Tag: learning site

Strengthening community health systems: A collaborative approach to addressing Kush use in Kailahun district, Sierra Leone – a presentation

A presentation outlining the objectives of the study, the risk factors driving the use of Kush, how widespread useage is, potential intervention areas, policy implications and future potential research priorities.


Strengthening community health systems: A collaborative approach to addressing Kush use in Kailahun district, Sierra Leone

Research on how community leaders have been engaged in Sierra Leone – co-creation and testing of approaches to support and improve engagement, to promote accountability and trust


Bridging multi-tiered health systems, strengthening coordination and promoting a culture of learning in Nepal

Case study examining how the HERD International team is helping municipalities coordinate strategies, promote complementarity and support resource sharing in health care arrangements


Data-driven local governance for health: How participatory research strengthened the Municipal Health Committee in Lebanon

Case study examining how the Majdal Anjar Municipal Health Committee in Lebanon operationalizes ReBUILD-generated tools and learning to monitor and coordinate health activity and promotion


Resilient local governance in action: How participatory research enabled the Municipal Health Committee’s emergency war response in Lebanon

Case study examining how the Majdal Anjar Municipal Health Committee in Lebanon adopted ReBUILD-learned methods to respond to an influx of refugees fleeing war in the south of the country


Trust and inclusion in action: How local groups connect communities and health systems in Sierra Leone

Case study examining how trust, inclusivity, and relationship-building within community and health stakeholder groups have shaped local ability to take action and sustain health initiatives in Sierra Leone


Strengthening community health systems for improved health service utilization at the local level in Nepal

Case study looking at the impact of HERD International’s work to plan and implement activities which strengthen the community health system in Kapilvastu municipality, Nepal


Participatory action research: insights from Nepal

Presentations on the use of participatory action research in Nepal – addressing gender norms and power dynamics of female community health volunteers and strengthening health systems resilience


Factors associated with a resilient maternal health system: Evidence from Kapilvastu, Nepal – a poster

HERD International poster exploring factors associated with a resilient maternal health system in Kapilvastu, Nepal


Nepal local health system budgeting and planning process: Insights from a Learning Site in Nepal – a poster

HERD International poster from our Learning Site study in Kapilvastu which seeks to understand the process and capacity of the local health system for annual planning


Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America

Paper draws from learning over three continents and five research and community engagement programs to reflect on the challenges and benefits of doing embedded research in learning sites


Embedded learning site research for strengthening health systems resilience: lessons from Nepal’s decentralized context

Presentation from Shophika Regmi on Embedded learning site research for strengthening health systems resilience: lessons from Nepal’s decentralized context


Communities mobilise and take health action in a Sierra Leone learning site

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work to mobilise communities for health action in Sierra Leone


Empowering women in healthcare: A community-led initiative for resilience and integration

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work to create a support group for informally-employed female refugee healthcare workers in Lebanon


Strengthening health system through advancement of data quality, evidence generation and use in decision-making: case study from a Learning Site in Nepal

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work to strengthen the capacity to generate and utilise quality health data for effective planning in Kapilvastu, Nepal


Moving beyond capacity: A journey to evidence-based action

Case study looking at the impact of ReBUILD’s work exploring the structures underlying the absence of a culture of evidence-based action and decision-making within the Majdal Anjar Municipal Health Committee


Claiming local decision space: the Municipal Health Committee in Majdal Anjar

In this AUB video, the ReBUILD for Resilience team in Lebanon present on the claiming local decision space: the Municipal Health Committee in Majdal Anjar


Health Workers – a film

‘Health Workers’ is a film that chronicles the journey of five female health workers who challenge ingrained social norms after relocating from Syria to Lebanon, where they unexpectedly become the sole breadwinners for their families.


Promoting evidence-based planning by enhancing stakeholders’ understanding of local evidence

A ReBUILD case study on capacity strengthening to encourage evidence-based decision making at the municipal level in Kapilvastu, Nepal


Building understanding of health system resilience in our Nepal learning site – a case study

A case study of HERD International’s early work at our learning site in Lumbini Province, Nepal


Sharing experiential learning from health policy and system research learning sites in diverse settings

Panel discussion reflects on the meaning and practice of ‘learning sites’ to advance health policy and systems research and its application for system strengthening


Understanding and developing a resilient health system in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon

Research on understanding and developing a resilient health system at a learning site in Majdal Anjar, Lebanon


Working with community leaders to address shocks, increase inclusivity, accountability and trust, and support health system resilience in Sierra Leone

Research on how community leaders have been engaged in Sierra Leone – co-creation and testing of approaches to support and improve engagement, to promote accountability and trust