Tackling antimicrobial resistance across sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges and implications for the future

B Godman, A Egwuenu, E Wesangula… - Expert Opinion on …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a concern as this increases morbidity,
mortality, and costs, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest rates globally. Concerns …

“Crowdsourcing” ten years in: A review

K Wazny - Journal of global health, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background First coined by Howe in 2006, the field of crowdsourcing has grown
exponentially. Despite its growth and its transcendence across many fields, the definition of …

A roadmap for higher research quality in humanitarian operations: A methodological perspective

G Kovacs, M Moshtari - European Journal of Operational Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Given the substantial costs of natural and man-made disasters (ie, mortality, morbidity, and
financial losses), scholars in operations management and operations research have …

Improving supply chain for essential drugs in low-income countries: results from a large scale randomized experiment in Zambia

M Vledder, J Friedman, M Sjöblom… - Health Systems & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Despite increased investments in procurement of essential medicines, their availability at
health facilities remains extremely low in many low-and middle-income countries. The lack …

Vaccine supply chains in resource-limited settings: Mitigating the impact of rainy season disruptions

K De Boeck, C Decouttere, JO Jónasson… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunization is widely recognized as one of the most successful and cost-effective health
interventions, preventing two to three million deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases …

Social impact operations at the global base of the pyramid

JO Jónasson, K Ramdas… - Production and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years, our field has seen an increase in research that explicitly emphasizes an
objective of social impact in the most unprivileged parts of the world—the so‐called global …

Cluster-based lateral transshipments for the Zambian health supply chain

N Vanvuchelen, K De Boeck, RN Boute - European Journal of Operational …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many low-and middle-income countries, including Zambia, suffer from unreliable distribution
of health commodities leading to high variation in service levels across health facilities. Our …

Digital transformation in the health product supply chain: a framework for analysis

P Yadav - Health Systems & Reform, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Well-functioning supply chains for medicines and other health products are vital for a health
system's goals of ensuring access, quality, and efficiency. However, in several countries the …

A systematic literature review of simulation models for non-technical skill training in healthcare logistics

C Zhang, T Grandits, KP Härenstam, JB Hauge… - Advances in …, 2018 - Springer
Background Resource allocation in patient care relies heavily on individual judgements of
healthcare professionals. Such professionals perform coordinating functions by managing …

Adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at bwindi community hospital, Western …

C Nimwesiga, M Murezi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims/Objectives. This study assessed the adherence to iron and folic acid supplementation
and the associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Bwindi …