Jun 30, 2017 | National Advisory Board, Peru
On the 15th of June 2017 the Peruvian team had their second Advisory Board meeting of the year. This meeting included the COHESION team in Peru and Advisory Board members Jeanine Anderson, Peter Busse, Cesar Náquira, Flor Calderon and Luz M. Moyano. Maria Amalia...
Jun 6, 2017 | COHESION matters, Meetings, Peru, Presentation
Summary: Engagement activity with stakeholders at the macro level of the health system in Lima- Peru On May 3, the COHESION project in Peru held a meeting with stakeholders, where stakeholders related to the health sector and the diseases related to the project...
Mar 14, 2017 | Co-creation, Community Health Perceptions, Peru, Research
The Community Health Perceptions Study is one of the baseline studies of the COHESION project. It consists of a community mapping, focus groups and in-depth interviews with the aim to understand the community’s perceptions on healthcare services, health problems,...
Feb 22, 2017 | Intervention sites, Peru
The COHESION project assesses the barriers that underserved communities face when accessing Primary Health Care (PHC) to treat chronic conditions in Peru, Mozambique, and Nepal. In Peru, the selected districts are Ayabaca and Montero in the Ayabaca province of Piura,...
Jan 31, 2017 | Capacity building, Community Health Perceptions, Peru
Fieldworkers received training in data collection tools and methods before heading to the selected sites: Ayabaca and Montero, located in the region of Piura in the north of Peru. They will be conducting interviews and focus group discussions, elements of the...
Jan 30, 2017 | Meetings, Peru, policy analysis
One of the main research outputs of COHESION consists of an analysis of global and national policies related to non-communicable (NCDs) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The partners in Switzerland conducted the global policy analysis, whereas national policy...
