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Rationing Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDS in Africa: Efficiency, Equity, and Reality [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Rationing of access to antiretroviral therapy already exists in sub-Saharan Africa and will intensify as national treatment programs develop.
Collier, Alizanne, Rosen, Sydney, Sanne, Ian, Simon, Jonathon L.   +3 more
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Concentration and composition of condensed tannins in leaves from fodder trees and shrubs in Pakistan

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The lack of dependable, high‐quality forage and animal feedstuffs in many areas of the world hampers livestock production. In these regions, farmers often rely on native fodder tree and shrub leaves as a forage source for their animals with little or no information available on nutritional factors of these feedstuffs.
Ishrat Roomi, Wayne E. Zeller, Matt Akins, Azhar Hussain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health system financing paradigm in the state of São Paulo: a regional analysis

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2019
OBJECTIVE To analyze the allocation of financial resources in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) in the state of São Paulo by level of care, health region, source of funds and level of government.
Adilson Soares
doaj   +1 more source

Nutrient composition and heavy metal accumulation in water hyacinth [Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms] and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) from the Dande River, Nepal: Implications for use as alternative feed resources

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The proliferation of invasive aquatic macrophytes poses a significant ecological challenge globally, while many tropical regions face chronic shortages of affordable livestock feed. This study addresses this dual problem by assessing two invasive species, water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes ...
Anish Balchhaudi, Aanchal Shrestha, Akash Adhikari, Sujan Adhikari, Abhishek Adhikari, Rabin Acharya   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rationing in Medicine: A Presupposition for Humanity and Justice [PDF]

Limited resources are the permanent condition in health care. Rationing, according to H. Kliemt, is the distribution of limited resources below market prices to all people in need for these resources.
Gundolf Gubernatis
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Nutritional characterization of Cusco green tea and its synergistic effect with omega‐3 on metabolic and cognitive dysfunctions in obese rats

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Obesity and its metabolic complications, such as insulin resistance and cognitive decline, remain a global health challenge. Green tea (Camelia sinensis) and ω‐3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are recognized for their antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties.
Paola Finetti‐Casanova, Nataly Bernuy‐Osorio, Miguel Rodriguez‐Pozo, Aya Maaloul, Roberto T Abdala‐Diaz, Juan Decara   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multitasking, Competition and Provider Payment [PDF]

Many important dimensions of quality health care are difficult to observe, monitor, and motivate. This paper examines how competition among providers interacts with payment system incentives when the allocation of provider effort among multiple such ...
Karen Eggleston
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Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pharmacologic and Surgical Management of Treated Female Patients With Urinary Incontinence

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The current literature summarizes the trends in the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and not the general trends of management for all UI types in the US. Additionally, recent evidence on racial and ethnic disparities in UI related surgical utilization is limited. Objective To describe the currently prescribed
Rawan O. Almadfaa, Patricia R. Wigle, Alex C. Lin, Angelica Hardee, Jeff J. Guo, Ana L. Hincapie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The need for health economic model guidelines in South Africa

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
There are currently no guidelines in South Africa for effective decision making towards improving the health status of the population and ensuring fair and equitable resource allocation.
Chantel Siriram, Roseanne Harris
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Survey to assess the economic stability and mental health of households with people receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The landscape of nutrition support faces challenges, including rising costs, product shortages, reimbursement gaps, and infusion providers closing. This nationwide survey aimed to describe the perceptions and attitudes related to costs, therapy access, and mental health among households with at least one family member requiring ...
Gabriela Gardner, Ryan Butcher, Brooks D. Cash   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source