Publications Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Kigoma, Tanzania: A 13-Year Initiative This study evaluated the program approach and lessons learned from the Program to Reduce Maternal Deaths in Tanzania, a 13-year effort to improve and sustain the availability of, access to, and demand for high-quality maternal and reproductive health care services.
Publications Covitel – Inquérito Telefônico de Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis em Tempos de Pandemia Este relatório apresenta os resultados do Covitel, Inquérito Telefônico de Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas não Transmissíveis em Tempos de Pandemia.
Publications Promoting Healthy Environments for Children By Using Indicators Vital Strategies in partnership with UNICEF has developed a technical brief to support governments, academia, and civil society in developing a tracking system for children’s environmental health indicators in their own countries.
Publications Validation of physician certified verbal autopsy using conventional autopsy: a large study of adult non-external causes of death in a metropolitan area in Brazil This study evaluated the performance of an adapted and reduced version of verbal autopsy in identifying the underlying causes of non-forensic deaths in São Paulo, Brazil.
Publications Inspirer une mobilité urbaine qui sauve des vies en améliorant la qualité de l’air que nous respirons Bien que la pollution de l’air puisse être à la fois contrôlée et évitée, elle n’en reste pas moins un sujet largement négligé, ce qui nuit à la santé et au bien-être des populations. Ce document a été conçu pour présenter des données probantes et des expériences aux décideurs politiques, afin d’inspirer des politiques de mobilité urbaine qui permettent de sauver des vies en améliorant l'air que nous respirons.
Publications Urgence d’agir et occasions manquées L'atténuation du climat s'est historiquement concentrée sur les mesures visant à réduire les émissions de carbone pour éviter leurs impacts à long terme. Cette approche étroite ne tient pas compte de l'avantage immédiat de certaines autres mesures climatiques présentant des avantages à court terme, comme les efforts visant à améliorer la qualité de l'air.
Publications Mass Media for Tobacco Control Advocacy in Senegal This case study and evaluation paper explore how widespread social and traditional media campaigns, which were launched in Senegal in 2013, built momentum and public support for advancing tobacco control and catalyzed government action on a bill that had been languishing in Parliament for years.
Publications Testing Communication Concepts on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Among Black and Latinx/Hispanic People in the United States This study highlights how strategic, culturally sensitive communication can buttress current and future contact tracing efforts, especially among Black and Latinx/Hispanic people.
Publications QT prolongation in the STREAM Stage 1 Trial STREAM (Standardized Treatment Regimen of Anti-TB Drugs for Patients with MDR-TB) Stage 1 demonstrated non-inferior efficacy of a shortened regimen (the Short regimen) for rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) compared to the contemporaneous WHO-recommended regimen. This study investigated risk factors for QT prolongation with the Short regimen.
Publications Opioid Treatment Program Safety Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Statewide Survey This study identifies modifications to operations and adoption of safety measures at Pennsylvania opioid treatment programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.