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HeAlth System StrEngThening in four sub-Saharan African countries (ASSET) to achieve high-quality, evidence-informed surgical, maternal and newborn, and primary care: protocol for pre-implementation phase studies

Nadine Sewarda Centre for Implementation Science, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charlotte Hanlonb Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK;c Department of Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Research and Capacity-, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-3226View further author information
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Ahmed Abdellad Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2899-0299View further author information
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Zulfa Abrahamse Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7336-6009View further author information
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Atalay Alemc Department of Psychiatry, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Research and Capacity-, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-7185View further author information
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Ricardo Arayab Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0420-5148View further author information
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Max Bachmannf Department of Population Health and Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-3506View further author information
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Alemayehu Bekeled Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-0457View further author information
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Birke Bogaleg Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, King’s College London, London, UK;h Department of Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6725-8573View further author information
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Nataliya Brimai King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6930-5166View further author information
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Dixon Chibandaj University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe;k Psychology Department, School of Applied Human Science College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu Natal, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-8607View further author information
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Robyn Curranl Knowledge Translation Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1337-0011View further author information
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Justine Daviesm Centre for Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;n Centre for Global Surgery, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6834-1838View further author information
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Andualem Beyeneo Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Lara Fairalll Knowledge Translation Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;p King’s Global Health Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7460-4670View further author information
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Lindsay Farrantq Division of Family Medicine, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1997-429XView further author information
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Souci Frissap King’s Global Health Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8346-8909View further author information
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Jennifer Gallagherg Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5068-8008View further author information
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Wei Gaor Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8298-3415View further author information
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Liz Gwytherq Division of Family Medicine, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7602-6168View further author information
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Richard Hardingr Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-8689View further author information
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Muralikrishnan R. Karthas King’s Health Economics, Kings College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4380-3471View further author information
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Andrew Leatheri King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-5962View further author information
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Crick Lundb Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK;e Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5159-8220View further author information
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Maggie Marxe Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-392XView further author information
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Kennedy Nkhomar Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2991-8160View further author information
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Jamie Murdocht Department of Population Health Science, Kings College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9021-3629View further author information
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Inge Petersenu Centre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Berea, Durban, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3573-4229View further author information
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Ruwayda Petrusv Psychology Department, School of Applied Human Science College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu Natal, Berea, Durban, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0963-7812View further author information
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André van Rensburgu Centre for Rural Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Berea, Durban, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-2232View further author information
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Jane Sandallw Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Science, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2000-743XView further author information
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Nick Sevdalisa Centre for Implementation Science, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7560-8924View further author information
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Andrew Sheenanw Department of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life Course Science, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5273-3132View further author information
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Amezene Tadesseo Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-7928View further author information
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Graham Thornicrofta Centre for Implementation Science, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK;b Centre for Global Mental Health, Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0662-0879View further author information
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Ruth Verheyj University of Zimbabwe, Harare, ZimbabweORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5959-1891View further author information
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Chris Willotti King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0940-4215View further author information
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Martin Princep King’s Global Health Institute, King’s College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1379-7146View further author information
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Article: 1987044 | Received 03 Feb 2021, Accepted 25 Sep 2021, Published online: 17 Jan 2022

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