Mwele Malecela
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3573515 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Mwele Malecela |
| PRENOMES | Mwele |
| SOBRENOME | Malecela |
| ASSINATURA | MALECELA M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | National Institute for Medical Research |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2007 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The role of community participation for sustainable integrated neglected tropical diseases and water, sanitation and hygiene intervention programs
Strategies aimed at reducing the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Tanzania including those attributed to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) problems have been largely top-down in nature. They have focused on strengthening the governance of NTD-WASH programs by integrating different vertical disease programs and improving the efficiency of report-generation. In this paper, we argue for community participation as an effective s…
Dilemmas of Community-Directed Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis Control
There has in recent years been a growing interest in the social significance of global health policy and associated interventions. This paper is concerned with neglected tropical disease control, which prescribes annual mass drug administration to interrupt transmission of, among others, lymphatic filariasis. In Tanzania, this intervention is conducted through community-directed distribution, which aims to improve drug uptake by promoting communi…
Can mobile phones help control neglected tropical diseases? Experiences from Tanzania
The increasing proliferation of mobiles offers possibilities for improving health systems in developing countries. A case in point is Tanzania which has piloted a mobile phone-based Management Information System (MIS) for the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) where village health workers (VHWs) were given mobile phones with web-based software to test the feasibility of using frontline health workers to capture data at point of source.…
Local Primary Health Care Committees and Community-Based Health Workers in Mkuranga District, Tanzania
A study was conducted to explore the views of villagers on the existence and functioning of local primary health-care (PHC) committees, village health workers (VHWs), skilled staff at government health facilities and their responsiveness to community health needs in Mkuranga district, Tanzania. Information was collected through separate group discussions with some members of households, local PHC committees and district health managers and semist…
The role of community participation for sustainable integrated neglected tropical diseases and water, sanitation and hygiene intervention programs
Strategies aimed at reducing the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Tanzania including those attributed to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) problems have been largely top-down in nature. They have focused on strengthening the governance of NTD-WASH programs by integrating different vertical disease programs and improving the efficiency of report-generation. In this paper, we argue for community participation as an effective s…
Can mobile phones help control neglected tropical diseases? Experiences from Tanzania
The increasing proliferation of mobiles offers possibilities for improving health systems in developing countries. A case in point is Tanzania which has piloted a mobile phone-based Management Information System (MIS) for the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) where village health workers (VHWs) were given mobile phones with web-based software to test the feasibility of using frontline health workers to capture data at point of source.…
Local Primary Health Care Committees and Community-Based Health Workers in Mkuranga District, Tanzania
A study was conducted to explore the views of villagers on the existence and functioning of local primary health-care (PHC) committees, village health workers (VHWs), skilled staff at government health facilities and their responsiveness to community health needs in Mkuranga district, Tanzania. Information was collected through separate group discussions with some members of households, local PHC committees and district health managers and semist…
Local Primary Health Care Committees and Community-Based Health Workers in Mkuranga District, Tanzania
A study was conducted to explore the views of villagers on the existence and functioning of local primary health-care (PHC) committees, village health workers (VHWs), skilled staff at government health facilities and their responsiveness to community health needs in Mkuranga district, Tanzania. Information was collected through separate group discussions with some members of households, local PHC committees and district health managers and semist…
Can mobile phones help control neglected tropical diseases? Experiences from Tanzania
The increasing proliferation of mobiles offers possibilities for improving health systems in developing countries. A case in point is Tanzania which has piloted a mobile phone-based Management Information System (MIS) for the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) where village health workers (VHWs) were given mobile phones with web-based software to test the feasibility of using frontline health workers to capture data at point of source.…
Dilemmas of Community-Directed Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis Control
There has in recent years been a growing interest in the social significance of global health policy and associated interventions. This paper is concerned with neglected tropical disease control, which prescribes annual mass drug administration to interrupt transmission of, among others, lymphatic filariasis. In Tanzania, this intervention is conducted through community-directed distribution, which aims to improve drug uptake by promoting communi…
The role of community participation for sustainable integrated neglected tropical diseases and water, sanitation and hygiene intervention programs
Strategies aimed at reducing the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Tanzania including those attributed to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) problems have been largely top-down in nature. They have focused on strengthening the governance of NTD-WASH programs by integrating different vertical disease programs and improving the efficiency of report-generation. In this paper, we argue for community participation as an effective s…
Medicine (4 obras) · Nursing (4 obras) · Socioeconomics (4 obras) · Tanzania (4 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Environmental health (3 obras) · Public health (3 obras) · Business (2 obras) · Economics (2 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 obras)