The Story Perspective - The Use of Individual Life Narratives in Understanding Development Effects and Processes

Life as lived is personal. There is no other way to experience life except from the perspective of and from inside the body, h eart and mind of a person. Development, and everything to do with de velopment, is also personal. And there is no other way to experie nce development except from the perspective of and from inside the body, heart and mind of a person. What I have called ‘the story per spective’ draws on the personal, lesh and blood, life as lived, indivi dual stories of people’s lives in development situations in order to see mor e clearly the true nature of development effects and processes. The un ique combination of emotional and rational knowledge contained withi n life stories can give us a broader perspective on the human face of development, a perspective that I believe is needed to compliment and balance the facts of ‘the measurement perspective’, and the ins ights of ‘the theory perspective’. This paper, which is based on a disse rtation written for the Kimmage Development Studies Centre, argues that ‘the story perspective’ contributes an essential, and often ne glected, human and personal dimension to development work and debates

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The role of the KCC2 in substance use and abuse: A systematic review [Protocol]

This poster presents the protocol for an ongoing systematic review investigating the role of potassium chloride co-transporter 2 (KCC2) in substance use, abuse, and addiction

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Evaluating supply chain management of SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care (POC) diagnostic services in primary healthcare clinics in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting information files.SUPPORTING INFORMATION : FIGURE S1. Supply chain management audit tool. TABLE S1. Characteristics of the 47 participating PHC clinics in Mopani District.Access to point-of-care (POC) diagnostics in resource-limited settings, where laboratorybased diagnostics are limited, depends on efficient supply chain management (SCM). This study evaluated the SCM for SARS-CoV-2 POC diagnostic services in resource-limited settings to determine the effect of SCM on accessibility to SARS-CoV-2 POC tests and to identify barriers and enablers of accessibility to SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic services in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. We purposively assessed 47 clinics providing POC diagnostic services between June and September 2022. One participant per clinic completed an audit tool developed by the authors with guidance from the World Health Organization and the Management Sciences for Health guidelines. The audit tool evaluated the following SCM parameters: selection, quantification, storage, procurement, quality assurance, distribution, redistribution, inventory management, and human resource capacity. Percentage rating scores between 90–100% indicated that the facility was compliant with SCM guidelines, while rating scores < 90% indicated non-compliance. The clinic audit scores were summarized and compared across clinics and sub-districts. Clinics had compliance scores ranging from 60.5% to 89.2%. Compliance scores were the highest for procurement, redistribution, and quality assurance (all 100%), followed by storage (mean = 95.2%, 95% CI: 90.7–99.7), quantification (mean = 89.4%, 95% CI: 80.2–98.5), and selection (mean = 87.5%, 95% CI: 87.5%–87.5%). Compliance scores were the lowest for inventory management (mean = 53.2%, 95% CI: 47.9%–58.5%), distribution (mean = 48.6%, 95% CI: 44.6%–52.7%), and human resource capacity (mean = 50.6%, 95% CI: 43.3%–58.0%). A significant correlation was found between compliance score and clinic headcount (r = 0.4, p = 0.008), and compliance score and ideal clinic score (r = 0.4, p = 0.0003). Overall, the 47 clinics audited did not comply with international SCM guidelines. Of the nine SCM parameters evaluated, only procurement, redistribution, and quality assurance did not need improvement. All parameters are key in ensuring full functionality of SCM systems and equitable access to SARS-CoV-2 POC diagnostics in resource limited settings.National Research Foundation & Ninety-One SA (Pty) Ltd.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/am2024School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-bein