For people who require secondary care the Home Office should provide immigration status documents and circulate them with advice to relevant officers to prevent inappropriate attempts to charge user fees. The entitlements of migrants to care are complex, but survivors of torture and other human rights abuses do not have to pay under the current regulations.4 And unless a general practice has a policy requiring all new registrants to supply documents, to do so for migrants only would constitute impermissible discrimination.5

As health professionals, we are occupationally and morally required to offer the highest standard of healthcare to all patients, including survivors of human rights abuses who arrive on these shores.6 But clinicians need to be trained and supported to help this vulnerable group. The knowledge and skills in human rights medicine and psychology developed by a relatively small number of specialist health professionals within the NHS and third sector organisations needs to be harnessed and used wisely to enable this to happen. These organisations include Freedom from Torture (www.freedomfromtorture.org), the Helen Bamber Foundation (www.helenbamber.org), and Doctors of the World (www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/pages/UK-Programme). The Royal Society of Medicine is hosting training sessions organised by Medact on clinical aspects of torture and trauma. Public Health England, which has a helpful Migrant Health Guide,7 the royal colleges, the BMA, and other health professional bodies can also facilitate relevant educational initiatives. Close collaboration between the statutory and charity sectors will be crucial.

The voice and mandate of health professionals also needs to be used to prevent xenophobia and tackle the root causes of the refugee crisis. We should make good use of the expressions of goodwill and solidarity from much of the UK population towards those who need help and highlight the past and potential long term economic and social contributions that such refugees have and can make in the UK. We should also seek to educate and engage the UK health community about the need to promote peace and human security, particularly in north Africa and the Middle East. The refugee crisis will not be resolved otherwise.

Conflict and Health
http://www.conflictandhealth.com/
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Research
Providing surgery in a war-torn context: the Médecins Sans Frontières experience in Syria
Trelles M, Dominguez L, Tayler-Smith K, Kisswani K, Zerboni A, Vandenborre T, Dallatomasina S, Rahmoun A et al. Conflict and Health 2015, 9:36 (15 December 2015)
Abstract
Background
Since 2011, civil war has crippled Syria leaving much of the population without access to healthcare. Various field hospitals have been clandestinely set up to provide basic healthcare but few have been able to provide quality surgical care. In 2012, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) began providing surgical care in the Jabal al-Akrad region of north-western Syria. Based on the MSF experience, we describe, for the period 5th September 2012 to 1st January 2014: a) the volume and profile of surgical cases, b) the volume and type of anaesthetic and surgical procedures performed, and c) the intraoperative mortality rate.
Methods
A descriptive study using routinely collected MSF programme data. Quality surgical care was assured through strict adherence to the following minimum standards: adequate infrastructure, adequate water and sanitation provisions, availability of all essential disposables, drugs and equipment, strict adherence to hygiene requirements and universal precautions, mandatory use of sterile equipment for surgical and anaesthesia procedures, capability for blood transfusion and adequate human resources.
Results
During the study period, MSF operated on 578 new patients, of whom 57 % were male and median age was 25 years (Interquartile range: 21–32 years). Violent trauma was the most common surgical indication (n-254, 44 %), followed by obstetric emergencies (n-191, 33 %) and accidental trauma (n-59, 10 %). In total, 712 anaesthetic procedures were performed. General anaesthesia without intubation was the most common type of anaesthesia (47 % of all anaesthetics) followed by spinal anaesthesia (25 %). A total of 831 surgical procedures were performed, just over half being minor/wound care procedures and nearly one fifth, caesarean sections. There were four intra-operative deaths, giving an intra-operative mortality rate of 0.7 %.
Conclusions
Surgical needs in a conflict-afflicted setting like Syria are high and include both combat and non-combat indications, particularly obstetric emergencies. Provision of quality surgical care in a complex and volatile setting like this is possible providing appropriate measures, supported by highly experienced staff, can be implemented that allow a specific set of minimum standards of care to be adhered to. This is particularly important when patient outcomes – as a reflection of quality of care – are difficult to assess.

Eurosurveillance
Volume 20, Issue 50, 17 December 2015
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/Public/Article/Archives.aspx?PublicationId=11678

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Research Articles
Assessment of the MSF triage system, separating patients into different wards pending Ebola virus laboratory confirmation, Kailahun, Sierra Leone, July to September 2014
by F Vogt, G Fitzpatrick, G Patten, R van den Bergh, K Stinson, L Pandolfi, J Squire, T Decroo, H Declerck, M Van Herp

Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP)
December 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 4
http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/current

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Editorial
Behavior Change Fast and Slow: Changing Multiple Key Behaviors a Long-Term Proposition?
An intensive radio campaign in rural areas of Burkina Faso addressed multiple key behaviors to reduce child mortality, using a randomized cluster design. After 20 months, despite innovative approaches and high reported listenership, only modest reported change in behavior was found, mainly related to care seeking rather than habitual behavior such as hand washing. Various methodologic difficulties may have obscured a true greater impact. Analysis of the intervention after its full 35-month duration may reveal more impact, including on actual child mortality. Improving a number of key behaviors is essential to child survival efforts, and much of it may require strong and sustained efforts.
Glob Health Sci Pract 2015;3(4):521-524. First published online November 3, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00331

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Original Articles
The Saturation+ Approach to Behavior Change: Case Study of a Child Survival Radio Campaign in Burkina Faso
This randomized radio campaign focused on the 3 principles of the Saturation+ approach to behavior change: (1) saturation (high exposure to messages), (2) science (basing design on data and modeling), and (3) creative storytelling. Locally developed short spots and longer dramas targeted multiple child survival-related behaviors and were delivered entirely by local radio stations. Innovative partnerships with radio stations provided free airtime in return for training, equipment, and investment in solar power.
Joanna Murray, Pieter Remes, Rita Ilboudo, Mireille Belem, Souleymane Salouka, Will Snell,
Cathryn Wood, Matthew Lavoie, Laurent Deboise, Roy Head
Glob Health Sci Pract 2015;3(4):544-556. First published online November 3, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00049

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Monitoring and Evaluating the Transition of Large-Scale Programs in Global Health
Monitoring and evaluating large-scale global health program transitions can strengthen accountability, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and promote learning about the transition process and how best to manage it. We propose a conceptual framework with 4 main domains relevant to transitions—leadership, financing, programming, and service delivery—along with guiding questions and illustrative indicators to guide users through key aspects of monitoring and evaluating transition. We argue that monitoring and evaluating transitions can bring conceptual clarity to the transition process, provide a mechanism for accountability, facilitate engagement with local stakeholders, and inform the management of transition through learning.
James Bao, Daniela C Rodriguez, Ligia Paina, Sachiko Ozawa, Sara Bennett
Glob Health Sci Pract 2015;3(4):591-605. http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00221

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FIELD ACTION REPORTS
Introduction of Mobile Health Tools to Support Ebola Surveillance and Contact Tracing in Guinea
An informatics system consisting of a mobile health application and business intelligence software was used for collecting and analyzing Ebola contact tracing data. This system offered potential to improve data access and quality to support evidence-based decision making for the Ebola response in Guinea. Implementation challenges included software limitations, technical literacy of users, coordination among partners, government capacity for data utilization, and data privacy concerns.
Jilian A Sacks, Elizabeth Zehe, Cindil Redick, Alhoussaine Bah, Kai Cowger, Mamady Camara,
Aboubacar Diallo, Abdel Nasser Iro Gigo, Ranu S Dhillon, Anne Liu
Glob Health Sci Pract 2015;3(4):646-659. First published online November 12, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00207

Global Public Health
Volume 11, Issue 1-2, 2016
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgph20/current
Special Issue: Conceptualising the agency of highly marginalised women: Intimate partner violence in extreme settings

Guest Editors’ Introduction
Conceptualising the agency of highly marginalised women: Intimate partner violence in extreme settings
Catherine Campbella* & Jenevieve Mannellb
pages 1-16
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2015.1109694

Abstract
How is the agency of women best conceptualised in highly coercive settings? We explore this in the context of international efforts to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in heterosexual relationships. Articles critique the tendency to think of women’s agency and programme endpoints in terms of individual actions, such as reporting violent men or leaving violent relationships, whilst neglecting the interlocking social, economic and cultural contexts that make such actions unlikely or impossible. Three themes cut across the articles. (1) Unhelpful understandings of gender and power implicit in commonly used ‘men-women’ and ‘victim-agent’ binaries obscure multi-faceted and hidden forms of women’s agency, and the complexity of agency-violence intersections. (2) This neglect of complexity results in a poor fit between policy and interventions to reduce IPV, and women’s lives. (3) Such neglect also obscures the multiplicities of women’s agency, including the competing challenges they juggle alongside IPV, differing levels of response, and the temporality of agency. We outline a notion of ‘distributed agency’ as a multi-level, incremental and non-linear process distributed across time, space and social networks, and across a continuum of action ranging from survival to resistance. This understanding of agency implies a different approach to those currently underpinning policies and interventions.

Globalization and Health
http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/
[Accessed 19 December 2015]

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Review
Short term global health experiences and local partnership models: a framework
Contemporary interest in in short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) has led to important questions of ethics, responsibility, and potential harms to receiving communities.
Lawrence C. Loh, William Cherniak, Bradley A. Dreifuss, Matthew M. Dacso, Henry C. Lin and Jessica Evert
Globalization and Health 2015 11:50
Published on: 18 December 2015

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Research
Towards a simple typology of international health partnerships
International health partnerships are one approach to capacity building in health systems. The evidence base for institutional partnerships for health service development remains weak…
Suzanne Edwards, Dan Ritman, Emily Burn, Natascha Dekkers and Paula Baraitser
Globalization and Health 2015 11:49
Published on: 15 December 2015

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
Volume 23, Issue 1, 2016
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsdw20/current#.VSj2SpMw1hX

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Original Articles
Revisiting the national corporate social responsibility index
DOI:10.1080/13504509.2015.1099121
Antonis Skouloudisa*, David Isaacb & Kostis Evaggelinosc
pages 61-70
Abstract
This paper relies on Gjølberg’s national corporate social responsibility (CSR) index while its purpose is twofold. First, it seeks to extend the methodological instrument for assessing national CSR and, second, it applies the new approach to a much larger pool of countries (n = 86) in an attempt to provide a global CSR outlook. The emergent picture from the study is one of deficient CSR penetration and wide variation among countries where most of the assessed countries are still lagging in the endorsement of international CSR initiatives and schemes. Findings offer fertile ground to theorists and researchers for a deeper investigation of the national specificity of CSR and to further identify institutional determinants that shape the social responsiveness and self-regulation of business entities. The study has also implications for managers and top executives to consider as it infers that the national background can be influential in the development of a CSR agenda and can condition the level of CSR penetration.

International Migration Review
Winter 2015 Volume 49, Issue 4 Pages 843–1070, e33–e48
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/imre.2015.49.issue-3/issuetoc

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MIGRATION AND HEALTH
How Migrant Status Affects Health Beyond Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from Austria (pages 843–877)
Sascha Sardadvar
Article first published online: 2 SEP 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/imre.12108

Explaining the Mexican-American Health Paradox Using Selectivity Effects (pages 878–906)
Jose N. Martinez, Ernesto Aguayo-Tellez and Erick Rangel-Gonzalez
Article first published online: 11 NOV 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/imre.12112

The Decade of Immigrant Dispersion and Growth: A Cohort Analysis of Children of Immigrants’ Educational Experiences 1990–2002 (pages 1001–1041)
Stephanie Potochnick and Margarita Mooney
Article first published online: 2 SEP 2014 | DOI: 10.1111/imre.12111