Ounkham Souksavanh
Biographic Data
| ID | 1741634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ounkham Souksavanh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ounkham |
| FAMILY NAME | Souksavanh |
| SIGNATURE | SOUKSAVANH O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Country Office for Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-4775-9830 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An evaluation case study of village-based relational community engagement activities in Lao PDR
Community engagement activities have rapidly gained recognition in global health policy, but comprehensive evaluations remain scarce. This article exemplifies the use of explicit evaluation criteria within a mixed-method and theory-guided evaluation, applied to village-based community engagement activities of a nationwide health Initiative in Lao PDR. The evaluation case study was one element in a multi-pronged evaluation approach and considered …
Community engagement to support public health
BACKGROUND: Community engagement has been recognized as a key tool for supporting national health agendas, and experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic can offer important lessons for tackling future global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. This paper provides much-needed evaluation knowledge on relational community engagement initiatives and their impact on COVID-19-related attitudes and practices. METHODS: A two-round mixed-meth…
Reaching the unreached through building trust
INTRODUCTION: The global COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been impacted by socioeconomic disparities and vaccine hesitancy, but few studies examine reasons for changed attitudes. In Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), a nationwide government-led initiative was developed in response to COVID-19, focused on community health ownership and trust in primary healthcare. The intervention team including health and governance sectors conducted capacit…
Community engagement and local governance for health equity through trust
Community engagement and local governance are important components of health interventions aiming to empower local populations. Yet, there is limited evidence on how to effectively engage with communities and codevelop interventions, especially in Southeast Asian contexts. Despite rapid progress, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) still has high maternal and child mortality, with essential service coverage showing significant disparit…
Community engagement for stakeholder and community trust in healthcare
The CONNECT Initiative had considerable direct and systemic effects on community members' trust in their local health centers in the short term, which arose from strong stakeholder mobilization and gradual institutional learning. Relational community engagement approaches have the potential to create important synergies in health policy and broader cross-sectorial strategies, but also require contextual grounding to identify locally relevant dime…
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Reaching the unreached through building trust
INTRODUCTION: The global COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been impacted by socioeconomic disparities and vaccine hesitancy, but few studies examine reasons for changed attitudes. In Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), a nationwide government-led initiative was developed in response to COVID-19, focused on community health ownership and trust in primary healthcare. The intervention team including health and governance sectors conducted capacit…
Community engagement and local governance for health equity through trust
Community engagement and local governance are important components of health interventions aiming to empower local populations. Yet, there is limited evidence on how to effectively engage with communities and codevelop interventions, especially in Southeast Asian contexts. Despite rapid progress, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) still has high maternal and child mortality, with essential service coverage showing significant disparit…
Community engagement for stakeholder and community trust in healthcare
The CONNECT Initiative had considerable direct and systemic effects on community members' trust in their local health centers in the short term, which arose from strong stakeholder mobilization and gradual institutional learning. Relational community engagement approaches have the potential to create important synergies in health policy and broader cross-sectorial strategies, but also require contextual grounding to identify locally relevant dime…
Community engagement to support public health
BACKGROUND: Community engagement has been recognized as a key tool for supporting national health agendas, and experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic can offer important lessons for tackling future global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. This paper provides much-needed evaluation knowledge on relational community engagement initiatives and their impact on COVID-19-related attitudes and practices. METHODS: A two-round mixed-meth…
An evaluation case study of village-based relational community engagement activities in Lao PDR
Community engagement activities have rapidly gained recognition in global health policy, but comprehensive evaluations remain scarce. This article exemplifies the use of explicit evaluation criteria within a mixed-method and theory-guided evaluation, applied to village-based community engagement activities of a nationwide health Initiative in Lao PDR. The evaluation case study was one element in a multi-pronged evaluation approach and considered …
Community engagement (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychological intervention (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Antibiotic Use and Resistance (2 works) · Business (2 works)