Sustaining stakeholder engagement for health research during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from the RESPIRE programme in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and Pakistan

Sustaining stakeholder engagement for health research during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from the RESPIRE programme in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, and Pakistan

Community health workers, health care providers and public health managers reported working long hours on COVID-19 with limited time for any engagement and concern about the potential risk of infection by bringing together patient and community groups. Child Health Research Foundation also employed...

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Published in:Journal of global health Vol. 12; p. 03057
Main Authors: Fernandes, Genevie, Jackson, Tracy, Kashif, Aaliyan, Rahman, Ahmed Ehsanur, Roy, Ajay Kumar, ASMD, Ashraful Islam, Paul, Biswajit, Agarwal, Dhiraj, Akter, Fahmeda, Muanka, Farishtey, Habib, GM Monsur, Mahmood, Hana, Regi, Harsh, Lubree, Himangi, Nathan, Jayakayatri Jeevajothi, Yusuf, Osman Mohammad, Baig, Ramsha Tariq, Isaac, Rita, Patil, Rutuja, Jabeen, Sabrina, Ahmed, Salahuddin, Islam, Mohammad Shahidul, Juvekar, Sanjay, Williams, Siân
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Global Health Society 03-09-2022
International Society of Global Health
Subjects:
Capacity development
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Community involvement
COVID-19
Global health
Health care
Health risks
Medical research
Pandemics
Prevention
Public health
Social networks
Viewpoints
Bangladesh
Malaysia
Pakistan
United Kingdom > UK
India
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Summary:Community health workers, health care providers and public health managers reported working long hours on COVID-19 with limited time for any engagement and concern about the potential risk of infection by bringing together patient and community groups. Child Health Research Foundation also employed the mid-media route through “pneumonia corners” (informational kiosks) set up outside public health facilities to engage with parents and caregivers of children <5 years on preventive and health care-seeking behaviours. Responding to feedback from patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Bangladesh Primary Care Respiratory Society initially offered advice over telephone calls for continuing their home-based pulmonary rehabilitation by proceeding to small group meetings in their clinic with masking and physical distancing among other prevention measures. Partners also observed increased participation of community health workers and health care providers for training and capacity building, mainly through virtual platforms like Zoom, but also in small group in-person meetings where appropriate.
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ISSN:2047-2978
2047-2986
DOI:10.7189/jogh.12.03057