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Conditional cash transfers to improve use of health facilities by mothers and newborns in conflict affected countries, a prospective population based intervention study from Afghanistan

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background The effects of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs on maternal and child health (MCH) service use in conflicted affected countries such as Afghanistan are not known.
Karen M. Edmond, Abo Ishmael Foshanji, Malalai Naziri, Ariel Higgins-Steele, Jane Machlin Burke, Natalie Strobel, Farhad Farewar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of the health-financing mechanisms in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries and the People’s Republic of China: Lessons for the move towards universal health coverage

PLoS ONE, 2019
We systematically review the health-financing mechanisms, revenue rising, pooling, purchasing, and benefits, in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China, and their impact on universal health coverage (UHC ...
Chaw-Yin Myint, M. Pavlova, K. Thein, W. Groot   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The cytoskeletal control of B cell receptor and integrin signaling in normal B cells and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In lymphoid organs, antigen recognition and B cell receptor signaling rely on integrins and the cytoskeleton. Integrins act as mechanoreceptors, couple B cell receptor activation to cytoskeletal remodeling, and support immune synapse formation as well as antigen extraction.
Abhishek Pethe, Tanja Nicole Hartmann
wiley   +1 more source

Governing health service purchasing agencies: Comparative study of national purchasing agencies in 10 countries in eastern Europe and central Asia

Health Policy Open, 2023
This study discusses findings from comparative case studies of the governance of health services purchasing agencies in 10 eastern European and central Asian countries established over the past 30 years, and the relationship between governance attributes,
Loraine Hawkins, Kaija Kasekamp, Ewout van Ginneken, Triin Habicht   +3 more
doaj  

Mental health financing challenges, opportunities and strategies in low- and middle-income countries: findings from the Emerald project

BJPsych Open, 2019
Background Current coverage of mental healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is very limited, not only in terms of access to services but also in terms of financial protection of individuals in need of care and treatment.
D. Chisholm, S. Docrat, J. Abdulmalik, A. Alem, O. Gureje, D. Gurung, C. Hanlon, M. Jordans, S. Kangere, F. Kigozi, J. Mugisha, Shital S Muke, Saheed Olawale Olayiwola, R. Shidhaye, G. Thornicroft, C. Lund   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Social context prevents heat hormetic effects against mutagens during fish development

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study shows that sublethal heat stress protects fish embryos against ultraviolet radiation, a concept known as ‘hormesis’. However, chemical stress transmission between fish embryos negates this protective effect. By providing evidence for the mechanistic molecular basis of heat stress hormesis and interindividual stress communication, this study ...
Lauric Feugere, Claudio Silva De Freitas, Adam Bates, Kenneth B. Storey, Pedro Beltran‐Alvarez, Katharina C. Wollenberg Valero   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Essays in finance & health

, 2023
This dissertation studies how financial and health shocks affect people’s economic behavior and well-being. The first chapter shows that corporate financial frictions can worsen employee mental health by increasing job insecurity. The chapter uses data on antidepressant use among employees of firms that faced different degrees of difficulty in ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Decoding the dual role of autophagy in cancer through transcriptional and epigenetic regulation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation controls autophagy, which exerts context‐dependent effects on cancer: Autophagy suppresses tumorigenesis by maintaining cellular homeostasis or promotes tumor progression by supporting survival under stress. In this “In a Nutshell” article, we explore the intricate mechanisms of the dual function of autophagy ...
Young Suk Yu, Ik Soo Kim, Sung Hee Baek
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution and Determinants of Out-of-pocket Healthcare Expenditures in Bangladesh [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2017
Objectives As in many low-income and middle-income countries, out-of-pocket (OOP) payments by patients or their families are a key healthcare financing mechanism in Bangladesh that leads to economic burdens for households. The objective of this study was
Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Marufa Sultana, Ziaul Islam, Jahangir Khan, Alec Morton   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

“We are called the et cetera”: experiences of the poor with health financing reforms that target them in Kenya

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
BackgroundThrough a number of healthcare reforms, Kenya has demonstrated its intention to extend financial risk protection and service coverage for poor and vulnerable groups.
E. Kabia, Rahab Mbau, R. Oyando, Clement Oduor, G. Bigogo, S. Khagayi, E. Barasa   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source