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      How Management and Leadership Training Can Impact a Health System: Evaluation Findings From a Public Health Management Training Program in Cambodia 

      Horváth, Chelsea; Hong, Kimsear; Wheeler, Paulah; Ir, Por; Chhea, Chhorvann; Kinzer, Michael H.; Ly, Vanthy; Willacy, Erika (2022-01-26)

      In 2017, the National Institute of Public Health in Cambodia collaborated with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide management and leadership training for 20 managers and senior staff from 10 health centers. We conducted a mixed methods evaluation of the program's outcomes and impact on the graduates and health centers. From June 2018 (baseline) to January 2019 (endpoint), we collected data from a competency assessment, observational visits, and interviews. From baseline to endpoint, all 20 participants reported increased ...
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      Qualitative evaluation of enabling factors and barriers to the success and sustainability of national public health institutes in Cambodia, Colombia, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Zambia 

      Woldetsadik, Mahlet A; Bratton, Shelly; Fitzpatrick, Kaitlin; Ravat, Fatima; Castillo, Lisetta Del; McIntosh, Kelsy J; Jarvis, Dennis; Carnevale, Caroline R; Cassell, Cynthia H; Chhea, Chhorvann; Alvarado, Franklyn Prieto; MaCauley, Jane; Jani, Ilesh; Ilori, Elsie; Nsanzimana, Sabin; Mukonka, Victor M; Baggett, Henry C (2022-03-03)

      Objectives: The success of National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is critical to countries’ ability to deliver public health services to their populations and effectively respond to public health emergencies. However, empirical data are limited on factors that promote or are barriers to the sustainability of NPHIs. This evaluation explored stakeholders’ perceptions about enabling factors and barriers to the success and sustainability of NPHIs in seven countries where the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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      A qualitative study on gender barriers to eye care access in Cambodia 

      Neyhouser, Camille; Quinn, Ingrid; Hillgrove, Tessa; Chan, Renee; Chhea, Chhorvann; Peou, Seang; Sambath, Pol (2018-08-29)

      Background: The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) Cambodia recently partnered with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) and National Program for Eye Health (NPEH, part of the Ministry of Health) to establish the Gender Equality in Eye Health Project. As part of this project, a qualitative study was carried out to identify barriers affecting women’s access to eye health in Cambodia. Methods: A cross-sectional qualitative study was conducted in four provinces in both urban and rural locations between May and June 2015. Purposive sampling was ...