Objectif : Les agents de santé communautaires (ASC) ont été promus au Bénin pour améliorer les soins de santé maternelle et infantile. Pour améliorer leur performance, des équipes d’amélioration de la qualité (EAQ) ont été mises en place avec pour rôle de renforcer les capacités des ASC. L’objectif de ce travail est de présenter une évaluation de la contribution des EAQ à la performance des ASC et à la couverture des indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile dans la commune de Savè. Méthodologie : Le design de l’étude est une analyse avant et après. Les données ont été extraites des rapports d’activités des ASC et de ceux du système d’information sanitaire de 2011 à 2014 dans 22 centres de santé de Savè. Des entretiens individuels approfondis ont aussi été réalisés avec des informateurs clés. La performance des ASC et les indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile ont été déterminés selon la politique nationale de santé communautaire. Résultats : Les EAQ ont amélioré la performance des ASC et les indicateurs de santé maternelle et infantile à Savè. Les sessions éducatives, l’assistance qualifiée à l’accouchement, les pourcentages de nouveau-nés vus au moins deux fois dans la semaine, d’enfants traités selon les standards nationaux, d’enfants complètement vaccinés, de femmes utilisant des méthodes de planning familial ont été améliorés. Conclusion : La mise en place des EAQ a amélioré la performance des ASC et l’utilisation des services de santé maternelle et infantile à Savè. Cette stratégie pourrait être utile pour la surveillance à base communautaire
Background From the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in late December 2019, countries have been stepping up their pandemic preparedness and response activities in accordance with WHO recommendations. Informed by the recent lessons learned from the West Africa Ebola Virus Disease outbreak, and subsequent investments made in public health emergency preparedness and response in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region, the West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) is providing regional leadership in the COVID-19 pandemic preparedness and response. We assessed the COVID-19 pandemic readiness status of West Africa. Methods We conducted survey of all 15 ECOWAS member states between February 27 and March 15, 2020. We purposively selected a minimum of two respondents from each of the 15 ECOWAS member states – interviewing 37 in all using an interviewer-administered questionnaire based on the nine item WHO national capacity review tool for novel corona virus (nCOV). We also reviewed reports of COVID-19 pandemic preparedness meetings and trainings organized by WAHO. We performed a thematic analysis on the data and described the strengths and weaknesses of the ongoing pandemic readiness efforts of West Africa. Results Overall, the strengths of pandemic readiness of the region were: capacity to test 86.7% (13/15) of member states; functional incident management systems (100%); rapid response teams 100%, and at least two of the three tiers of field epidemiology workforce (100%). Within the region also, there existed good cross-border collaborations among member states, active participation of health ministers of member states in regional coordination meetings and decision making. Member states described the numbers of qualified biomedical scientists/technicians, field epidemiologists, risk communicators, and COVID-19 case management teams as inadequate. None of the member states had stockpiles of COVID-19 test kits, laboratory supplies, and personal protective equipment. Conclusion ECOWAS member states are taking appropriate COVID-19 pandemic preparedness measures in all pillars towards a regional response. Rather than a total lack, there are insufficiencies in numbers of skilled workforce, logistics, and supplies. Governments of member states are supportive of the coordination and technical direction of WAHO and WHO.
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