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The reform of the essential medicines system in China: a comprehensive approach to universal coverage [PDF]

Journal of Global Health, 2013
To achieve universal health care coverage, the Government of China invested in large–scale health care reform. One of the major reform components focuses on improving access to essential medicines to reduce high out–of–pocket medicines spending.
Sarah L. Barber , Baobin Huang , Budiono Santoso , Richard Laing , Valerie Paris , Chunfu Wu   +5 more
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Hypoxemia detection and oxygen therapy practices in neonatal and pediatric wards across seven district and referral hospitals in Rwanda

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundHypoxemia, characterized by low levels of oxygen in the blood, is a potentially fatal condition that is commonly found in pediatric and neonatal conditions that drive childhood mortality globally.
Hyacinthe Mushumbamwiza, Harriet H. Webster, Christine Kayitesi, Jasmine Miller, Nang’andu Chizyuka, Felix Musabirema, Alida Ngwije, Brenda Kateera, Sanctus Musafiri, Lisine Tuyisenge, Hamish R. Graham, Felix Lam, Corneille Ntihabose   +12 more
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Pricing of and Access to Essential Medicines in Mongolia

Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
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Gereltuya Dorj
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NOACs Added to WHO’s Essential Medicines List: Recommendations for Future Policy Actions

Global Heart, 2020
The introduction of non-vitamin K antagonists oral anticoagulants, a class of medicines which includes dabigatran, apixaban, edoxaban and rivaroxaban, has resulted in improvements in the safety and efficacy of non valvular atrial fibrillation treatment ...
Mariachiara Di Cesare, Jordan D. Jarvis, Oana Scarlatescu, Xinyi Leng, Ezequiel J. Zaidel, Esteban Burrone, Jean-Luc Eiselé, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Karen Sliwa   +8 more
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The Consistency Between the Chinese Essential Medicines List and Treatment Guidelines—Taking Oncology Medicines as an Example

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The concepts of “essential medicine” and “national medicine policy” were first put forward for the first time at the World Health Assembly in 1975 in an effort to alleviate the problem of medicine unavailability in developing and poor countries.
Luyan Cheng, Luyan Cheng, Caiyun Li, Caiyun Li, Xuefang Zhang, Xuefang Zhang, Yongfa Chen, Yongfa Chen, Jianzhou Yan, Jianzhou Yan   +9 more
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Access to Essential Medicines and Diagnostic Tests for Cardiovascular Diseases in Maputo City, Mozambique

Global Heart, 2023
Background: To tackle the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and reduce premature cardiovascular (CV) mortality by a third by the year 2030, countries must achieve 80% availability of affordable essential medicines (EMs) and ...
Neusa Jessen, Abhishek Sharma, Jennifer Jones, Tangeni Auala, Sainimere Boladuadua, Ahmadou Jingi, Jose Ferrer, Ana Olga Mocumbi   +7 more
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A retrospective cohort assessing practices of hypoxemia management for inpatients of Rwandan public hospitals

Discover Public Health
Background Hypoxemia, low blood oxygen levels, poses significant risks to inpatients. Effective management relies on pulse oximetry diagnosis and prompt, high-quality oxygen therapy.
Felix Musabirema, Harriet H. Webster, Hyacinthe Mushumbamwiza, Christine Kayitesi, Abhishek Tupe, Ndeye Sambe, Nang’andu Chizyuka, Alida Ngwije, Brenda Kateera, Athanase Rukundo, Jean Baptiste Ntihumbya, Sanctus Musafiri, Rami Subhi, Mikael Burhin, Hamish R. Graham, Felix Lam, Corneille Killy Ntihabose   +16 more
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How to assure access of essential RMNCH medicines by looking at policy and systems factors: an analysis of countdown to 2015 countries

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals set targets for social achievements by 2015 including goals related to maternal and child health, with mixed success.
Jane Briggs, Martha Embrey, Blerta Maliqi, Lisa Hedman, Jennifer Requejo   +4 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks, Molly Sonenklar, Cerelia Donald, Cecelia Valrie, Wally Smith, India Sisler   +5 more
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