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Increasing European Support for Neglected Infectious Disease Research

open access: yesComputational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2017
Neglected infectious diseases (NIDs) are a persistent cause of death and disability in low-income countries. Currently available drugs and vaccines are often ineffective, costly or associated with severe side-effects.
Ole F. Olesen, Marit Ackermann
doaj   +1 more source

Developing biobanks in developing countries.

open access: yesJournal of global health, 2011
We call for the development of human biobanks in developing countries and describe several examples from low income countries which are already building their own biobanks. Developing human biobanks in developing countries requires strengthening of the research capacity to use the new technologies, as well as a shift in research investment priorities ...
Igor Rudan   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Abatacept for Prophylaxis of Acute and Chronic Graft‐Versus‐Host‐Disease in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation—A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Graft‐versus‐host disease (GvHD) remains one of the most significant complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Abatacept, a selective T‐cell costimulation modulator, is a relatively novel prophylactic agent, though pediatric data remain limited.
Matthijs D. Kruizinga   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feeding, Fear, and Acceptance: Caregivers’ Experiences of Nutritional Support During Childhood Cancer Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore caregivers' experiences and perceptions of the nutritional challenges faced by children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment, including oral intake and the use of nutritional support. Methods This was a qualitative study based on focus groups with parents and caregivers at a Brazilian pediatric oncology hospital ...
Danyelle Apparecida Balsamão Marques   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drinking water quality assessment and corrosion mitigation in the hospital water supply system of Chacas Village (Peru)

open access: yesRevista Ambiente & Água, 2014
Rural hospitals in developing countries often lack appropriate water treatments to assure their water needs. In these facilities, due to water different uses and its use with medical equipment, water quality problems can cause very hazardous situations ...
Riccardo Bigoni   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data Sharing Principles in Developing Countries

open access: yes, 2015
The 'Data Sharing Principles in Developing Countries', or 'Nairobi Data Sharing Principles' were developed by participants of the CODATA Workshop on Open Data for Science and Sustainability in Developing Countries held on 6-8 August 2014 at UNESCO in the
Participants of the Workshop on Open Data for Science and Sustainability in Developing Countries   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does socioeconomic status of farmers determine the adoption of forest landscape restoration practices? Evidence from Central Togo

open access: yesSustainable Environment
Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) has gained significant attention as a global initiative to address forest and land degradation. While most studies emphasize the diverse benefits of FLR, very few have investigated the extensive nature of its adoption ...
Hamza Moluh Njoya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling freshwater snail habitat suitability and areas of potential snail-borne disease transmission in Uganda

open access: yesGeospatial Health, 2006
Geographic information system (GIS)-based modeling of an intermediate host snail species’ environmental requirements using known occurrence records can provide estimates of its spatial distribution.
A.S. Stensgaard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Knowledge Hub: developing an open platform for facilitating high-quality clinical research

open access: yesTrials, 2022
There is stark global inequity in health research in terms of where studies happen, who leads the research and the ultimate beneficiaries of the results generated.
Samuel Driver   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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