Finding the Balance: Public Health and Social Measures in Zambia
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The Health Press
The Health Press is a Health Research Journal whose focus is to support the stregthening of Zambia's Public Health Security. It provides a platform for sharing and communicating of health related knowledge and research in Zambia and globally. It aspires to make use of research and development information that may inform policy direction on ...
National Health Research Authority-Zambia
NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY IS A STATUTORY BODY UNDER MINISTRY OF HEALTH ZAMBIA OVERSEEING ALL HEALTH RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA.
An evaluation of the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Zambia's
Ethical approvals for protocols were provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (00008423) as well as the Tropical Disease Research Center and the National Health Regulatory Agency in Zambia (TDRC/C4/01/2019).
Universal health coverage and the poor: to what ...
Background Zambia has invested in several healthcare financing reforms aimed at achieving universal access to health services. Several evaluations have investigated the effects of these reforms on the utilization of health services. However, only one study has assessed the distributional incidence of health spending across different socioeconomic groups, but without differentiating between ...
Health research knowledge translation into policy in Zambia: policy
Conclusions Public health research knowledge translation into policy remains a challenge in Zambia. To enhance the uptake of research evidence in policy-making, this study suggests the need for improved coordination, financing and capacity-building in knowledge translation processes for both health researchers and policy-makers.
2018 HEALTH RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA
2009 - 2018 HEALTH RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA — National Health Research Authority-Zambia
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia:
Produced by The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is the largest independent, nonprofit healthcare research organization in Zambia and aims to improve access to quality ...
The University of Zambia School of Public Health
The University of Zambia School of Public Health The University of Zambia School of Public Health operates under the main goals, outlined by Act No.11 of the University of Zambia, which include providing higher education, promoting research and the advancement of learning, and disseminating knowledge to all persons without discrimination.
Overview
This year's Zambia Health Research Conference is scheduled to take place from 19th to 21st October 2022 in Lusaka under the theme: COVID-19 is one of the largest historical pandemics to ravage the world, affecting millions of people, young and old, the world over.
Uptake of public health measures and vaccine acceptance during the
Uptake of public health measures, perceptions of COVID-19 illness and vaccines, and intention to vaccinate were evaluated in 2021-2022 in rural Zambia. Adherence to public health measures, perceptions of COVID-19 risk and severity, and vaccine acceptance increased significantly over time, particularly in December 2021, coinciding with the ...
Health research priority setting in Zambia: a stock taking of
In Zambia, like many other African countries, various priority setting activities have been undertaken with a view to identify research activities to which the available resources can be targeted while at the same time maximising the health impact for resource allocation to support evidence-based decision-making.
Uptake of public health measures and vaccine acceptance during the
This study was conducted to evaluate uptake of public health measures and vaccine acceptance over time in a rural area of southern Zambia, with the hypothesis that uptake of these measures would increase over time. Zambia is located in southern Africa and recorded its first cases of COVID-19 in March 2020. 6 Soon afterward, the government imposed public health measures, including screening and ...
Health research priority setting in Zambia: a stock taking of
Background Priority setting in health research is an emerging field. In Zambia, like many other African countries, various priority setting activities have been undertaken with a view to identify research activities to which the available resources can be targeted while at the same time maximising the health impact for resource allocation to support evidence-based decision-making. The aim of ...
Original research: Perspectives on factors influencing transmission of
To explore the health professionals' and community members' perspectives on the factors influencing transmission of the novel COVID-19 in Zambia.An exploratory qualitative study using in-depth interviews as data collection technique.Four ...
Zambia National Public Health institute (ZNPHI) Pillars
The Zambia FEP is an applied epidemiology training program designed to strengthen public health capacity within ZNPHI and the Ministry of Health. Zambia is currently running Frontline and Advanced FEP. Frontline FEP's focuses on district-level health security while the Advanced FEP focuses on national level health security.
Health research knowledge translation into policy in Zambia: policy
Public health research knowledge translation into policy remains a challenge in Zambia. To enhance the uptake of research evidence in policy-making, this study suggests the need for improved coordination, financing and capacity-building in knowledge translation processes for both health researchers …
PDF PERC Report: Zambia
Background Public health and social measures (PHSMs) are an important strategy to slow transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the pressure on health care systems, but they can place a significant burden on people, especially when they restrict movement or access to services. This brief aims to inform policy decisions in Zambia that balance the benefit of PHSMs for reducing transmission with other ...
PDF Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
Mission To improve access to quality healthcare in Zambia through innovative capacity development, exceptional implementation science and research and impactful and sustainable public health programmes.
Zambia Health Research Conference
The Zambia Health Research Conference is a prestigious interdisciplinary and international conference that is held biennially and brings together researchers, scientists, health professionals, policymakers, and the general public.
Research
Therefore, in pursuit of evidence based policy decisions informed by available systemic evidence that produce better outcomes, CIDRZ conducts research studies ranging from clinical trials, surveys,behavioral and implementation science studies. Most studies are conducted within public clinical care facilities in Lusaka.
(PDF) Health research knowledge translation into policy in Zambia
This study sought to explore the process of health research knowledge translation into policy and to identify factors that facilitate or hinder the process in Zambia.
Theses and Dissertations
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PDF The University of Zambia School of Medicine Department of Public Health
THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH TOPIC: PARTICIPATORY
Experts provide further proof of role testosterone plays in preventing
Researchers have been working to look more closely at the subject and their findings could have significant implications for public health and future treatments.
Increasing clinicians' knowledge about climate change's impact on
A novel educational program for clinicians provided a foundation about climate change and the impact of fossil fuel-related pollution on individual health, and how healthcare systems contribute to ...
Surveillance Resource Center
The Surveillance Resource Center provides members of the public health surveillance community organized, easy access to guidance developed by CDC and its partners for improving the practice of surveillance. Public health surveillance refers to the collection, analysis, and use of data to target public health prevention.
ADHD symptoms in autistic children linked to neighborhood conditions
This is the first time researchers have investigated how neighborhood factors are associated with ADHD in autistic and non-autistic children. The study provides new insights into mental health conditions and has the potential to inform public policy changes to improve health equity. It was published in the journal JCPP Advances.
Researchers find possible inaccuracies in crash-reported child
Researchers found discrepancies between crash reports and hospital data that might paint an incomplete or inaccurate picture of how crashes impact the safety of child passengers. Enhancing the ...
Study shows donor kidneys with toxoplasma do not increase risks for
Researchers determined that transplant patients who receive kidneys infected with the parasite toxoplasma have virtually the same outcomes as those who receive toxoplasma-negative organs.
Legislative Intern, Sen. Cabral-Guevara
"I would 100% recommend this internship to future students as it is great way to dip your toes into the government process and a great opportunity to conduct research in health care topics that you are interested in."
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The Health Press is a Health Research Journal whose focus is to support the stregthening of Zambia's Public Health Security. It provides a platform for sharing and communicating of health related knowledge and research in Zambia and globally. It aspires to make use of research and development information that may inform policy direction on ...
NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH AUTHORITY IS A STATUTORY BODY UNDER MINISTRY OF HEALTH ZAMBIA OVERSEEING ALL HEALTH RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA.
Ethical approvals for protocols were provided by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (00008423) as well as the Tropical Disease Research Center and the National Health Regulatory Agency in Zambia (TDRC/C4/01/2019).
Background Zambia has invested in several healthcare financing reforms aimed at achieving universal access to health services. Several evaluations have investigated the effects of these reforms on the utilization of health services. However, only one study has assessed the distributional incidence of health spending across different socioeconomic groups, but without differentiating between ...
Conclusions Public health research knowledge translation into policy remains a challenge in Zambia. To enhance the uptake of research evidence in policy-making, this study suggests the need for improved coordination, financing and capacity-building in knowledge translation processes for both health researchers and policy-makers.
2009 - 2018 HEALTH RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA — National Health Research Authority-Zambia
Produced by The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) is the largest independent, nonprofit healthcare research organization in Zambia and aims to improve access to quality ...
The University of Zambia School of Public Health The University of Zambia School of Public Health operates under the main goals, outlined by Act No.11 of the University of Zambia, which include providing higher education, promoting research and the advancement of learning, and disseminating knowledge to all persons without discrimination.
This year's Zambia Health Research Conference is scheduled to take place from 19th to 21st October 2022 in Lusaka under the theme: COVID-19 is one of the largest historical pandemics to ravage the world, affecting millions of people, young and old, the world over.
Uptake of public health measures, perceptions of COVID-19 illness and vaccines, and intention to vaccinate were evaluated in 2021-2022 in rural Zambia. Adherence to public health measures, perceptions of COVID-19 risk and severity, and vaccine acceptance increased significantly over time, particularly in December 2021, coinciding with the ...
In Zambia, like many other African countries, various priority setting activities have been undertaken with a view to identify research activities to which the available resources can be targeted while at the same time maximising the health impact for resource allocation to support evidence-based decision-making.
This study was conducted to evaluate uptake of public health measures and vaccine acceptance over time in a rural area of southern Zambia, with the hypothesis that uptake of these measures would increase over time. Zambia is located in southern Africa and recorded its first cases of COVID-19 in March 2020. 6 Soon afterward, the government imposed public health measures, including screening and ...
Background Priority setting in health research is an emerging field. In Zambia, like many other African countries, various priority setting activities have been undertaken with a view to identify research activities to which the available resources can be targeted while at the same time maximising the health impact for resource allocation to support evidence-based decision-making. The aim of ...
To explore the health professionals' and community members' perspectives on the factors influencing transmission of the novel COVID-19 in Zambia.An exploratory qualitative study using in-depth interviews as data collection technique.Four ...
The Zambia FEP is an applied epidemiology training program designed to strengthen public health capacity within ZNPHI and the Ministry of Health. Zambia is currently running Frontline and Advanced FEP. Frontline FEP's focuses on district-level health security while the Advanced FEP focuses on national level health security.
Public health research knowledge translation into policy remains a challenge in Zambia. To enhance the uptake of research evidence in policy-making, this study suggests the need for improved coordination, financing and capacity-building in knowledge translation processes for both health researchers …
Background Public health and social measures (PHSMs) are an important strategy to slow transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the pressure on health care systems, but they can place a significant burden on people, especially when they restrict movement or access to services. This brief aims to inform policy decisions in Zambia that balance the benefit of PHSMs for reducing transmission with other ...
Mission To improve access to quality healthcare in Zambia through innovative capacity development, exceptional implementation science and research and impactful and sustainable public health programmes.
The Zambia Health Research Conference is a prestigious interdisciplinary and international conference that is held biennially and brings together researchers, scientists, health professionals, policymakers, and the general public.
Therefore, in pursuit of evidence based policy decisions informed by available systemic evidence that produce better outcomes, CIDRZ conducts research studies ranging from clinical trials, surveys,behavioral and implementation science studies. Most studies are conducted within public clinical care facilities in Lusaka.
This study sought to explore the process of health research knowledge translation into policy and to identify factors that facilitate or hinder the process in Zambia.
We collect and process your personal information for the following purposes: Authentication, Preferences, Acknowledgement and Statistics. To learn more, please read our privacy policy. Customize Decline That's ok THESES
THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH TOPIC: PARTICIPATORY
Researchers have been working to look more closely at the subject and their findings could have significant implications for public health and future treatments.
A novel educational program for clinicians provided a foundation about climate change and the impact of fossil fuel-related pollution on individual health, and how healthcare systems contribute to ...
The Surveillance Resource Center provides members of the public health surveillance community organized, easy access to guidance developed by CDC and its partners for improving the practice of surveillance. Public health surveillance refers to the collection, analysis, and use of data to target public health prevention.
This is the first time researchers have investigated how neighborhood factors are associated with ADHD in autistic and non-autistic children. The study provides new insights into mental health conditions and has the potential to inform public policy changes to improve health equity. It was published in the journal JCPP Advances.
Researchers found discrepancies between crash reports and hospital data that might paint an incomplete or inaccurate picture of how crashes impact the safety of child passengers. Enhancing the ...
Researchers determined that transplant patients who receive kidneys infected with the parasite toxoplasma have virtually the same outcomes as those who receive toxoplasma-negative organs.
"I would 100% recommend this internship to future students as it is great way to dip your toes into the government process and a great opportunity to conduct research in health care topics that you are interested in."