The sustainability of health interventions implemented in Africa: an updated systematic review on evidence and future research perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sustaining evidence-based interventions in resource-limited settings is critical to optimizing gains in health outcomes. In 2015, we published a review of the sustainability of health interventions in African countries, highlighting gaps in the measurement and conceptualization of sustainability in the region. This review updates and expands upon the original review to account for developments in the past decade and recommendations for promoting sustainability.

Methods

First, we searched five databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Global Health, and Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)) for studies published between 2015 and 2022. We repeated the search in 2023 and 2024. The review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Repo

SUBMITTER: Nwaozuru U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11980204 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature