Martin W Weber
Biographic Data
| ID | 7448830 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martin W Weber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martin W |
| FAMILY NAME | Weber |
| SIGNATURE | WEBER M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Quality of medical services provided to mothers, newborns and children at the hospital level in the Kyrgyz Republic
Background: The Kyrgyz Republic has recently implemented health programmes to improve the quality of care for mothers, newborns and children. To support these efforts, a three-year World Health Organization (WHO) quality improvement (QI) project aimed to strengthen clinical practices and service delivery. This study was conducted to independently assess the project's effectiveness and inform policy and programming. Methods: Data were collected re…
Priorities for child and adolescent health in Europe and Central Asia
Background: Childhood and adolescence (0-19 years) is a critical time for laying the foundations for life-long good health and well-being. To support the development of the new World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) European Regional Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Well-being, we undertook a European Region-wide survey of representatives of Member States (MS), child health professionals (CHPs)…
Long-term outcomes of a paediatric quality improvement project in Central Asia
Background: Quality health care is essential for reducing child mortality. A three-year World Health Organization (WHO) quality improvement (QI) project, implemented in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan between 2012 and 2014, aimed to enhance the quality of paediatric hospital care and thereby reduce child mortality. The intervention included training on international guidelines, provision of medicines, supplies, and equipment, and supportive su…
Paediatric care in hospitals in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Background: Adequate quality of paediatric care remains one of the key factors for reducing child mortality and improving child health in Central Asia. We aimed to assess the quality of paediatric care in hospitals in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan before and after a two-year intervention. We implemented a multifaceted approach to improve healthcare quality, focussing on case management, hospital policies, and service organisation. Methods: We assesse…
A systematic, standards-based, participatory assessment of a continuous quality improvement project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Background: Progress in reducing neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries in Central Asia, such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, has been slow. We aimed to explore deficiencies in neonatal care quality, highlight areas for improvement, and propose evidence-based actions to promote further progress in both countries. Methods: In this mixed-methods study, we evaluated neonatal care quality before and after a two-year quality improvement …
A systematic, standard-based, participatory assessment of a Continuous Quality Improvement project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Background: Maternal health care quality remains challenging in low- and middle-income countries, including Central Asia, where access to effective care is limited. While quality improvement (QI) interventions have been introduced, their impact is rarely evaluated. This study evaluates the effects of a two-year, complex QI intervention to improve maternal health services in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Methods: We employed a pre-post intervention d…
Unnecessary hospitalisations and polypharmacy practices in Romania
Background: Children and pregnant women usually have multiple contacts with the health care system. While most conditions can be managed by primary health care (PHC) providers, hospitalisations are nevertheless common and often unjustified. The number of hospitalizations decreased in Romania at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is likely due to the disruption of health services and public health measures established to limit the spre…
Child and adolescent health in Europe
Background: Childhood and adolescence are critical stages for a healthy life. To support countries in promoting health and development and improving health care for this age group, the WHO Regional Office for Europe developed the European strategy for child and adolescent health 2015-2020, which was adopted by all countries. This paper reports progress in the strategy's implementation until 2020. Methods: A survey was sent to all ministries of he…
Risk factors for community-acquired bacterial infection among young infants in South Asia
OBJECTIVE: Risk factors predisposing infants to community-acquired bacterial infections during the first 2 months of life are poorly understood in South Asia. Identifying risk factors for infection could lead to improved preventive measures and antibiotic stewardship. METHODS: Five sites in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan enrolled mother-child pairs via population-based pregnancy surveillance by community health workers. Medical, sociodemographic …
Covid-19 has exposed the need for health system assessments to be more child health-sensitive
The COVID-19 pandemic is directly and indirectly impacting children’s health [1]. Although the evidence base in this area is expanding, there is still much we do not know. Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome – Children) and long COVID are the most notable direct effects of COVID-19 infection on [...]
The association between MPOWER tobacco control policies and adolescent smoking across 36 countries
A decade after the introduction of the WHO MPOWER package, we observed that, in our sample of European countries and Canada, measures targeting social norms around smoking (i.e., smoke-free policies in public places and policies related to warning people about the dangers of tobacco) are most strongly related to declines in adolescent smoking
The integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) and its potential to reduce the misuse of antibiotics
BACKGROUND: The Strategy of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) was introduced in Central Asia and Europe to address the absence of evidence-based guidelines, the misuse of antibiotics, polypharmacy and over-hospitalization of children. A study carried out in 16 countries analysed the status and strengths of as well as the barriers to IMCI implementation and investigated how different health systems affect the problems IMCI aims…
Effect of reduction in household air pollution on childhood pneumonia in Guatemala (Respire)
Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children
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Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children
Effect of reduction in household air pollution on childhood pneumonia in Guatemala (Respire)
The integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) and its potential to reduce the misuse of antibiotics
BACKGROUND: The Strategy of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) was introduced in Central Asia and Europe to address the absence of evidence-based guidelines, the misuse of antibiotics, polypharmacy and over-hospitalization of children. A study carried out in 16 countries analysed the status and strengths of as well as the barriers to IMCI implementation and investigated how different health systems affect the problems IMCI aims…
Risk factors for community-acquired bacterial infection among young infants in South Asia
OBJECTIVE: Risk factors predisposing infants to community-acquired bacterial infections during the first 2 months of life are poorly understood in South Asia. Identifying risk factors for infection could lead to improved preventive measures and antibiotic stewardship. METHODS: Five sites in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan enrolled mother-child pairs via population-based pregnancy surveillance by community health workers. Medical, sociodemographic …
Covid-19 has exposed the need for health system assessments to be more child health-sensitive
The COVID-19 pandemic is directly and indirectly impacting children’s health [1]. Although the evidence base in this area is expanding, there is still much we do not know. Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome – Children) and long COVID are the most notable direct effects of COVID-19 infection on [...]
The association between MPOWER tobacco control policies and adolescent smoking across 36 countries
A decade after the introduction of the WHO MPOWER package, we observed that, in our sample of European countries and Canada, measures targeting social norms around smoking (i.e., smoke-free policies in public places and policies related to warning people about the dangers of tobacco) are most strongly related to declines in adolescent smoking
Unnecessary hospitalisations and polypharmacy practices in Romania
Background: Children and pregnant women usually have multiple contacts with the health care system. While most conditions can be managed by primary health care (PHC) providers, hospitalisations are nevertheless common and often unjustified. The number of hospitalizations decreased in Romania at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While this is likely due to the disruption of health services and public health measures established to limit the spre…
Child and adolescent health in Europe
Background: Childhood and adolescence are critical stages for a healthy life. To support countries in promoting health and development and improving health care for this age group, the WHO Regional Office for Europe developed the European strategy for child and adolescent health 2015-2020, which was adopted by all countries. This paper reports progress in the strategy's implementation until 2020. Methods: A survey was sent to all ministries of he…
Priorities for child and adolescent health in Europe and Central Asia
Background: Childhood and adolescence (0-19 years) is a critical time for laying the foundations for life-long good health and well-being. To support the development of the new World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) European Regional Strategy for Child and Adolescent Health and Well-being, we undertook a European Region-wide survey of representatives of Member States (MS), child health professionals (CHPs)…
Long-term outcomes of a paediatric quality improvement project in Central Asia
Background: Quality health care is essential for reducing child mortality. A three-year World Health Organization (WHO) quality improvement (QI) project, implemented in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan between 2012 and 2014, aimed to enhance the quality of paediatric hospital care and thereby reduce child mortality. The intervention included training on international guidelines, provision of medicines, supplies, and equipment, and supportive su…
Paediatric care in hospitals in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Background: Adequate quality of paediatric care remains one of the key factors for reducing child mortality and improving child health in Central Asia. We aimed to assess the quality of paediatric care in hospitals in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan before and after a two-year intervention. We implemented a multifaceted approach to improve healthcare quality, focussing on case management, hospital policies, and service organisation. Methods: We assesse…
A systematic, standards-based, participatory assessment of a continuous quality improvement project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Background: Progress in reducing neonatal mortality in low- and middle-income countries in Central Asia, such as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, has been slow. We aimed to explore deficiencies in neonatal care quality, highlight areas for improvement, and propose evidence-based actions to promote further progress in both countries. Methods: In this mixed-methods study, we evaluated neonatal care quality before and after a two-year quality improvement …
A systematic, standard-based, participatory assessment of a Continuous Quality Improvement project in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
Background: Maternal health care quality remains challenging in low- and middle-income countries, including Central Asia, where access to effective care is limited. While quality improvement (QI) interventions have been introduced, their impact is rarely evaluated. This study evaluates the effects of a two-year, complex QI intervention to improve maternal health services in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Methods: We employed a pre-post intervention d…
Quality of medical services provided to mothers, newborns and children at the hospital level in the Kyrgyz Republic
Background: The Kyrgyz Republic has recently implemented health programmes to improve the quality of care for mothers, newborns and children. To support these efforts, a three-year World Health Organization (WHO) quality improvement (QI) project aimed to strengthen clinical practices and service delivery. This study was conducted to independently assess the project's effectiveness and inform policy and programming. Methods: Data were collected re…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · MEDLINE (8 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (6 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Family medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Quality management (4 works) · Child health (3 works)