Social franchising in healthcare: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of implementation and outcomes.

Introduction: The growing prominence of social franchising in healthcare underscores the need to analyse its implementation and impacts; however, substantial research gaps remain. Therefore, we aimed to conduct a systematic review and narrative synthesis of evidence to analyse the social franchise models, implementation and outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search in February 2024 on Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL and Scopus using terms related to 'social franchising' in healthcare.

A comprehensive dataset of rice field weed detection from Bangladesh.

In agricultural research, particularly concerning rice cultivation, the presence of weeds within rice fields is acknowledged as a significant contributor to both diminished crop quality and increased production costs. Rice fields, due to their inherently moist environment, offer ideal conditions for weed proliferation. Traditionally, the control of these weeds has been managed through labor-intensive manual methods.

Effective multi-sectoral approach for rapid reduction in maternal and neonatal mortality: the exceptional case of Bangladesh.

Background: Bangladesh experienced impressive reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality over the past several decades with annual rates of decline surpassing 4% since 2000. We comprehensively assessed health system and non-health factors that drove Bangladesh's success in mortality reduction.

Methods: We operationalised a comprehensive conceptual framework and analysed available household surveys for trends and inequalities in mortality, intervention coverage and quality of care.