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Erschienen in: Current HIV/AIDS Reports 4/2019

13.06.2019 | Implementation Science (E Geng, Section Editor)

Making Smarter Decisions Faster: Systems Engineering to Improve the Global Public Health Response to HIV

verfasst von: Anjuli D. Wagner, Jonny Crocker, Shan Liu, Peter Cherutich, Sarah Gimbel, Quinhas Fernandes, Melissa Mugambi, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir, Sarah Masyuko, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Ruth Nduati, Kenneth Sherr

Erschienen in: Current HIV/AIDS Reports | Ausgabe 4/2019

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This review offers an operational definition of systems engineering (SE) as applied to public health, reviews applications of SE in the field of HIV, and identifies opportunities and challenges of broader application of SE in global health.

Recent Findings

SE involves the deliberate sequencing of three steps: diagnosing a problem, evaluating options using modeling or optimization, and providing actionable recommendations. SE includes diverse tools (from process improvement to mathematical modeling) applied to decisions at various levels (from local staffing decisions to planning national-level roll-out of new interventions). Contextual factors are crucial to effective decision-making, but there are gaps in understanding global decision-making processes. Integrating SE into pre-service training and translating SE tools to be more accessible could increase utilization of SE approaches in global health.

Summary

SE is a promising, but under-recognized approach to improve public health response to HIV globally.
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Metadaten
Titel
Making Smarter Decisions Faster: Systems Engineering to Improve the Global Public Health Response to HIV
verfasst von
Anjuli D. Wagner
Jonny Crocker
Shan Liu
Peter Cherutich
Sarah Gimbel
Quinhas Fernandes
Melissa Mugambi
Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir
Sarah Masyuko
Bradley H. Wagenaar
Ruth Nduati
Kenneth Sherr
Publikationsdatum
13.06.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current HIV/AIDS Reports / Ausgabe 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1548-3568
Elektronische ISSN: 1548-3576
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11904-019-00449-2

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