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Defining and classifying public health systems: A critical interpretive synthesis [PDF]

, 2020
Background: The introduction of the determinants of health has caused a shift towards understanding health from a holistic perspective as well as increased recognition of public health's contributions to the health of the population.
Jarvis, Tamika, El-Jardali, Fadi, Alvarez, Elizabeth, Scott, Fran E.   +3 more
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Limits of Compartmental Models and New Opportunities for Machine Learning: A Case Study to Forecast the Second Wave of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Lombardy, Italy

Informatics, 2021
Compartmental models have long been used in epidemiological studies for predicting disease spread. However, a major issue when using compartmental mathematical models concerns the time-invariant formulation of hyper-parameters that prevent the model from
Andrea Gatto, Gabriele Accarino, Valeria Aloisi, Francesco Immorlano, Francesco Donato, Giovanni Aloisio   +5 more
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International monitoring of capacity of treatment systems for alcohol and drug use disorders: Methodology of the Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 2023
Objectives We aimed to develop a Service Capacity Index for Substance Use Disorders (SCI‐SUD) that would reflect the capacity of national health systems to provide treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders, in terms of the proportion of available ...
Dzmitry Krupchanka, Tomas Formanek, Kevin Shield, Jürgen Rehm, Martijn W. Heymans, Alexandra Fleischmann, Louisa Degenhardt, Tarek Gawad, Vladimir Poznyak   +8 more
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How much does HIV self-testing cost in low and middle income countries? A systematic review of evidence from economic studies

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectivesHIV self-testing (HIVST) has been proposed as an innovative strategy to diagnose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While HIVST offers the potential to broaden accessibility of early HIV diagnosis and treatment initiation, this testing ...
Brianna Empringham, Brianna Empringham, Angela Karellis, Abdulhameed Kashkary, Abdulhameed Kashkary, Olivia D’Silva, Sergio Carmona, Marta Fernandez Suarez, Angelina Addae, Nitika Pant Pai, Alice Anne Zwerling   +10 more
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Health systems in India [PDF]

Journal of Perinatology, 2016
Health systems and polices have a critical role in determining the manner in which health services are delivered, utilized and affect health outcomes. 'Health' being a state subject, despite the issuance of the guidelines by the central government, the final prerogative on implementation of the initiatives on newborn care lies with the states.
Chokshi, M, Patil, B, Khanna, R, Neogi, S B, Sharma, J, Paul, V K, Zodpey, S   +6 more
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Measuring the resilience of health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a focus on community resilience

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
The concept of community resilience has gained considerable attention in the global health discussions since the Ebola outbreak of West Africa in 2014–2015. However, there are no measurement models to quantify community resilience.
Sudip Bhandari, Olakunle Alonge
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Diaspora engagement: a scoping review of diaspora involvement with strengthening health systems of their origin country

Global Health Action, 2022
Background Diaspora communities are a growing source of external aid and resources to address unmet needs of health systems of their homelands. Although numerous articles have been published, these endeavors as a whole have not been systematically ...
Editt N. Taslakian, Kent Garber, Shant Shekherdimian   +2 more
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Aligning vertical interventions to health systems: a case study of the HIV monitoring and evaluation system in South Africa

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2012
Background Like many low- and middle-income countries, South Africa established a dedicated HIV monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system to track the national response to HIV/AIDS.
Kawonga Mary, Blaauw Duane, Fonn Sharon
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Emerging public health challenges during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Malawi: A review

Public Health Challenges, 2022
The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic has posed new and has aggravated already existing public health challenges in Malawi and worldwide. Having a better understanding of these challenges can help facilitate the identification of solutions and designing further ...
Isabel Kazanga Chiumia, Benjamin Azariah Mosiwa, Joe Nkhonjera, Betty Kazanga, Alistair Shingirai Mukondiwa, Aisha Twalibu, John Phuka, Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno III   +7 more
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Rapid implementation of a medical student rotation in health systems operations and remote patient care in response to COVID-19

Medical Education Online, 2022
Medical schools initially removed students from clinical rotations at the outset of COVID-19 for safety reasons when students were eager to help and health systems needed personnel.
Brian Hilliard, Ronald A Reilkoff, Karyn D. Baum   +2 more
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