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Adherence to national pediatric antibiotic prescription guideline for pneumonia treatment of children 2–59 months: a retrospective chart review at a regional hospital in Rwanda

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance and can lead to adverse healthcare outcomes. Treatment guidelines promote rational prescribing and help minimize healthcare costs.
Kevin Shimwa Gakuba, Ernestine Kanyana, Charles Okot Odongo, Rex Wong, Louis Mujyuwisha   +4 more
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Navigating delayed diagnoses, self-neglect, and lost livelihoods: a qualitative exploration of fisherfolk’s health perspectives and management of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, India

BMC Primary Care
Introduction Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) place a significant burden on India's healthcare system, accounting for approximately 62% of all deaths in the country in 2017.
Surya Surendran, Gloria Benny, Jaison Joseph, Devaki Nambiar   +3 more
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Reducing the equity gap in under-5 mortality through an innovative community health program in Ethiopia: an implementation research study

BMC Pediatrics
Background The Ethiopian government implemented a national community health program, the Health Extension Program (HEP), to provide community-based health services to address persisting access-related barriers to care using health extension workers (HEWs)
Laura Drown, Alemayehu Amberbir, Alula M. Teklu, Meseret Zelalem, Abreham Tariku, Yared Tadesse, Solomon Gebeyehu, Yirdachew Semu, Jovial Thomas Ntawukuriryayo, Amelia VanderZanden, Agnes Binagwaho, Lisa R. Hirschhorn   +11 more
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Leveraging multisectoral approach to understand the determinants of childhood stunting in Rwanda: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews
Background Addressing childhood stunting is a priority and an important step in the attainment of Global Nutrition Targets for 2025 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Chester Kalinda, Maria Albin Qambayot, Sage Marie C. Ishimwe, Denis Regnier, Darius Bazimya, Theogene Uwizeyimana, Samson Desie, Christiane Rudert, Alemayehu Gebremariam, Elizabeth Brennan, Silver Karumba, Rex Wong, Abebe Bekele   +12 more
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Gender-based support systems influencing female students to pursue a bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery (MBBS) in Rwanda

BMC Medical Education
Background While Sub-Saharan Africa contains nearly one third of the global burden of disease, it only contains 3.5% of the healthcare workforce. Furthermore, female medical doctors are underrepresented across the continent.
Kara L. Neil, Deborah Umucyo, Agnes Binagwaho, Tsion Yohannes Waka   +3 more
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Growing inequities by immigration group among older adults: population-based analysis of access to primary care and return to in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada

BMC Primary Care
Background The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic drove a rapid and widespread shift to virtual care, followed by a gradual return to in-person visits. Virtual visits may offer more convenient access to care for some, but others may experience challenges ...
Cecilia Sierra-Heredia, Elmira Tayyar, Yasmin Bozorgi, Padmini Thakore, Selamawit Hagos, Ruth Carrillo, Stefanie Machado, Sandra Peterson, Shira Goldenberg, Mei-ling Wiedmeyer, M Ruth Lavergne   +10 more
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Commitment to gender equality through gender sensitive financing

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Agnes Binagwaho, Kedest Mathewos, Alice Uwase Bayingana, Tsion Yohannes   +3 more
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A qualitative study in Rwamagana District, Rwanda, on the acceptability and utilisation of sexual and reproductive services in youth corners

Reproductive Health
Background Teenage pregnancies remain a pressing issue in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Rwanda. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) continue to face a myriad of challenges in accessing sexual reproductive health (SRH) services.
Peace Iraguha, Nomzamo Thembelihle Siyaya Ncube, Tsion Yohannes   +2 more
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Correction: Leaving no one behind on the road to Universal Health Coverage: The Kerala story

International Journal for Equity in Health
International Journal for Equity in Health
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Implementation research for advancing health equity: Design and competency-based assessment of a short-term implementation research training program focused on health equity in global health. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Helova A, Owuor K, Durham C, Tech E, Alonge O.   +4 more
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