Published in Lancet on June 23, 2007
Reproductive health, and child health and nutrition in India: meeting the challenge. Lancet (2011) 6.19
Task shifting: the answer to the human resources crisis in Africa? Hum Resour Health (2009) 4.00
Implementing community-based perinatal care: results from a pilot study in rural Pakistan. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 3.99
60 Million non-facility births: who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 3.48
Community health workers for ART in sub-Saharan Africa: learning from experience--capitalizing on new opportunities. Hum Resour Health (2009) 3.34
Community case management of pneumonia: at a tipping point? Bull World Health Organ (2008) 2.94
Increasing community health worker productivity and effectiveness: a review of the influence of the work environment. Hum Resour Health (2012) 2.54
A research agenda for malaria eradication: health systems and operational research. PLoS Med (2011) 2.53
Quality of sick child care delivered by Health Surveillance Assistants in Malawi. Health Policy Plan (2012) 2.50
Thirty years after Alma-Ata: a systematic review of the impact of community health workers delivering curative interventions against malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea on child mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Hum Resour Health (2011) 2.47
The equity impact of participatory women's groups to reduce neonatal mortality in India: secondary analysis of a cluster-randomised trial. Int J Epidemiol (2013) 2.46
Cost-effectiveness of community-based strategies for blood pressure control in a low-income developing country: findings from a cluster-randomized, factorial-controlled trial. Circulation (2011) 2.44
Access to medicines from a health system perspective. Health Policy Plan (2012) 2.39
Is the declaration of Alma Ata still relevant to primary health care? BMJ (2008) 2.35
Effectiveness of home-based management of newborn infections by community health workers in rural Bangladesh. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2009) 2.23
From research to national expansion: 20 years' experience of community-based management of childhood pneumonia in Nepal. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 2.20
Factors affecting recruitment and retention of community health workers in a newborn care intervention in Bangladesh. Hum Resour Health (2010) 2.18
Motivation and job satisfaction of health surveillance assistants in Mwanza, Malawi: an explorative study. Malawi Med J (2013) 2.10
A realist synthesis of randomised control trials involving use of community health workers for delivering child health interventions in low and middle income countries. BMC Health Serv Res (2010) 2.07
Which intervention design factors influence performance of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review. Health Policy Plan (2014) 2.06
Interventions to improve motivation and retention of community health workers delivering integrated community case management (iCCM): stakeholder perceptions and priorities. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 2.05
Scaling up integrated community case management of childhood illness: update from Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 2.03
Scaling up global health interventions: a proposed framework for success. PLoS Med (2011) 2.00
Malaria rapid testing by community health workers is effective and safe for targeting malaria treatment: randomised cross-over trial in Tanzania. PLoS One (2011) 1.98
Effectiveness of community health workers delivering preventive interventions for maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.97
Effect of timing of first postnatal care home visit on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: a observational cohort study. BMJ (2009) 1.94
The Tingathe programme: a pilot intervention using community health workers to create a continuum of care in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade of services in Malawi. J Int AIDS Soc (2012) 1.92
Peer support for self-management of diabetes improved outcomes in international settings. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.83
Community acceptability of use of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria by community health workers in Uganda. Malar J (2010) 1.81
The role of community health workers in improving child health programmes in Mali. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2009) 1.81
Assessing the quality of service of village malaria workers to strengthen community-based malaria control in Cambodia. Malar J (2010) 1.79
Task shifting for non-communicable disease management in low and middle income countries--a systematic review. PLoS One (2014) 1.79
Deployment of community health workers across rural sub-Saharan Africa: financial considerations and operational assumptions. Bull World Health Organ (2013) 1.78
Community case management of malaria using ACT and RDT in two districts in Zambia: achieving high adherence to test results using community health workers. Malar J (2011) 1.77
Community case management of childhood illness in sub-Saharan Africa - findings from a cross-sectional survey on policy and implementation. J Glob Health (2014) 1.73
Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (4 of 7): delivery of interventions. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2010) 1.71
A health systems approach to integrated community case management of childhood illness: methods and tools. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.70
Evaluation of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a package of community-based maternal and newborn interventions in Mirzapur, Bangladesh. PLoS One (2010) 1.70
Community case management of childhood illnesses: policy and implementation in Countdown to 2015 countries. Bull World Health Organ (2011) 1.68
Sources of community health worker motivation: a qualitative study in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Hum Resour Health (2013) 1.68
Supervising community health workers in low-income countries--a review of impact and implementation issues. Glob Health Action (2014) 1.64
Focusing on quality patient care in the new global subsidy for malaria medicines. PLoS Med (2009) 1.63
Two strategies for the delivery of IPTc in an area of seasonal malaria transmission in the Gambia: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS Med (2011) 1.61
Scale-up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests and artemisinin-based combination therapy: challenges and perspectives in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS Med (2014) 1.61
Philani Plus (+): a Mentor Mother community health worker home visiting program to improve maternal and infants' outcomes. Prev Sci (2011) 1.58
Job stress among community health workers: a multi-method study from Pakistan. Int J Ment Health Syst (2008) 1.56
Policy challenges facing integrated community case management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Trop Med Int Health (2014) 1.55
Skilled Birth Attendants: who is who? A descriptive study of definitions and roles from nine Sub Saharan African countries. PLoS One (2012) 1.55
Quality and safety of integrated community case management of malaria using rapid diagnostic tests and pneumonia by community health workers. Pathog Glob Health (2012) 1.54
Community health workers providing government community case management for child survival in sub-Saharan Africa: who are they and what are they expected to do? Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.54
Use of drugs, perceived drug efficacy and preferred providers for febrile children: implications for home management of fever. Malar J (2009) 1.50
The Tanzania Connect Project: a cluster-randomized trial of the child survival impact of adding paid community health workers to an existing facility-focused health system. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 1.49
How does context influence performance of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries? Evidence from the literature. Health Res Policy Syst (2015) 1.49
Outcomes of home visits for pregnant mothers and their infants: a cluster randomized controlled trial. AIDS (2013) 1.48
Improving newborn survival in low-income countries: community-based approaches and lessons from South Asia. PLoS Med (2010) 1.47
Can volunteer community health workers decrease child morbidity and mortality in southwestern Uganda? An impact evaluation. PLoS One (2011) 1.47
Community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: what do we know about scaling up and sustainability? Am J Public Health (2013) 1.42
Access to malaria treatment in young children of rural Burkina Faso. Malar J (2009) 1.41
Healthcare seeking for diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia among children in four poor rural districts in Sierra Leone in the context of free health care: results of a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.37
Keeping community health workers in Uganda motivated: key challenges, facilitators, and preferred program inputs. Glob Health Sci Pract (2014) 1.37
Does integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) training improve the skills of health workers? A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2013) 1.37
Lay health worker attrition: important but often ignored. Bull World Health Organ (2011) 1.34
Feasibility and acceptability of ACT for the community case management of malaria in urban settings in five African sites. Malar J (2011) 1.30
Increasing the demand for childhood vaccination in developing countries: a systematic review. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2009) 1.29
Low referral completion of rapid diagnostic test-negative patients in community-based treatment of malaria in Sierra Leone. Malar J (2011) 1.29
Cost effectiveness of seasonal intermittent preventive treatment using amodiaquine & artesunate or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in Ghanaian children. PLoS One (2010) 1.28
Community health-workers: scaling up programmes. Lancet (2007) 1.28
The community case management of pneumonia in Africa: a review of the evidence. Health Policy Plan (2013) 1.26
Community acceptability and adoption of integrated community case management in Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.25
Poor retention does not have to be the rule: retention of volunteer community health workers in Uganda. Health Policy Plan (2013) 1.25
Indian approaches to retaining skilled health workers in rural areas. Bull World Health Organ (2010) 1.23
A model comparison approach shows stronger support for economic models of fertility decline. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.23
Under-five mortality in high focus states in India: a district level geospatial analysis. PLoS One (2012) 1.22
Health systems supports for community case management of childhood illness: lessons from an assessment of early implementation in Malawi. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 1.21
Inadequate knowledge of neonatal danger signs among recently delivered women in southwestern rural Uganda: a community survey. PLoS One (2014) 1.21
Task-shifting and prioritization: a situational analysis examining the role and experiences of community health workers in Malawi. Hum Resour Health (2014) 1.20
Leveraging human capital to reduce maternal mortality in India: enhanced public health system or public-private partnership? Hum Resour Health (2009) 1.19
The critical role of supervision in retaining staff in obstetric services: a three country study. PLoS One (2013) 1.17
Community health workers in Brazil's Unified Health System: a framework of their praxis and contributions to patient health behaviors. Soc Sci Med (2012) 1.17
Scale-up of community-based malaria control can be achieved without degrading community health workers' service quality: the Village Malaria Worker project in Cambodia. Malar J (2012) 1.16
Are vaccination programmes delivered by lay health workers cost-effective? A systematic review. Hum Resour Health (2009) 1.15
Knowledge and communication needs assessment of community health workers in a developing country: a qualitative study. Hum Resour Health (2009) 1.15
Evaluation of health workforce competence in maternal and neonatal issues in public health sector of Pakistan: an Assessment of their training needs. BMC Health Serv Res (2010) 1.13
Why we must provide better support for Pakistan's female frontline health workers. PLoS Med (2013) 1.13
Comparison of methods for assessing quality of care for community case management of sick children: an application with community health workers in Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.12
Child health and survival in the Eastern Mediterranean region. BMJ (2006) 1.11
The feasibility of community level interventions for pre-eclampsia in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed-methods design. Reprod Health (2016) 1.11
Community health workers and stand-alone or integrated case management of malaria: a systematic literature review. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2014) 1.10
Effectiveness of planning and management interventions for improving age-appropriate immunization in rural India. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.10
The potential contribution of community health workers to improving health outcomes in UK primary care. J R Soc Med (2012) 1.10
Performance of community health workers managing malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea under the community case management programme in central Uganda: a cross sectional study. Malar J (2014) 1.09
Community-based validation of assessment of newborn illnesses by trained community health workers in Sylhet district of Bangladesh. Trop Med Int Health (2009) 1.09
Innovative primary care delivery in rural Alaska: a review of patient encounters seen by community health aides. Int J Circumpolar Health (2012) 1.08
Supervision of community peer counsellors for infant feeding in South Africa: an exploratory qualitative study. Hum Resour Health (2010) 1.07
Impact of dropout of female volunteer community health workers: an exploration in Dhaka urban slums. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 1.07
Strategies to increase the demand for childhood vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bull World Health Organ (2015) 1.07
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis. Lancet (2010) 26.48
Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000. Lancet (2012) 25.96
Overcoming health-systems constraints to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Lancet (2004) 15.43
National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications. Lancet (2012) 10.21
Countdown to 2015 for maternal, newborn, and child survival: the 2008 report on tracking coverage of interventions. Lancet (2008) 9.23
National, regional, and worldwide estimates of stillbirth rates in 2009 with trends since 1995: a systematic analysis. Lancet (2011) 8.28
The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges. Lancet (2009) 7.76
Preventing preterm births: analysis of trends and potential reductions with interventions in 39 countries with very high human development index. Lancet (2012) 6.33
Continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health: from slogan to service delivery. Lancet (2007) 6.25
International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) technical document #1. Assessment of the risk of zinc deficiency in populations and options for its control. Food Nutr Bull (2004) 5.76
Stillbirth rates: delivering estimates in 190 countries. Lancet (2006) 5.70
Practising just medicine in an unjust world. BMJ (2003) 5.63
Sub-Saharan Africa's mothers, newborns, and children: where and why do they die? PLoS Med (2010) 5.54
The effect of mobile phone text-message reminders on Kenyan health workers' adherence to malaria treatment guidelines: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet (2011) 5.42
Neonatal mortality levels for 193 countries in 2009 with trends since 1990: a systematic analysis of progress, projections, and priorities. PLoS Med (2011) 5.33
Saving the lives of South Africa's mothers, babies, and children: can the health system deliver? Lancet (2009) 5.23
Causes of deaths in children younger than 5 years in China in 2008. Lancet (2010) 5.02
Gaps in policy-relevant information on burden of disease in children: a systematic review. Lancet (2005) 4.64
Community participation: lessons for maternal, newborn, and child health. Lancet (2008) 4.55
Stillbirths: what difference can we make and at what cost? Lancet (2011) 4.50
Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after intrauterine and neonatal insults: a systematic review. Lancet (2012) 4.31
WHO guidelines for management of severe malnutrition in rural South African hospitals: effect on case fatality and the influence of operational factors. Lancet (2004) 4.29
Can the world afford to save the lives of 6 million children each year? Lancet (2005) 4.07
Task shifting: the answer to the human resources crisis in Africa? Hum Resour Health (2009) 4.00
Treatment of paediatric malaria during a period of drug transition to artemether-lumefantrine in Zambia: cross sectional study. BMJ (2005) 3.80
Poverty and access to health care in developing countries. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2007) 3.79
60 Million non-facility births: who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 3.48
Health in South Africa: changes and challenges since 2009. Lancet (2012) 3.44
30 years after Alma-Ata: has primary health care worked in countries? Lancet (2008) 3.40
Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities. Lancet (2009) 3.35
Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet (2011) 3.21
Effect of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on the management of uncomplicated malaria with artemether-lumefantrine in Kenya: a cluster randomized trial. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 3.17
Neonatal resuscitation in low-resource settings: what, who, and how to overcome challenges to scale up? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 3.01
Randomized trial of reamed and unreamed intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2008) 3.01
Setting priorities in child health research investments for South Africa. PLoS Med (2007) 2.93
Challenges in defining and classifying the preterm birth syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2011) 2.86
Systematic scaling up of neonatal care in countries. Lancet (2005) 2.84
Sub-Saharan Africa's mothers, newborns, and children: how many lives could be saved with targeted health interventions? PLoS Med (2010) 2.77
Saving newborn lives in Asia and Africa: cost and impact of phased scale-up of interventions within the continuum of care. Health Policy Plan (2008) 2.48
The role of prophage-like elements in the diversity of Salmonella enterica serovars. J Mol Biol (2004) 2.45
Every death counts: use of mortality audit data for decision making to save the lives of mothers, babies, and children in South Africa. Lancet (2008) 2.43
Gluten ataxia in perspective: epidemiology, genetic susceptibility and clinical characteristics. Brain (2003) 2.41
Primary health care: making Alma-Ata a reality. Lancet (2008) 2.41
The public health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities. Ethn Dis (2003) 2.40
The Joint Action and learning initiative: towards a global agreement on national and global responsibilities for health. PLoS Med (2011) 2.33
The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 2.33
Stillbirths: how can health systems deliver for mothers and babies? Lancet (2011) 2.28
Obstetric care in low-resource settings: what, who, and how to overcome challenges to scale up? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 2.22
Linking families and facilities for care at birth: what works to avert intrapartum-related deaths? Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 2.12
Open reduction and internal fixation compared with ORIF and primary subtalar arthrodesis for treatment of Sanders type IV calcaneal fractures: a randomized multicenter trial. J Orthop Trauma (2014) 2.04
Why a special issue of the BMJ on South Asia? BMJ (2003) 2.02
Research priorities to reduce global mortality from newborn infections by 2015. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2009) 1.99
Is there hope for South Asia? BMJ (2004) 1.98
Cost effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries: a review of the debates surrounding decision rules. Pharmacoeconomics (2009) 1.97
Neonatal resuscitation and immediate newborn assessment and stimulation for the prevention of neonatal deaths: a systematic review, meta-analysis and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.95
Predictors of treatment error for children with uncomplicated malaria seen as outpatients in Blantyre district, Malawi. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 1.94
Transfusion trigger trial for functional outcomes in cardiovascular patients undergoing surgical hip fracture repair (FOCUS). Transfusion (2006) 1.91
Delivering interventions to reduce the global burden of stillbirths: improving service supply and community demand. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2009) 1.90
Fecal markers of intestinal inflammation and permeability associated with the subsequent acquisition of linear growth deficits in infants. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2012) 1.83
Comparing modelled predictions of neonatal mortality impacts using LiST with observed results of community-based intervention trials in South Asia. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.83
Antenatal steroids in preterm labour for the prevention of neonatal deaths due to complications of preterm birth. Int J Epidemiol (2010) 1.81
Distribution of free untreated bednets bundled with insecticide via an integrated child health campaign in Lindi Region, Tanzania: lessons for future campaigns. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.81
Care during labor and birth for the prevention of intrapartum-related neonatal deaths: a systematic review and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.77
Effect of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness strategy on health care quality in Morocco. Int J Qual Health Care (2006) 1.77
Reducing intrapartum-related neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries-what works? Semin Perinatol (2010) 1.76
Pushing the international health research agenda towards equity and effectiveness. Lancet (2004) 1.74
Non-Celiac Gluten sensitivity: the new frontier of gluten related disorders. Nutrients (2013) 1.74
Why are 4 million newborn babies dying every year? Lancet (2004) 1.69
Lives Saved Tool supplement detection and treatment of syphilis in pregnancy to reduce syphilis related stillbirths and neonatal mortality. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.64
Clean birth and postnatal care practices to reduce neonatal deaths from sepsis and tetanus: a systematic review and Delphi estimation of mortality effect. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.64
Setting research priorities to reduce global mortality from preterm birth and low birth weight by 2015. J Glob Health (2012) 1.58
Interviewing when family members are present. Am Fam Physician (2002) 1.56
Better health statistics are possible. Lancet (2006) 1.54
Newborn survival in Uganda: a decade of change and future implications. Health Policy Plan (2012) 1.52
Excellent can be the enemy of good: the case of diarrhoea management. Lancet (2013) 1.52
Perinatal mortality audit: counting, accountability, and overcoming challenges in scaling up in low- and middle-income countries. Int J Gynaecol Obstet (2009) 1.52
Estimated economic benefits during the 'decade of vaccines' include treatment savings, gains in labor productivity. Health Aff (Millwood) (2011) 1.52
The effect of providing skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care in preventing stillbirths. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.52
Coprescription of triptans with potentially interacting medications: a cohort study involving 240,268 patients. Headache (2003) 1.49
Global Equity Gauge Alliance: reflections on early experiences. J Health Popul Nutr (2003) 1.48
Pediatric disease burden and vaccination recommendations: understanding local differences. Int J Infect Dis (2010) 1.48
During the 'decade of vaccines,' the lives of 6.4 million children valued at $231 billion could be saved. Health Aff (Millwood) (2011) 1.46
Health-systems strengthening: current and future activities. Lancet (2011) 1.45
Newborn survival in Malawi: a decade of change and future implications. Health Policy Plan (2012) 1.43
Current thinking about acute compartment syndrome of the lower extremity. Can J Surg (2010) 1.43
What is the way forward for health in Zimbabwe? Lancet (2009) 1.42
Cost-effectiveness of new WHO recommendations for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a resource-limited setting. AIDS (2011) 1.41
Measuring coverage in MNCH: indicators for global tracking of newborn care. PLoS Med (2013) 1.40
WHO guidelines for severe malnutrition: are they feasible in rural African hospitals? Arch Dis Child (2006) 1.40
A policy review of the community health worker programme in Iran. J Public Health Policy (2011) 1.39
An open letter to the Executive Board of WHO. Lancet (2002) 1.39
Improving the hospital management of malnourished children by participatory research. Int J Qual Health Care (2004) 1.37
Study to prospectively evaluate reamed intramedually nails in patients with tibial fractures (S.P.R.I.N.T.): study rationale and design. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2008) 1.36
Count every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2015) 1.36
Design effects and intraclass correlation coefficients from a health facility cluster survey in Benin. Int J Qual Health Care (2002) 1.35
Lay health worker attrition: important but often ignored. Bull World Health Organ (2011) 1.34
Effect of case management on neonatal mortality due to sepsis and pneumonia. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.34
Health care seeking for childhood diarrhea in developing countries: evidence from seven sites in Africa and Asia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2013) 1.34
Directing diarrhoeal disease research towards disease-burden reduction. J Health Popul Nutr (2009) 1.33