Liz Grant
Biographic Data
| ID | 9018091 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liz Grant |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liz |
| FAMILY NAME | Grant |
| SIGNATURE | GRANT L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Distinguishing task shifting from task sharing through the delegating provider’s presence or absence
Task shifting and task sharing are strategies for redistributing healthcare responsibilities to optimise healthcare services. The World Health Organization (2008) framed 'shifting' as the delegation of tasks from higher- to lower-qualified workers, while subsequent scholarship characterised 'sharing' as collaborative, team-based redistribution. However, the two approaches are often used interchangeably in literature and by practitioners. Drawing …
The professionalisation paradox
Task shifting and task sharing involve the deliberate redistribution of healthcare responsibilities to non-specialist workers to maximise resources, expand access, and enhance health. Structured training, regulatory measures, and monitoring can transform non-specialist workers into nascent professionals. While this is often assumed to be beneficial, it can create new scarcities and resource pressures. We call this the "Professionalisation paradox…
An updated framework for task shifting and sharing
Shortages of health care providers necessitate task shifting and sharing (TS/S), yet few implementation frameworks guiding these strategies exist. In 2023, we developed the first iteration of the Strategic Healthcare Implementation Framework for Task Shifting, Sharing, and Resource Enhancement (SHIFT-SHARE), a six-stage cyclical framework drawing on change management theories and implementation science. Here we present SHIFT-SHARE 2.0, updated to…
Transforming trade for vaccine equity
The ongoing Pandemic Agreement negotiations illustrate significant gaps in action required to respond effectively to the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and make progress towards public health goals, including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The pandemic revealed vaccine equity as a unifying health need, and international trade as a Commercial Determinant of Health. We explored where policy action could reshape trade relationships, identif…
Can anonymisation become disempowering? Rethinking ethics for low-risk global health research
Anonymisation is intended to confer protection in research, yet in research where disclosure poses minimal threat, blanket anonymisation may disempower participants who explicitly seek recognition. Drawing on fieldwork examining task shifting and sharing in India, we present an example where the leadership of a non-profit questioned why they must stay anonymous, viewing research participation as a rare chance to share learnings, document impact, …
A systematic review of the theory of planned behaviour interventions for chronic diseases in low health-literacy settings
Engaging faith communities in public health messaging in response to Covid-19
Purpose: To understand challenges faced by faith leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in engaging with current public health strategies for the COVID-19 pandemic; to explain why long-standing collaborations between government, faith-based health services and leaders of faith communities had little impact; to identify novel approaches to develop effective messaging that resonates with local communities. Methods: A qualitative particip…
The Public Role of Churches in Early Responses to Covid-19 in Africa
The public role of Christianity in Africa has gained increased attention from scholars. This article gives four snapshots of the responses of churches to COVID-19 in Africa in the early weeks of disease spread on the continent. In many countries, churches are at the forefront of formal and informal health delivery and disease control, through medical services and faith healing. An examination of different approaches of Christian communities to th…
What does the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey say about the country’s first Health Sector Strategic Plan
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Mobile technology and cancer screening
BACKGROUND: Rates of cervical and oral cancer in India are unacceptably high. Survival from these cancers is poor, largely due to late presentation and a lack of early diagnosis and screening programmes. Mobile Health ('mHealth') shows promise as a means of supporting screening activity, particularly in rural and remote communities where the required information infrastructure is lacking. METHODS: We developed a mHealth prototype and ran training…
Integrating palliative care into national health systems in Africa
BACKGROUND: The WHO is calling for the integration of palliative care in all health care settings globally. METHODS: A 3.5-year program was implemented in 12 government hospitals, three each in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. A four-pillared approach of advocacy, staff training, service delivery strengthening and international and regional partnership working was utilized. A baseline assessment was undertaken to ascertain needs, and 27 indicato…
Effectiveness of mHealth interventions for maternal, newborn and child health in low– and middle–income countries
The effectiveness of mHealth interventions for maternal, newborn and child health in low– and middle–income countries
An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a leading serious neurological condition worldwide and has particularly significant physical, economic and social consequences in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of epilepsy prevalence in this region and how this varies by age and sex so as to inform understanding of the disease characteristics as well as the development of infrastructure, services and policies. METHODS: A parallel sy…
Estimating the incidence of colorectal cancer in Sub–Saharan Africa
Estimating the incidence of colorectal cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis Background Nearly two-thirds of annual mortality worldwide is attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with 70% estimated to occur in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for over 600 000 deaths annually, but data concerning cancer rates in LMIC is very poor. This study analyses the data available to produce an e…
The Public Role of Churches in Early Responses to Covid-19 in Africa
The public role of Christianity in Africa has gained increased attention from scholars. This article gives four snapshots of the responses of churches to COVID-19 in Africa in the early weeks of disease spread on the continent. In many countries, churches are at the forefront of formal and informal health delivery and disease control, through medical services and faith healing. An examination of different approaches of Christian communities to th…
An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub–Saharan Africa
BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a leading serious neurological condition worldwide and has particularly significant physical, economic and social consequences in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of epilepsy prevalence in this region and how this varies by age and sex so as to inform understanding of the disease characteristics as well as the development of infrastructure, services and policies. METHODS: A parallel sy…
Estimating the incidence of colorectal cancer in Sub–Saharan Africa
Estimating the incidence of colorectal cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic analysis Background Nearly two-thirds of annual mortality worldwide is attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with 70% estimated to occur in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for over 600 000 deaths annually, but data concerning cancer rates in LMIC is very poor. This study analyses the data available to produce an e…
The effectiveness of mHealth interventions for maternal, newborn and child health in low– and middle–income countries
Effectiveness of mHealth interventions for maternal, newborn and child health in low– and middle–income countries
Integrating palliative care into national health systems in Africa
BACKGROUND: The WHO is calling for the integration of palliative care in all health care settings globally. METHODS: A 3.5-year program was implemented in 12 government hospitals, three each in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. A four-pillared approach of advocacy, staff training, service delivery strengthening and international and regional partnership working was utilized. A baseline assessment was undertaken to ascertain needs, and 27 indicato…
Respire
Mobile technology and cancer screening
BACKGROUND: Rates of cervical and oral cancer in India are unacceptably high. Survival from these cancers is poor, largely due to late presentation and a lack of early diagnosis and screening programmes. Mobile Health ('mHealth') shows promise as a means of supporting screening activity, particularly in rural and remote communities where the required information infrastructure is lacking. METHODS: We developed a mHealth prototype and ran training…
What does the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey say about the country’s first Health Sector Strategic Plan
The Public Role of Churches in Early Responses to Covid-19 in Africa
The public role of Christianity in Africa has gained increased attention from scholars. This article gives four snapshots of the responses of churches to COVID-19 in Africa in the early weeks of disease spread on the continent. In many countries, churches are at the forefront of formal and informal health delivery and disease control, through medical services and faith healing. An examination of different approaches of Christian communities to th…
Engaging faith communities in public health messaging in response to Covid-19
Purpose: To understand challenges faced by faith leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in engaging with current public health strategies for the COVID-19 pandemic; to explain why long-standing collaborations between government, faith-based health services and leaders of faith communities had little impact; to identify novel approaches to develop effective messaging that resonates with local communities. Methods: A qualitative particip…
A systematic review of the theory of planned behaviour interventions for chronic diseases in low health-literacy settings
Transforming trade for vaccine equity
The ongoing Pandemic Agreement negotiations illustrate significant gaps in action required to respond effectively to the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and make progress towards public health goals, including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The pandemic revealed vaccine equity as a unifying health need, and international trade as a Commercial Determinant of Health. We explored where policy action could reshape trade relationships, identif…
Can anonymisation become disempowering? Rethinking ethics for low-risk global health research
Anonymisation is intended to confer protection in research, yet in research where disclosure poses minimal threat, blanket anonymisation may disempower participants who explicitly seek recognition. Drawing on fieldwork examining task shifting and sharing in India, we present an example where the leadership of a non-profit questioned why they must stay anonymous, viewing research participation as a rare chance to share learnings, document impact, …
Distinguishing task shifting from task sharing through the delegating provider’s presence or absence
Task shifting and task sharing are strategies for redistributing healthcare responsibilities to optimise healthcare services. The World Health Organization (2008) framed 'shifting' as the delegation of tasks from higher- to lower-qualified workers, while subsequent scholarship characterised 'sharing' as collaborative, team-based redistribution. However, the two approaches are often used interchangeably in literature and by practitioners. Drawing …
The professionalisation paradox
Task shifting and task sharing involve the deliberate redistribution of healthcare responsibilities to non-specialist workers to maximise resources, expand access, and enhance health. Structured training, regulatory measures, and monitoring can transform non-specialist workers into nascent professionals. While this is often assumed to be beneficial, it can create new scarcities and resource pressures. We call this the "Professionalisation paradox…
An updated framework for task shifting and sharing
Shortages of health care providers necessitate task shifting and sharing (TS/S), yet few implementation frameworks guiding these strategies exist. In 2023, we developed the first iteration of the Strategic Healthcare Implementation Framework for Task Shifting, Sharing, and Resource Enhancement (SHIFT-SHARE), a six-stage cyclical framework drawing on change management theories and implementation science. Here we present SHIFT-SHARE 2.0, updated to…
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