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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to healthcare: waiting time until the surgical procedure

Annals of Medicine
Background Understanding the determinants that limit the population’s access to surgical care in health services is highly relevant in order to provide data to support political interventions.Objective This study aimed to evaluate the time between ...
Cassiane de Santana Lemos, Ana Maria Muller Magalhães, Danielle Saraiva Tuma dos Reis, Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade, Karla Cristina de Almeida, Fabiana Zerbieri Martins, Nancy Reynolds, Vanessa de Brito Poveda   +7 more
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Airborne Outreach

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2014
There is a paucity of research demonstrating how HIV-funded services in Africa have improved equity and access to non-HIV services for both HIV-infected and uninfected patients.
Michael J. A. Reid MD, MA, Miriam Haverkamp MD, MPH, Tammi McAllister, Jonathan Miller JD, Brianna L. Kirk MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci, Md Deluair Hossen, Andrew Muhammad, Seong‐Hoon Cho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity in prenatal healthcare services globally: an umbrella review

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Timely, appropriate, and equitable access to quality healthcare during pregnancy is proven to contribute to better health outcomes of birthing individuals and infants following birth.
Zeenat Ladak, Nagma Grewal, Minji Olivia Kim, Stephanie Small, Alexia Leber, Mehdiya Hemani, Qiuyu Sun, Deena M. Hamza, Celia Laur, Noah M. Ivers, Olesya Falenchuk, Richard Volpe   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contemporary Regional Disparities in Robotic‐Assisted Rectal Resection in Japan: A Nationwide Population‐Based Study Using the National Database Open Data

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Robotic‐assisted rectal resection in Japan increased markedly after national insurance reimbursement in 2018, with a concurrent decline in open surgery. Using NDB Open Data, we found substantial inter‐prefectural heterogeneity in surgical volume and robotic utilization that persisted after age and sex standardization (SCR). Urban–rural differences were
Ryo Ohta, Takeshi Yamada, Key Uehara, Hiromichi Sonoda, Akihisa Matsuda, Seiichi Shinji, Yasuyuki Yokoyama, Goro Takahashi, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of universal health coverage for maternal health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the context, reforms and progress

BMJ Open
Objectives This scoping review explores the global context, policies and programmes aimed at achieving universal health coverage (UHC) for maternal health services, focusing on progress within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Delia Hendrie, Judith Daire, Jamila Ahmed Aden   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is There Migration-Related Inequity in Access to or in the Utilisation of Health Care in Germany? [PDF]

This paper analyses immigrants' access to health care and utilisation of health care services in Germany. Thereby, it is investigated if there is inequity in access to or in the utilisation of health care services due to a lack of language skills or due ...
Monika Sander
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Why do Health Workers in Rural Tanzania Prefer Public Sector Employment? [PDF]

, 2012
Severe shortages of qualified health workers and geographical imbalances in the workforce in many low-income countries require the national health sector management to closely monitor and address issues related to the distribution of health workers ...
Moland Karen Marie, Songstad Nils Gunnar, Moland, Karen Marie, Massay, Deodatus Amadeus, Karen Marie Moland, Astrid Blystad, Massay Deodatus Amadeus, Blystad Astrid, Deodatus Amadeus Massay, Songstad, Nils Gunnar, Nils Gunnar Songstad, Blystad, Astrid   +11 more
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Dimensions of the AI Divide: Digital Inequality and Psychological Consequences

AI &Innovation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a foundational component of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Yet, the ways in which AI reshapes patterns of exclusion beyond questions of access and technical capability remain insufficiently theorized.
Christos Papaioannou
wiley   +1 more source