Publications by authors named "Chantelle Allen"
Article Synopsis
- Engaging with the private sector can enhance efforts to achieve universal health coverage by improving service delivery and access.
- Collaboration between public and private entities can lead to innovations and efficient solutions in healthcare systems.
- A structured approach to this engagement will ensure that quality healthcare remains the primary focus while utilizing private sector resources.
The majority of newborn deaths occur during the first week of life, and 25‒45% occur within the first 24 hours. A low-dose, high-frequency (LDHF) training approach was introduced in 40 hospitals in Ghana to improve newborn survival. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore healthcare workers' experiences with the LDHF approach to in-service training.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Jhpiego implemented a 5-year project to strengthen the Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) model in six coastal districts of Ghana's Western Region. The project utilized a quality improvement approach (Standards-Based Management and Recognition [SBM-R]) to strengthen implementation fidelity of the CHPS model. This article presents findings from an end-of-project evaluation comparing quality, access to care, and experience of care in intervention and comparison CHPS zones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Newborn deaths comprise nearly half of under-5 deaths in Ghana, despite the fact that skilled birth attendants (SBAs) are present at 68% of births, which implies that evidence-based care during labor, birth and the immediate postnatal period may be deficient. We assessed the effect of a low-dose, high-frequency (LDHF) training approach on long-term evidence-based skill retention among SBAs and impact on adverse birth outcomes.
Methods: From 2014 to 2017, we conducted a cluster-randomized trial in 40 hospitals in Ghana.