An Alternative Public Health Vision for a National Drug Strategy: Treatment Works [PDF]
, 1991 This article returns to a war waged virtually throughout this century--a war between the theories of punishment and rehabilitation in curtailing the drug epidemic. Today, the terms of the war are recast as supply-side policies based upon law enforcement;
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in developing countries.
, 2006 The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is causing the most destructive epidemic of recent times, having been responsible for the deaths of more than 25 million people since it was first recognised in 1981.
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A critical analysis of Peru's HIV grant proposals to the Global Fund. [PDF]
, 2013 Peru has applied to six of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) rounds for funding, achieving success on four occasions. The process of proposal development has, however, been criticised, especially concerning the use
Amaya, Ana B +3 more
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Ebola and War in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Avoiding Failure and Thinking Ahead [PDF]
, 2018 The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is exceptionally dangerous, occurring within active armed conflict and geopolitical volatility, including a million displaced persons.
Cameron, Elizabeth +2 more
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PrEP as a feature in the optimal landscape of combination HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: The new WHO guidelines recommend offering pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people who are at substantial risk of HIV infection. However, where PrEP should be prioritised, and for which population groups, remains an open question.
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Progress towards elimination of measles in Kenya, 2003-2016
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION: Measles is targeted for elimination in the World Health Organization African Region by the year 2020. In 2011, Kenya was off track in attaining the 2012 pre-elimination goal.
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Towards a “One Health” strategy against leptospirosis [PDF]
, 2014 Leptospirosis is an emerging disease; affecting animals, humans and the natural environment, it is a “one health threat”. In spite of its global distribution, its epidemic potential due to climate/ environment changes, its high human mortality rate and ...
Belmain, Steve +8 more
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Mathematical Modeling and Epidemic Prediction of Covid-19 and Its Significance to Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures [PDF]
, 2021 Bin Zhao +7 more
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The Prescription Opioid Epidemic: an Evidence-Based Approach [PDF]
, 2015 A group of experts, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, issued this report aimed at stemming the prescription opioid epidemic, a crisis that kills an average of 44 people a day in the U.S.
G. Caleb Alexander, Shannon Frattaroli
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Getting to Zero HIV Cases San Francisco: Reconceptualizing Housing as HIV Prevention and HIV Treatment [PDF]
, 2019 The City and County of San Francisco, originallyground zero for the HIV epidemic in the United States, is redefining public health HIV interventions, potentially positioning San Francisco as one of the first major metropolitan cities in the world to ...
Zaragoza, Gaspar
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