How Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision (OTSS) Affect Health Facility Readiness and Health-Care Worker Competency to Prevent and Treat Malaria in Niger: A Secondary Analysis of OTSS Data
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 6:tpmd230359. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0359. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe quality of health services is key to the goal of averting morbidity and mortality from malaria. From July 2020 to August 2021, PMI Impact Malaria supported the implementation of four rounds of Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision (OTSS) in 12 health districts in the two regions of Niger: Dosso and Tahoua. Through OTSS, trained supervisors conducted onsite visits to observe an average of 174 healthcare workers (HCWs) per round in 96 public primary health facilities, managing persons with fever or conducting antena...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Daniel Koko Djibrilla Arouna Yves-Marie Bernard Thierno Ba Jadmin Mostel Yahaya Abdou Eric Coulibaly Zilahatou Bahari-Tohon Lawrence M Barat Source Type: research
Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision for Quality Malaria Service Delivery: A Qualitative Evaluation in 11 Sub-Saharan African Countries
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Feb 6:tpmd230316. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0316. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTQuality improvement of malaria services aims to ensure that more patients receive accurate diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and referral. The Outreach Training and Supportive Supervision Plus (OTSS+) approach seeks to improve health facility readiness and provider competency through onsite supportive supervision, troubleshooting, and on-the-job training. As part of a multicomponent evaluation, qualitative research was conducted to understand the value of the OTSS+ approach for malaria quality improvement. Semistructured key...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - February 6, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Robin Altaras Matt Worges Sabrina La Torre Bala M Audu Grace Mwangi Albert Zeh-Meka Paul Yikpotey Irenee Domkam Kammogne Pascalina Chanda-Kapata Caroline Vanderick Joshua Yukich Elizabeth Streat Source Type: research
