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Initiative focus Details Context Reference<br />

<strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> welfare of staff<br />

Care <strong>and</strong> treatment <strong>for</strong><br />

staff with HIV/AIDS<br />

Swazi Wellness Centre <strong>for</strong> <strong>HRH</strong> well received Swazil<strong>and</strong><br />

Malawi<br />

(Dlam<strong>in</strong>i 2008)<br />

(MoH Malawi 2004)<br />

Poor eyesight of Eye test<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> provision of glasses improved Ghana (Intra<strong>Health</strong> 2002)<br />

midwives<br />

per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />

OH&S<br />

guidel<strong>in</strong>es <strong>for</strong> <strong>in</strong>tegrat<strong>in</strong>g safe disposal of ―sharps‖<br />

PMTC tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g guide <strong>in</strong>cludes notes on clean<strong>in</strong>g<br />

steriliz<strong>in</strong>g & dispos<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>in</strong>fectious materials &<br />

manag<strong>in</strong>g occupational exposure<br />

Africa (WHO 2002; ICN<br />

2006; World Bank<br />

2009)<br />

(WHO 2004)<br />

Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g guide that <strong>in</strong>cludes consideration of Global (Engender <strong>Health</strong><br />

Advocacy & lobby<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Family friendly work policy<br />

Mother & baby<br />

friendly policy<br />

pregnant health worker & exposure<br />

to ensure that occupationally acquired HIV/AIDS is<br />

accepted as a work-related disease <strong>for</strong> which nurses<br />

& midwives will be compensated<br />

Employers of midwives to provide flexible work<strong>in</strong>g<br />

conditions <strong>and</strong> policies so that midwives are enabled<br />

to return to work after maternity leave as soon as<br />

appropriate without compromis<strong>in</strong>g either their<br />

relationship with their own <strong>in</strong>fants or optimum<br />

breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

2004)<br />

Global (ICN 2006)<br />

Global (ICW 2008)<br />

PHC teamwork<br />

Team work at community level can <strong>in</strong>volve a partnership of CHWs with or as skilled birth<br />

attendants work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> an enabled environment where quick referral to facility is available.<br />

This is regarded an effective way <strong>for</strong>ward <strong>for</strong> safe motherhood (Graham 2001) <strong>and</strong> together<br />

with mobilised volunteers a route to achiev<strong>in</strong>g MDG 5a (Phillips 2006). An example of this<br />

team practice is the partnership between community health workers <strong>in</strong> India where Sahiyyas<br />

work who alongside the Anganwadi Worker (AWW) <strong>and</strong> Auxiliary Nurse Midwifes (ANM)<br />

(Government of India 2004). Effective teamwork requires a greater underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g of group<br />

processes <strong>and</strong> team development however this review has noted a paucity of research<br />

document<strong>in</strong>g team work at community level <strong>in</strong> MNRH <strong>in</strong> LMIC. In contrast to this there is a<br />

great deal of work <strong>in</strong> developed contexts which can <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>m strategies <strong>for</strong> effective team<br />

work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> primary care (Kroll 1994; While, Shah et al. 2005; Thomas, Sexton et al. 2006;<br />

O'Neill 2008). This may have some applicability to resource poor sett<strong>in</strong>gs however more<br />

work is required along with <strong>in</strong>sight <strong>in</strong>to skill mix at PHC level <strong>in</strong> LMIC with most work<br />

relat<strong>in</strong>g to North America <strong>and</strong> Europe (Buchan 2004).<br />

Peer support networks have been found to be an important means of provid<strong>in</strong>g supervision to<br />

staff at community level (Intra<strong>Health</strong> 2003) <strong>and</strong> have contributed to improved per<strong>for</strong>mance.<br />

Fako reports from a study <strong>in</strong> Botswana that nurses who relied on peers <strong>for</strong> <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation were<br />

productive (Fako 2002). A review of the nurs<strong>in</strong>g curriculum <strong>in</strong> Cambodia resulted <strong>in</strong> a<br />

recommendation to establish community support groups <strong>for</strong> local midwives <strong>in</strong> rural areas. It<br />

is argued that this will particularly help midwives not from the area, to feel a sense of<br />

connection with the community <strong>and</strong> may result <strong>in</strong> better retention of staff (Sherratt 2006).<br />

Laperrier reports upon how community health nurses, <strong>in</strong> contexts of extreme poverty <strong>and</strong><br />

conflict <strong>in</strong> Brazil developed ties of solidarity <strong>and</strong> belong<strong>in</strong>g. These ties soon developed <strong>in</strong>to<br />

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