Midwives' challenges and factors that motivate them to remain in their workplace in the Democratic Republic of Congo-an interview study.

Background: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has high maternal mortality and a low number of midwives, which undermines the achievement of goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, specifically the health of the mother and newborn. Scaling up the midwifery workforce in relation to number, quality of healthcare, and retention in service is therefore critical. The aim of this study was to investigate midwives' challenges and factors that motivate them to remain in their workplace in the DRC.

Barriers to delivering quality midwifery education programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo - An interview study with educators and clinical preceptors.

Background: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the education of midwives at a higher education level has recently been introduced as a strategy to improve maternal and neonatal health. However, little is known about the preconditions for such an education.

Aim: To explore the barriers to delivering high-quality midwifery education programmes in the DRC and reflect on potential areas for improvement.

Nurses' Roles and Experiences with Enhancing Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment among Patients in Burundi: A Qualitative Study.

Background. In TB control, poor treatment adherence is a major cause of relapse and drug resistance. Nurses have a critical role in supporting patients in TB treatment process.

TB/HIV Co-Infection Care in Conflict-Affected Settings: A Mapping of Health Facilities in the Goma Area, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Background: HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) are major contributors to the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The two diseases have been described as a harmful synergy as they are biologically and epidemiologically linked. Control of TB/HIV co-infection is an integral and most challenging part of both national TB and national HIV control programmes, especially in contexts of instability where health systems are suffering from political and social strife.

Active referral: an innovative approach to engaging traditional healthcare providers in TB control in Burkina Faso.

Background And Objective: The involvement of traditional healthcare providers (THPs) has been suggested among strategies to increase tuberculosis case detection. Burkina Faso has embarked on such an attempt. This study is a preliminary assessment of that model.

Uncovering the potential of private providers' involvement in health to strengthen comprehensive health systems: a discussion paper.

Health systems strengthening (HSS) is being increasingly recognized as a strategic cross-cutting issue in all World Health Organization (WHO) work. Health systems comprise six building blocks: service delivery; medical products, vaccines and technologies; health workforce; health systems financing; health information system; and leadership and governance. Public-private mix (PPM) approaches or partnerships consist of initiatives aimed at increasing collaboration and improving the relationships between public-public, public-private and private-private health providers.

Engaging informal providers in TB control: what is the potential in the implementation of the WHO Stop TB Strategy? A discussion paper.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Stop TB Strategy calls for involvement of all healthcare providers in tuberculosis (TB) control. There is evidence that many people with TB seek care from informal providers before or after diagnosis, but very little has been done to engage these informal providers. Their involvement is often discussed with regard to DOTS (directly observed treatment - short course), rather than to the implementation of the comprehensive Stop TB Strategy.

Quality of STIs and HIV/AIDS care as perceived by biomedical and traditional health care providers in Zambia: are there common grounds for collaboration?

Objective: To explore biomedical and traditional health care providers' (BHPs and THPs, respectively) perceptions of good quality of care and opinions on weaknesses in the services they provide to patients with STIs and HIV/AIDS.

Methods: Using data from a cross-sectional survey, we post-coded two open-ended questions related to THPs' and BHPs' perceptions on good quality of care and on provided care. The post-coding was done following Donabedian's framework of assessment of quality of care, and allowed transformation of qualitative data into quantitative.

Can biomedical and traditional health care providers work together? Zambian practitioners' experiences and attitudes towards collaboration in relation to STIs and HIV/AIDS care: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The World Health Organization's World health report 2006: Working together for health underscores the importance of human resources for health. The shortage of trained health professionals is among the main obstacles to strengthening low-income countries' health systems and to scaling up HIV/AIDS control efforts. Traditional health practitioners are increasingly depicted as key resources to HIV/AIDS prevention and care.

Communities' views on prerequisites for collaboration between modern and traditional health sectors in relation to STI/HIV/AIDS care in Zambia.

Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TM/CAM) is globally increasing in popularity. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advocated for the integration of TM/CAM in national public health policies to enhance health care resources. Interest in collaboration between traditional and biomedical health sectors has been renewed in attempts to strengthen control of the AIDS epidemic.