Abstract
Health system actors lack understanding of challenges faced by mothers to access maternal care. One of the reasons is the lack of a platform where actors and community members can meet, exchange knowledge, and debate to make mutually beneficial decisions. Even if there are such forums, the capacity of community members to participate in them is often assumed. Additionally, the capacity of decision-makers to make informed decisions is also equally assumed. So, there are three main areas that need to be developed: 1. The capacity for communities to participate in research and action. 2. The capacity of decision-makers to utilize information to which they have access. 3. Mechanisms where both parties can meet and fruitfully exchange knowledge and trust for action to occur. This chapter addresses these three areas through a systems-thinking approach based on a research done in South Sudan in the period from 2008 to 2014.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Systems Thinking for Global Health |
| Subtitle of host publication | How can systems-thinking contribute to solving key challenges in Global Health? |
| Editors | Frédérique Vallières, Hasheem Mannan, Naonori Kodate, Fiona Larkan |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 133-144 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191839771 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780198799498 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2022 |
Keywords
- knowledge brokering
- participatory research
- action research
- research capacity
- capacity building
- maternal health
- reproductive health
- conflict affected fragile states
- collaborative decision-making
- South Sudan
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
