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Emerging challenges and health system capacity: the case of non- communicable diseases in Pakistan; a review [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Pakistan is facing double burden of disease and the contribution of mortality by non-communicable diseases has over numbered the communicable diseases.
Malik, Muhammad Ashar, Zafar, Mubashir
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First report of an imported case of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in South Africa

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by hantavirus infection. Hantaviruses are not endemic to South Africa, and we report the first detection of an imported case of HFRS in the country.
N Moolla, D Adler, L Blumberg, A Glass, A Grobbelaar, C le Roux, J Paweska, J Weyer   +7 more
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Research needs for an improved primary care response to chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa. [PDF]

, 2010
With non-communicable diseases (NCDs) projected to become leading causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, research is needed to improve the primary care response, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Abegunde, Adeyi, Anonymous, Bach, Beaglehole, Chan, Coovadia, Council for International Organisations of Medical Sciences, Craig, Daar, Harries, Harries, Kumwenda, Maher, Maher, Maher, Ministry of Health of Government of Uganda, Ministry of Health of Government of Uganda, Ooms, Sanders, Setel, Sewankambo, Suhrcke, Tollman, United Kingdom Department for International Development, WHO, WHO, WHO, Wilkinson, World Diabetes Foundation   +29 more
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Public health in Thailand: Emerging focus on non‐communicable diseases [PDF]

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2011
SUMMARYOver the past three decades, the public health landscape in Thailand has shifted remarkably. Currently chronic non‐communicable diseases represent the largest cause of mortality in the Thai population. In light of the current situation, this paper synthesizes what is known about the chronic non‐communicable disease situation in Thailand and ...
Kaufman, Nicholas D., Chasombat, Sanchai, Tanomsingh, Saengchom, Rajataramya, Benjaporn, Potempa, Kathleen   +4 more
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Plague and listeriosis: current outbreaks, and an historical South African connection

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
No abdtract available.
John Frean, Lucille Blumberg, Kerrigan McCarthy, Juno Thomas   +3 more
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The diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from asymptomatic and symptomatic school-age children in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Understanding Plasmodium falciparum population diversity and transmission dynamics provides information on the intensity of malaria transmission, which is needed for assessing malaria control interventions.
Shirley V. Simpson, Sabin S. Nundu, Hiroaki Arima, Osamu Kaneko, Toshihiro Mita, Richard Culleton, Taro Yamamoto   +6 more
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Malaria Vector Surveillance and Control in an Elimination Setting in South Africa

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
South Africa’s malaria elimination plans are aligned to the World Health Organization’s aim for a malaria-free world and include specific objectives within a specified time frame.
Basil D. Brooke
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A review on the progress of sex-separation techniques for sterile insect technique applications against Anopheles arabiensis

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
The feasibility of the sterile insect technique (SIT) as a malaria vector control strategy against Anopheles arabiensis has been under investigation over the past decade.
Thabo Mashatola, Cyrille Ndo, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Leonard C. Dandalo, Oliver R. Wood, Lerato Malakoane, Yacouba Poumachu, Leanne N. Lobb, Maria Kaiser, Kostas Bourtzis, Givemore Munhenga   +10 more
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Marked Effects of Larval Salt Exposure on the Life History and Gut Microbiota of the Malaria Vector Anopheles merus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Insects, 2022
Anopheles merus can breed in a range of saltwater concentrations. The consequences of this ability on the life history of adult An. merus are poorly understood. This study examined the effects of exposure to 0, 2.1875, 4.375, 8.75, and 17.5 g/L of sodium
Ashmika Singh, Nashrin F. Patel, Mushal Allam, Wai-Yin Chan, Thabo Mohale, Arshad Ismail, Shüné V. Oliver   +6 more
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Reimagining WHO: Leadership and Action for a New Director-General [PDF]

, 2017
Three candidates to be the next WHO Director-General remain: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, David Nabarro, and Sania Nishtar. The World Health Assembly’s ultimate choice will lead an Organization facing daunting internal and external challenges, from its ...
Friedman, Eric A., Gostin, Lawrence O.
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