Carl & Global Health

PhD Candidate in Global Health @ighd_qmu || Health Policy and Systems Research || Global Health for Development

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

A bit about my #PhDresearch - a thread

The picture above is of my hometown of #Bamenda and capital of the North West Region of #Cameroon. For the past 4 years, there's been an armed conflict #anglophonecrisis in the North West and South West regions - English speaking regions.

[ReBUILD for Resilience @ReBUILDRPC]

New to performance-based financing?
In these 3 videos @sophie_witter & @mpbertone introduce the concept, consider its potential & pitfalls in fragile and conflict-affected settings, and review its bumpy trajectory in Sierra Leone.
From @H_S_Global 2018

https://t.co/kFxTxm8xPj

[ReBUILD for Resilience @ReBUILDRPC]

POLICY BRIEF: we summarise the key characteristics of the different types of health care providers and the services they offer, discuss their involvement in crises and possible interventions that can increase access to affordable healthcare.
@IGHD_QMU

https://t.co/BoHPs0xJv0

[ReBUILD for Resilience @ReBUILDRPC]

Why do we need to focus on gender, given that a well-functioning system moving towards UHC will automatically be equitable & gender balanced? A panel of health financing & gender experts reflects on this question.
@sophie_witter @VeloshneeG @yates_rob

https://t.co/raynpQpC3W

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

My research interest is in #healthsystems strengthening and I am currently researching strategies to support community health workers working in fragile and conflict-affected urban communities.

©Thanks to @wocintechchat for making this photo available freely on @unsplash 9/9

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

#ResearchDiary
Recently, I started conducting key informant interviews as part of my data collection process. These interviews aim to document stakeholders' perspectives and features of community #health workers' programmes in fragile urban settings.

A thread 1/9

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

Are you a Co-expert, Layperson Associate, or Possible critic? Acknowledging that whichever stance you take influences how the informant responds to your questions. 8/9

[ReBUILD for Resilience @ReBUILDRPC]

There's more on this research - Strategies to support community health workers working in fragile urban contexts: a case study of the anglophone regions in Cameroon - on the ReBUILD website
https://t.co/DMBII7HmjZ

[ReBUILD for Resilience @ReBUILDRPC]

NEW PAPER: Supporting community health workers in fragile settings from a gender perspective: a qualitative study
Looking at lived experiences in Sierra Leone, Liberia & DRC
@AmudaDime @Laura_Deano @sallytheobald @rjsteege
Image: World_Bank_Congo_EDIT_001
https://t.co/sSunX3iuQc

[ReBUILD for Resilience @ReBUILDRPC]

NEW RESEARCH from @ReBUILDRPC
Details of 5 new studies from the team, ranging from hospital health worker resilience in worn-torn Yemen to community health worker support in Cameroon.
@IGHD_QMU @LSTMnews @K2PCenter @HERDIntl @OPMglobal @HSR_LSHTM

https://t.co/TEngIryg8l

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

Furthermore, having a contact who could introduce you to relevant stakeholders of your project makes your work easier. 5/5

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

During this time, I have learned that while it is necessary to obtain the administrative authorisation from a higher level such as the regional level, it is equally important to get approval from the district level and possibly the facility or institutional level. 4/5

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

Field Work #Diary - a thread

One of the first activities for my data collection process, for strategies to support community health workers in urban fragile settings, was to obtain administrative authorization, after getting the relevant ethical clearances. 1/5

[Carl & Global Health @CarlNkwain]

With the information obtained from these informal interviews along with the information from my literature - narrative - review I will revise my key informant interview guides to ensure I will be asking the right questions to the right stakeholder. 3/5