Leadership and ministry, lay and ordained: Insights from rural multi-church groups by Weller, P, Artess, J, Sahar, A, Neary, S

“…This report examines and explores leadership challenges and opportunities in the setting of Christian ministry and witness within the rural multi-church context. …”

Digital diplomacy in times of upheaval: how foreign ministries use Twitter during crises by Manor, I

“…This thesis aims to explore whether the recent adoption of social media by ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs) influences the management of diplomatic crises. …”

Factors influencing implementation of the Ministry of Health-led private medicine retailer programmes on malaria in Kenya by Rowa, Y, Abuya, T, Mutemi, W, Ochola, S, Molyneux, S, Marsh, V

Using real-time modelling to inform the 2017 Ebola outbreak response in DR Congo by Thompson, R, Hart, W, Keita, M, Fall, I, Gueye, A, Chamla, D, Mossoko, M, Ahuka-Mundeke, S, Nsio-Mbeta, J, Jombart, T, Polonsky, J

Mapping patient pathways and understanding clinical decision-making in dengue management to inform the development of digital health tools by Nguyen, QH, Ming, DK, Luu, AP, Chanh, HQ, Tam, DTH, Truong, NT, Huy, VX, Hernandez, B, Van Nuil, JI, Paton, C, Georgiou, P, Nguyen, NM, Holmes, A, Tho, PV, Yacoub, S

“…Key decision-making processes and the sources of information that were of the greatest utility were identified. …”

The planning, management and communication of research to inform environmental policy making and regulation: An empirical study of current practices in Europe by Holmes, J, Savgård, J

“…The empirical study summarised in this article set out to establish whether shortcomings in the planning, management and communication of research commissioned by governmental ministries and agencies are contributing to this ineffectiveness, and to identify how problem areas can be addressed. …”

Information for decision making from imperfect national data: tracking major changes in health care use in Kenya using geostatistics by Gething, P, Noor, A, Goodman, C, Gikandi, P, Hay, S, Sharif, S, Atkinson, P, Snow, R

“…Background: Most Ministries of Health across Africa invest substantial resouces in some form of health management information system (HMIS) to coordinate the routine acquisition and compilation of monthly treatment and attendance records from health facilities nationwide. …”

Information for decision making from imperfect national data: tracking major changes in health care use in Kenya using geostatistics. by Gething, P, Noor, A, Goodman, C, Gikandi, P, Hay, S, Sharif, S, Atkinson, P, Snow, R

“…BACKGROUND: Most Ministries of Health across Africa invest substantial resources in some form of health management information system (HMIS) to coordinate the routine acquisition and compilation of monthly treatment and attendance records from health facilities nationwide. …”

Creating spatially defined databases for equitable health service planning in low-income countries: the example of Kenya. by Noor, A, Gikandi, P, Hay, S, Muga, R, Snow, R

“…Of 6674 identified service providers, 3355 (50%) were private sector, employer-provided or specialist facilities and only 39% were registered in the Kenyan Ministry of Health database during 2001. Of 3319 public service facilities supported by the Ministry of Health, missions, not-for-profit organizations and local authorities, 84% were registered on a Ministry of Health database and we were able to acquire co-ordinates for 92% of these. …”

A spatial national health facility database for public health sector planning in Kenya in 2008. by Noor, A, Alegana, V, Gething, P, Snow, R

“…For health information systems to function well, a reliable inventory of health service providers is critical. …”

Sharing findings on sickle cell disorder in international collaborative biomedical research: an empirical ethics study in coastal Kenya by Marsh, VMC

“…Concurrent responsibilities are working collaboratively with the Ministry of Health/District General Hospital to plan and implement services for SCD; ensuring counselling services support family stability as far as reasonably possible; and to build forms of community engagement and informed consent that counter risks of diagnostic interpretations of research.…”

Towards a Labour Market in China by Knight, J, Song, L

“…Draws on five data sets: the 1988 and 1995 national household surveys of the Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; the 1994 national rural labor force survey of the Ministry of Labour; the 1995 four-city survey of rural migrants employed in urban enterprises, conducted by the Ministry of Labor; and the 1999 urban household survey of the Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. …”

An analysis of water awareness campaign messaging in the case of Jordan: water conservation for state security by Benedict, S, Hussein, H

“…This article examines water awareness campaign messaging of the Water Efficiency and Public Information for Action (WEPIA) campaign. Using Jordanian government documents and structured interviews, it argues that the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) promotes water awareness campaigns to shape water users’ habits and perspectives on water. …”

Stimulating the development of national Streptococcus suis guidelines in Viet Nam through a strategic research partnership. by Horby, P, Wertheim, H, Ha, N, Trung, N, Trinh, D, Taylor, W, Ha, N, Lien, T, Farrar, J, Van Kinh, N

“…However, parts of the system remain fairly centralized the Ministry of Health. RELEVANT CHANGES: Following the improved detection and reporting of S. suis cases, the Ministry of Health issued guidance to all hospitals in Viet Nam on the clinical and laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention of S. suis. …”

A data platform to improve rabies prevention, Sri Lanka. by De Silva, A, Harischandra, P, Beane, A, Rathnayaka, S, Pimburage, R, Wijesiriwardana, W, Gamage, D, Jayasinghe, D, Sigera, C, Gunasekara, A, Cadre, M, Amunugama, S, Athapattu, P, Jayasinghe, K, Dondorp, A, Haniffa, R

“…Information is entered by trained clinical staff, and both aggregate and individual patient data are visualized in real time. …”

Reconstructing exposures from the UK chemical warfare agent human research programme. by Keegan, T, Nieuwenhuijsen, M, Fletcher, T, Brooks, C, Doyle, P, Maconochie, N, Carpenter, L, Venables, K

“…The resulting cohort study has the potential to provide information which will assist in understanding the long-term health impact of chemical warfare agent exposure on these veterans.…”

Epidemiology, microbiology and mortality associated with community-acquired bacteremia in northeast Thailand: a multicenter surveillance study by Kanoksil, M, Jatapai, A, Peacock, S, Limmathurotsakul, D

“…METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Information was obtained from the microbiology and hospital database of 10 provincial hospitals in northeast Thailand, and compared with the national death registry from the Ministry of Interior, Thailand for the period between 2004 and 2010. …”

A qualitative evaluation of priority-setting by the Health Benefits Package Advisory Panel in Kenya by Mbau, R, Oliver, K, Vassall, A, Gilson, L, Barasa, E

“…Kenya’s Ministry of Health established the Health Benefits Package Advisory Panel (HBPAP) in 2018 to develop a benefits package for universal health coverage. …”

To: The Epimed Monitor ICU Database®: a cloud-based national registry for adult intensive care unit patients in Brazil by Haniffa, R, Silva, APD, Beane, A, Sigera, PC, Athapattu, PL, Rathnayake, S, Jayasinghe, KSA, Keizer, NFD, Dondorp, AM

“…In addition to the examples from high income countries cited by the authors, Sri Lanka - a lower-middle-income country in South Asia - has implemented a national cloud-based intensive care unit (ICU) registry,(2) directly overseen by the Ministry of Health and Information and Communications Technology Agency (ICTA), in partnership with other national and overseas collaborators, including the Dutch National Intensive Care Evaluation (NICE) foundation. …”

Changes in the incidence of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 countries and te... by Brueggemann, A, Jansen Van Rensburg, M, Shaw, D, Jolley, K, Maiden, MCJ, Hale, T, Et al.

“…<br> <strong>Funding</strong> Wellcome Trust (UK), Robert Koch Institute (Germany), Federal Ministry of Health (Germany), Pfizer, Merck, Health Protection Surveillance Centre (Ireland), SpID-Net project (Ireland), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (European Union), Horizon 2020 (European Commission), Ministry of Health (Poland), National Programme of Antibiotic Protection (Poland), Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland), Agencia de Salut Pública de Catalunya (Spain), Sant Joan de Deu Foundation (Spain), Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Sweden), Swedish Research Council (Sweden), Region Stockholm (Sweden), Federal Office of Public Health of Switzerland (Switzerland), and French Public Health Agency (France).…”