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

Tue Jun 7 11:09:10 PDT 2016

thanks for this Michael. it is great to have objective statements about the
value of OST. I hope that the wiki site is still active and possibly this
could be posted to it isn't lost to our knowledge base. I am not so sure
that there is accuracy in saying that OST is new to health research...I
think it is simply that there isn't a sufficient mechanism/process for the
volumes of information to be compiled. I know I am guilty of that. In the
early days, it felt more doable to post various bits of information...until
the world accelerated. I hear from people that have come through OST
training with me, from time to time, and there are so many stories. Many
are from the international development agencies...many from health. And so
I know that they are out there.

warmly,
Birgitt

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:55 AM Michael Herman via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> 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.
>
> ...
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Michael Herman
> Michael Herman Associates
> 312-280-7838 (mobile)
>
> http://MichaelHerman.com
> http://OpenSpaceWorld.org
>
>
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