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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2013 INTRODUCTION: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is the third most common mycobacterial infection after tuberculosis and leprosy.
Marius Zambou Vouking +5 more
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The Effect of Brazil's Family Health Program on Cognitive Skills
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines the effect of Brazil's Family Health Program (Programa Saude da Familia, FHP) on cognitive skills (measured by test scores) of fifth‐grade students. We use biennial data from national exams between 2007 and 2015, and variation in the FHP implementation date across municipalities, birth cohort, and test year to identify the ...
Pinar Mine Gunes, Magda Tsaneva
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Rising cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in rural sub‐Saharan Africa are largely attributable to insufficient awareness, treatment and control of hypertension. The delivery of care is further constrained by health system limitations, including shortages of physicians, inadequate infrastructure, challenges in medication supply ...
Aime Ishimwe Mugisha +5 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Non‐adherence to tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) is a critical issue in Ethiopia and other Sub‐Saharan African countries, where both TB and HIV burdens are high. To reduce TPT non‐adherence among PLHIV, it is crucial to identify those at risk and implement targeted interventions. Therefore,
Edao Sinba Etu +5 more
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Moving the Advance Care Planning Needle With Community Health Workers [PDF]
, 2017 This issue of Medical Care presents a study by Litzelman et al,1“Impact of community health workers on elderly patients’ advance care planning and health care utilization:moving the dial,” that reports the results of an innovative model at the Indiana ...
Calista, Joanne, Tjia, Jennifer
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Schistosomiasis remains a public health concern in sub‐Saharan Africa, affecting over 250 million people. In endemic settings, schistosomiasis transmission is not always understood exclusively in biomedical terms. Community health workers (CHWs) contribute to schistosomiasis control through mass drug administration and health ...
Dianne Verhoeven +21 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2017 Background Despite being legally available in India since 1971, barriers to safe and legal abortion remain, and unsafe and/or illegal abortion continues to be a problem.
Pallavi Gupta +4 more
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Journal of Global Health Reports, 2020 Background This paper examines associations between family support and community respect as perceived by community health workers, and their productivity and maternal health care utilization in India. Methods We conducted cross-sectional surveys with the community health workers, known as accredited social health activists (ASHA) and her clients ...
Nabamallika Dehingia +7 more
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.Primary health care (PHC) strengthening is central to improving population health and advancing health equity in Somalia. Fragmented governance, inadequate financing, workforce maldistribution, and limited access for rural and displaced communities undermine PHC performance.
Yusuf Abdullahi Hubow +10 more
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Motivation and Satisfaction among Community Health Workers in Morogoro Region, Tanzania: Nuanced Needs and Varied Ambitions. [PDF]
, 2015 In 2012, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Tanzania, approved national guidelines and training materials for community health workers (CHWs) in integrated maternal, newborn and child health (Integrated MNCH), with CHWs trained and ...
Winch, Peter J +11 more
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