{"id":7251,"date":"2024-12-20T14:13:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T14:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/impact-of-knowledge-management-innovations-to-improve-equitable-and-effective-learning-and-collaboration-in-global-health\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:36:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:36:30","slug":"impact-of-knowledge-management-innovations-to-improve-equitable-and-effective-learning-and-collaboration-in-global-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/fr\/impact-of-knowledge-management-innovations-to-improve-equitable-and-effective-learning-and-collaboration-in-global-health\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of Knowledge Management Innovations to Improve Equitable and Effective Learning and Collaboration in Global Health Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CORE Group\u2019s Global Health Practitioners Conference<\/span><\/i><\/a> (GHPC)<\/span><\/i>, held in October 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, was focused on the theme <\/span>Healthy Communities: Sustainable Environments. <\/span><\/i>It aimed to bring stakeholders together to discuss equitable solutions for pressing health needs related to <\/span>communities <\/i><\/b>et <\/span>climate,<\/i><\/b> and how <\/span>collaboration<\/i><\/b> will improve health and enable quality programs. The Knowledge SUCCESS East Africa team showcased three of our project\u2019s KM innovations, emphasizing how the project is supporting partners to collaborate and learn from each other to find solutions for health programming challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Centering communities in global health programs<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Knowledge SUCCESS and <\/span>Breakthrough ACTION<\/span><\/a> projects collaborated on a concurrent session focused on the <\/span>communities<\/i><\/b> aspect of the conference. The session, titled \u201cPrioritizing Community Insights to Strengthen Global Health Systems through Innovative Knowledge Management and Social and Behavior Change Approaches,\u201d included presenters from both projects sharing approaches that center the experiences, knowledge, and preferences of the stakeholders and community members closest to the work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Grace Miheso presenting during the concurrent session at GHPC. Image Credit: Collins Otieno<\/p><\/div>\n

Grace Miheso, the Chief of Party of Breakthrough ACTION Kenya with the <\/span>Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs<\/span><\/a>, spoke about the project\u2019s use of the <\/span>Community Action Cycle<\/span><\/a>. This comprehensive approach to social and behavior change and community engagement addresses key determinants that influence the uptake of critical health services within a community and actively engages community members, leaders, and healthcare providers. The project collaborates with communities to prioritize their most pressing health issues and plan an effective community-based strategy to address them. This iterative process promotes a sense of ownership and meaningfully engages stakeholders to take an active role in improving their own health outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Irene Alenga, the Knowledge Management and Community Engagement Lead on the Knowledge SUCCESS East Africa portfolio with <\/span>Amref Health Africa<\/span><\/a>, presented findings from a series of peer-to-peer learning activities aimed at building collaboration and knowledge sharing among health and development professionals in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, with the ultimate goal of strengthening health programs and systems. During these peer-to-peer learning activities, Knowledge SUCCESS brought together 125 professionals from 40 countries and took them through a thoughtful step-by-step process to identify the \u201chow\u201d and specific success factors from their programming. Participants also shared their challenges and gathered input on solutions from their peers who work on similar programs. The activities focused on two technical areas:1) integration and scale-up of community health workers into the health system and 2) reaching high-priority populations with COVID-19 vaccination. Through these activities, the project found that these professionals were discussing themes that related to equity, quality, and resource mobilization\u2014 all important aspects of <\/span>health systems strengthening<\/span><\/a>. Click below to see the challenges and solutions that these professionals discussed and shared with each other\u2014 demonstrating the power and impact of peer-to-peer learning and exchange.<\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing challenges in health systems strengthening: Key lessons shared during peer-to-peer sessions<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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Building community trust<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t
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