Health diplomacy the adaptation of global health interventions to local needs in sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand: Evaluating findings from Project Accept (HPTN 043)

• Main Authors: Kevany,S., Khumalo-Sakutukwa,G.N., Murima,O., Chingono,A., Modiba,P., Gray,G.E., Van-Rooyen,H., Mrumbi,K.M., Mbwambo,J.K.K., Kawichai,S., Chariyalertsak,S., Chariyalertsak,C., Paradza,E., Mulawa,M.I., Curran,K., Fritz,K.E., Morin,S.F.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2015
• Subjects: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84872981978&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38253
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Background: Study-based global health interventions, especially those that are conducted on an international or multi-site basis, frequently require site-specific adaptations in order to (1) respond to socio-cultural differences in risk determinants, (2) to make interventions more relevant to target...