Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps) by Dawit Asmamaw Ejigu, Abebaw Fekadu, Jeremy Whitty, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Pamela Nebeta, Almari Conradie, Brenda Okech, Alice Neequaye, Sinéad Whitty, Jennifer Lehrman, Renee Holt, Rahel Birhane, Mahnaz Vahedi, Helen Demarest, Eyasu Makonnen

“…Moodle, an open-source learning management system, offered a platform for sharing learning tools, mentorship, and rubric-driven competency assessments, including quizzes, forums, tutorials, and group assignments. …”
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Transforming the Health Research Workforce in Mozambique: Achievements of the Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research (MIHER) over a 13-Year Journey by Emília Virgínia Noormahomed, Sérgio Noormahomed, Matchecane Cossa, Nicole Joyce, Regina Daniel Miambo, Irina Mendes Sousa, Noémia Nhacupe, Tufária Mussá, Jahit Sacarlal, Lídia Gouveia, Luís Jorge Ferrão, Carla Carrilho, Mamudo Ismail, Davey Smith, Natasha K. Martin, Ravi Goyal, Kim E. Barrett, Sónia Santana Afonso, Amélia Mandane, Alarquia Saíde, Pompílio Vintuar, Brígida Singo, Boaventura Aleixo, Luck Injage, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Paulo Correia-de-Sá, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins, Paulo Ferrinho, Sam Patel, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Stephen W. Bickler, Constance A. Benson, Roberto Badaró, Robert T. Schooley

“…Investments in information and communication technology also fostered training and mentorship. Conclusions: MIHER has emerged as a leading RSC of Excellence, fostering synergies and promoting a quality research culture in Mozambique, fueled in part, by its ability to identify and incorporate key collaborations. …”
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Views of nurses and other healthcare workers on interventions to reduce disrespectful maternity care in rural health facilities in Kilifi and Kisii counties, Kenya: analysis of a q... by Marleen Temmerman, Adelaide M Lusambili, Jerim Obure, Stefania Wisofschi, Lucy Nyaga, Kennedy Mulama

“…These include continuous training on the components of respectful maternity care through mentorships, seminars and organised training; gender-responsive services and workspaces; improved staffing levels; and adequate equipment and supplies for care.Conclusions These findings demonstrate some of the solutions, from the perspectives of healthcare workers, that could be implemented to improve the care that women receive during pregnancy, labour and delivery. …”
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