China-UK-Tanzania Pilot Project on Malaria Control

Ma, Xuejiao; Lu, Shuliang; Wang, Duoquan; Zhou, Zhengbin; Feng, Jun; He, Yao; Shang, Xianwen; Ding, Wei; Xiao, Ning; Zhou, Xiao‐Nong

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2020.179

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“…Communication between the Chinese workforce and their local working partners remains a barrier that needs to be addressed in order to improve China’s global health engagement [ 16 ]. This is in line with previous studies that recognized language and communication as one of the main challenges for the Chinese global health workforce and that “both sides (Chinese and African professionals) need to strengthen communication to overcome language and cultural barriers” [ 17 , 18 ].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Different stakeholders have different perceptions on this topic. International organizations and Chinese embassies emphasized China’s contribution to global health [ 8 ], while Chinese administrative agencies and professional institutes took “professional skills” for granted, believing that communication skills and limited field practices are the most challenging aspects of global health engagement [ 19 ]. This suggests that Chinese global health agencies should develop global health mindsets through global health practices and proactive integration within the global community.…”

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Deployment of workforce in global health: what should be the priorities for China?

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Qian

et al. 2021

glob health res policy

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Background China has increasingly emerged as an important player in global health. However, compared to developed countries, China still lacks a sufficient health workforce for global health engagement with the necessary competencies required. The world has recognized that to solve global health issues, the role of China needs to be strengthened. The priorities for the deployment of the Chinese workforce in global health remain unclear. This study aims to identify the priorities of the deployment of Chinese global health workforce by exploring the core competencies for Chinese global health workforce, factors influencing the deployment and the approach of deployment. Methods Quantitative descriptive statistical analysis was applied to analyze the quantitative data. A total of 148 key respondents from 10 provinces in China conducting global health projects over the last 3 years were selected as the study subjects. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect the data on four aspects, including general information, core competencies, factors influencing deployment, and mode of deployment. The questionnaire was distributed to the respondents through an online survey. All original data were exported to Microsoft Excel 2010 to calculate the frequencies and percentages of each option. A descriptive analysis was carried out of the priorities of deployment of the Chinese global health workforce. Results More than half of the respondents (51.4%, 76/148) regarded “communication” as the most important competency of the Chinese global health workforce, while a large proportion of participants from Chinese embassies (50.0%, 6/12) and international organizations (75.0%, 12/16) believed that “professional skills” were paramount. In addition, 58.1% (86/148) of the participants agreed that incentive factors (salary, professional position, etc.) were the main factors that influenced deployment, whereas 75% (12/16) of participants from international organizations emphasized “security” as the most important determinant. In addition, 60.8% (90/148) of the participants thought that the deployment of staff should be based on the needs of the global health project implementation. Conclusions This study highlights the deployment priorities of the Chinese global health workforce, including strengthening communication and professional skills, focusing on personal security and incentives, and catering to the project implementation. This study also highlights the importance of Chinese agencies in developing global health mindsets through global health practices and proactive integration within the global community.

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confidence: 89%

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Deployment of workforce in global health: what should be the priorities for China?

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Qian

et al. 2021

glob health res policy

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“…Communication remaining to be a challenge for the global health workforce may attribute to the limited field experience of China's global health engagement [8]. This result is coherent with previous studies that recognized language and communication as one of the main challenges for Chinese global health workforce and "both sides (Chinese and African professionals) need to strengthen communication to overcome language and cultural barriers" [9,10].…”

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Deployment of Workforce in Global Health: What are the Priorities for China?

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Qian³

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BackgroundChina has increasingly emerged as an important player in global health. However, compared to the developed countries, China still lacks the sufficient human resources for global health engagement with limited necessary qualified capacity. The priorities for the deployment of Chinese workforce in global health engagement remains unclear. This study aims to identify the priorities of the deployment of Chinese global health workforce by exploring the core competencies for Chinese global health workforce, factors influencing the deployment and the approach of deployment. MethodA total of 148 key stakeholders from 10 provinces in China conducting global health program during the recent 3 years were selected as the study sample. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect the data on four aspects, including the general information, core competencies, factors influencing deployment, and the deployment way. The questionnaire was distributed to the respondents through an online survey tool. All original data was exported to Microsoft Excel 2010 to calculate the frequency and percentage of every option. The descriptive analysis was made on the priorities of deployment of Chinese global health workforce. ResultsMore than half of respondents 51.4% (76/148) regarded “communication” as the most important competency of Chinese global health workforce while a large portion of Chinese Embassies 50.0% (6/12) and international organizations 75.0% (12/16) believed that “professional skills” was the paramount. In addition, 58.1% (86/148) of the participants agreed that incentive factors (salary, professional title, etc.) are the first factors influencing the deployment, whereas, a majority of 75% (12/16) international organization stakeholders emphasized “security” as the foremost factor. Furthermore, 60.8% (90/148) thought that staff should be deployed align with the needs of global health program implementation. ConclusionThe study shows the priorities of the deployment of Chinese global health workforce, including strengthening the competency of communication and professional skills, stressing the personal security and incentives, and catering to the program implementation.

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“…42 It was demonstrated that the malaria burden could be reduced by 81% when China’s experience with malaria control was shared in Tanzania through interactions between health officials from China and Tanzania. 43 Surveillance is a core intervention and the basis of operational activities in settings of any level of transmission, with an objective for supporting reduction of the burden of malaria, eliminating the disease and preventing its re-establishment. 8 , 42 However, capacity for vector surveillance and control is insufficient in most countries at risk from mosquito-borne diseases.…”

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Trends of the global, regional and national incidence of malaria in 204 countries from 1990 to 2019 and implications for malaria prevention

Qiao

Jing

Kang

et al. 2021

Journal of Travel Medicine

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Background Malaria is a life-threatening disease worldwide, but lacks studies on its incidence at the global level. We aimed to describe global trends and regional diversities in incidence of malaria infection, to make global tailored implications for malaria prevention. Methods We used the data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) and absolute number of malaria episodes showed the epidemic status of malaria infection. The estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of ASR and changes in malaria episodes quantified the malaria incidence trends. The connection between ASRs and traveler number indicated infection risk for travelers. Results Globally, the malaria ASR decreased by an average 0.80% (95%CI 0.58%–1.02%) per year from 1990 to 2019; however, it slightly increased from 3195.32 per 100 000 in 2015 to 3247.02 per 100 000 in 2019. The incidence rate of children under 5 was higher than other age groups. 40 countries had higher ASRs in 2019 than in 2015, with the largest expansion in Cabo Verde (from 2.02 per 100 000 to 597.00 per 100 000). After 2015, the ASRs in high-middle, middle and low-middle SDI (the Socio-demographic Index) regions began to rise, and the uptrends remained in 2019. Central, Western and Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest ASRs since 1990, and traveler number in Eastern and Western sub-Saharan Africa increased by 31.24% and 7.58%, respectively from 2017 to 2018. Especially, most countries with ASR over 10 000 per 100 000 had increase in traveler number from 2017 to 2018, with the highest change by 89.56% in Mozambique. Conclusions Malaria is still a public health threat for locals and travelers in sub-Sharan Africa and other malaria-endemic areas, especially for children under 5. There were unexpected global uptrends of malaria ASRs from 2015 to 2019. More studies are needed to achieve the goal of malaria elimination.

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China-UK-Tanzania Pilot Project on Malaria Control

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Deployment of workforce in global health: what should be the priorities for China?

Deployment of workforce in global health: what should be the priorities for China?

Deployment of Workforce in Global Health: What are the Priorities for China?

Trends of the global, regional and national incidence of malaria in 204 countries from 1990 to 2019 and implications for malaria prevention

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