Anna Galle

Biographic Data

ID6764800
NAMEAnna Galle
GIVEN NAMESAnna
FAMILY NAMEGalle
SIGNATUREGALLE A
AFFILIATIONSGhent University
ORCID0000-0003-1427-5067
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • How to measure the core functions of primary care in low-income and middle-income country settings

    Open AccessRobert Mash, Innocent Besigye et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    The core functions of primary care are first contact access, comprehensiveness, continuity, coordination and person-centredness. These five core functions are highlighted as essential aspects of quality by the new WHO’s measurement framework. In low-income and middle-income countries, the core functions are rarely measured and routinely collected data does not support their measurement. Existing international tools to measure the quality of prima…

  • Postnatal quality of care measures for mothers and newborns at home

    Open AccessAnn-Sofie Mespreuve, Lise Apers et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The postnatal period is one of the most critical periods in the lives of mothers and newborns. Yet, the postnatal period remains the most neglected period along the maternal health care continuum. Globally, measures assessing quality of postnatal care (PNC) often focus on care at health facility level, the provision of home-based PNC and associated quality of care measures seem largely overlooked. This scoping review aims to give an overview of t…

  • Measures to assess quality of postnatal care

    Open AccessAnna Galle, Amelia Castillo Morán et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    High quality postnatal care is key for the health and wellbeing of women after childbirth and their newborns. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) published global recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal care experience in a new WHO PNC guideline. Evidence regarding appropriate measures to monitor implementation of postnatal care (PNC) according to the WHO PNC guideline is lacking. This scoping review aims to…

  • Engaging Men and Boys in Maternal Health

    Anna Galle, Tina M Kruger et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2022

    Background: Research has demonstrated that men often play a critical role in increasing access to and utilization of maternal health services. Improving male involvement in maternal health can contribute to better health outcomes for the mother, the newborn, and the father

  • Engaging Men and Boys in Maternal Health

    Anna Galle, Tina Kruger et al.ARTICLEProgress in community health…2022References: 5

    The participatory approach used in our study helped to identify and tackle barriers for male involvement in maternal health at community level, and dissemination of findings. Community campaigns should consider both barriers and facilitators for more male involvement in maternal health. In addition, governments and program planners should invest on male-friendliness of health facilities and to minimize the incidence of bribery and other illegal p…

  • Systematic review of the concept ‘male involvement in maternal health’ by natural language processing and descriptive analysis

    Open AccessAnna Galle, Gaëlle Plaieser et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

  • A double-edged sword—telemedicine for maternal care during Covid-19

    Open AccessAnna Galle, Aline Semaan et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rapid implementation of telemedicine for the provision of maternal and newborn healthcare. The objective of this study was to document the experiences with providing telemedicine for maternal and newborn healthcare during the pandemic among healthcare professionals globally. METHODS: The second round of a global online survey of maternal and newborn health professionals was conducted, disseminated …