Suchergebnisse

Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Caring on the Frontline: An Introduction -- Working During an Infectious Epidemic: A Global Look -- COVID-19 Mirror Studies -- Challenges and Benefits of Carrying Out Rapid Qualitative Studies During a Pandemic -- The Chapters in This Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Reflecting and Learning from the Experiences of Researchers on Gaining Ethics Approval During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Introduction -- Principles of RECs -- Ethics Review Challenges Faced by Qualitative Researchers -- Guidelines for RECs in Health Emergencies to Facilitate Rapid Research -- The Contribution of Rapid Qualitative Research Is Often Overlooked -- Contextualising the Experiences of the RREAL COVID-19 Global Network -- Methods -- Results -- Delays Encountered Due to Complex Review Systems -- Overcoming Barriers and Suggesting Solutions -- Discussion and Recommendations -- Learning Outcomes -- Embedding Reflexive Practice Throughout the Ethical Approval Process -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Policies and Politics: An Analysis of Public Policies Aimed at the Reorganisation of Healthcare Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Introduction -- The Studies -- Case Study 1: Italy and Spain -- Policy Context and COVID-19 Response -- Findings -- Case Study 2: UK and Switzerland -- Policy Context and COVID-19 Response -- Findings -- Case Study 3: Mexico and South Africa -- Policy Context and COVID-19 Response -- Findings -- Responding to the Crisis -- Reactionary Policy -- Preparedness -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Strength and Weakness -- Future Implications -- References -- Chapter 4: Protecting and Feeling Protected: HCWs' Experiences with Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PPE) -- Introduction -- The Power and Protection of Face Masks.

The fluid and changing nature of "family" the wide diversity of family arrangements, and families' movement across space (e.g., migration) and time (e.g., life‐course) demand constant reconfiguration of services. As the articles presented in this special issue demonstrate, the skills of anthropologists have resulted in reflection upon, and often restructuring of, family services. Anthropology is also involved in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs within agencies tasked with providing these services. The authors featured in this special issue outline the contributions and limitations of anthropological practice, the ways in which anthropologists grapple with applied work, and future areas the discipline is well suited to address. The authors provide vivid examples of the application of anthropological perspectives and ethnographic methods for a wide range of purposes (from program design to evaluation), in a myriad of contexts (within health clinics, schools, public service agencies, community centers, homes, and nongovernmental organizations), and with a variety of outcomes (by informing policy, facilitating changes in practice, and improving the quality of life of participants). We hope this collection of articles inspires a critical examination of the concepts and discourses guiding the design of policies and the development of strategies for bringing together multiple stakeholders to make policies and services aimed at children and families multidimensional, inclusive, and evidence based.

BACKGROUND: The majority of documented social accountability initiatives to date have been 'tactical' in nature, employing single-tool, mostly community-based approaches. This article provides lessons from a 'strategic', multi-tool, multi-level social accountability project: UNICEF's 'Social Accountability for Every Woman Every Child' intervention in Malawi. METHODS: The project targeted the national, district and community levels. Three Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) were engaged to carry out interventions using various tools to generate evidence and political advocacy at one or more levels. This article focuses on one of the social accountability methods – the bwalo forum (a meeting based on a traditional Malawian method of dialogue). A detailed political economy analysis was conducted by one of the co-authors using qualitative methods including interviews and group discussions. The authors conducted in-country consultations and analysed secondary data provided by the CSOs. RESULTS: The political economy analysis highlighted several ways in which CSO partners should modify their work plans to be more compatible with the project context. This included shifting the advocacy and support focus, as well as significantly expanding the bwalo forums. Bwalos were found to be an important platform for allowing citizens to engage with duty bearers at the community and district levels, and enabled a number of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health issues to be resolved at those levels. The project also enabled learning around participant responses as intermediate project outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: The project utilised various tools to gather data, elevate community voices, and facilitate engagement between citizen and state actors at the community, district and national levels. This provided the scaffolding for numerous issues to be resolved at the community or district levels, or referred to the national level. Bwalo forums were found to be highly effective as a space for inter-level engagement ...

How does the need to obtain and deliver health services engender particular (im)mobility forms? And how is mobility experienced and imagined when it is required for healthcare access or delivery? Guided by these questions, Healthcare in Motion explores the dynamic interrelationship between mobility and healthcare, drawing on case studies from across the world and shedding light on the day-to-day practices of patients and professionals