Effectiveness of demand generation interventions on use of modern contraceptives in low- and middle-income countries

coverThis article was published in open access on August 17, 2016 in the journal Tropical Medicine & International Health. It was authored by Loubna Belaid, Alexandre Dumont, Nils Chaillet, Amel Zertal, Vincent de Brouwere, Sennen Hounton & Valéry Ridde and can be downloaded at the bottom of this page, after its abstract or directly on the journal’s website. (more…)

Burden of dengue in children and adults of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

This note is intended for health professionals and officials from the Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso. It summarizes current research findings on dengue in Ouagadougou. This note was published 2016, august and redacted by Yaro S, Carabali M, Lim J, Dahourou D, Kagone ST, Nikiema TJ, Barro SA, Philibert A. et Ridde V.. It was funded by Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI), International Vaccine institute (IVI) & the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, ROH 115213). (more…)

A knowledge brokering program in Burkina Faso (West Africa); reflections from our experience

This article , published July 19, 2016 in Health Systems & Reform, and co- written by Christian Dagenais, Esther Mc Sween -Cadieux , Paul- André Somé and Valery Ridde presents some thoughts from the implementation and evaluation of a knowledge brokering program in Burkina Faso, as part of a research project on health equity in Burkina Faso. A link to the original article is available at the bottom of this page.

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An action research project providing a toll-free number using an interactive voice server for health services users and professionnals to improve health system governance in Burkina Faso

This presentation was realised by Valéry Ridde, Emmanuel Bonnet, Christian Dagenais, Ludovic Queuille, Zoumana Traoré, Patrice Sanon, Lucie Lechat and Paul-André Somé for the 22nd IUHPE World Conference for health promotion in Curitiba, Brazil (May 2016). It shortly summarizes the context, the objectives and the implementation of the action research project providing a toll-free number in Burkina Faso to improve health system governance.

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