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General

ReBUILD and RinGs story: Stimulating research on gender and the health workforce and financing in fragile and conflict-affected settings

This brief describes how RinGs worked with the ReBUILD Research Programme Consortium to stimulate and embed gendered research within the partnership. It includes detail on how the collaboration fostered new ways of knowing and framing problems in health systems research. How it provided channels of capacity development on gender and intersectionality analysis. How it influenced […]
ReBUILD and Rings brief
Cross-cutting

Putting intersectionality into practice in health systems research: Learning from Future Health Systems

This brief explores how the concept and theory of intersectionality has impacted the work within Future Health Systems, one of four Research Project Consortia within the RinGs partnership. Intersectional analysis in health systems research is in its infancy. Future Health Systems’ and RinGs’ work in this area has been pioneering, simultaneously building capacity to understand the thinking that underpins this theory whilst […]
Cover of putting intersectionality into practice
Service access

Strengthening male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Enugu State, Nigeria

This brief explores ways in which male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) could be strengthened in Nigeria. PMTCT services offered to women in Nigeria include: ante-natal care, basic information about HIV transmission and prevention; HIV counselling and testing; prevention of unintended pregnancy; and antiretroviral treatment. A lack of male involvement is considered a key challenge to the uptake of PMTCT. […]
Cover of the brief on Male involvement in PMTCT in Nigeria
Service access

Challenging the Status Quo: Making health facilities in Kibuku district, Uganda friendly for physically disabled women

Around 12.5% of the total population of Uganda are living with one form of disability. Maternal and newborn mortality remains unacceptably high. Most efforts to improve maternal, newborn and child health in Uganda have focused on access and quality of care for women in general, paying no attention to special populations like women with physical disabilities with a high likelihood of poor outcomes. […]
Cover of the brief on disability, gender and access to health facilities in Uganda