[OSList] formal report on OS used in healthcare (malaria elimination) in rwanda

[Michael Herman via OSList]

os friends,

jane alaii shared this report of her work with me...
https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2875-13-167

i think some will be interested.  while the good results and general
findings about open space will be familiar to many, this kind of formal
reporting and analysis of what happened is less common.  maybe useful where
you are...

michael



Community mobilization for malaria elimination: application of an open
space methodology in Ruhuha sector, Rwanda

Background
Despite the significant reduction of malaria transmission in Rwanda, Ruhuha
sector is still a highly endemic area for malaria. The objective of this
activity was to explore and brainstorm the potential roles of various
community stakeholders in malaria elimination.

Methods
Horizontal participatory approaches such as ‘open space’ have been deployed
to explore local priorities, stimulate community contribution to project
planning, and to promote local capacity to manage programmes. Two open
space meetings were conducted with 62 and 82 participants in years 1 and 2,
respectively. Participants included purposively selected community and
local organizations’ representatives.

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Conclusion

Results from the present research show that open space, newly deployed in
health-related research, yields interesting findings as other participatory
approaches and can serve as a platform to gather more information from
various members of the community, to formulate measures to be taken towards
elimination and create motivation for key stakeholders to be involved in
such a programme, all within a short period of time. Future work will
involve discussions on how agreed-upon actions will be effectively put into
practice for malaria elimination in the area. Based on this, ongoing follow
up to evaluate whether knowledge gained and skills learnt are shared and
sustained among communities will be conducted.




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Michael Herman
Michael Herman Associates
312-280-7838 (mobile)

http://MichaelHerman.com
http://OpenSpaceWorld.org
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