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Addressing Healthcare Access Inequalities in South Africa: Evaluating Legislative and Human Rights Obligations and Proposing Strategies for Improvement [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The study employed a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. A comprehensive review of legislative documents, including the National Health Act, the Promotion of Access to Information Act, and the Protection
Mlondolozi Mvikweni
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The Sustainable Development Goals and Technological Capacity

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
In order to achieve the Sustainable Development and Health Goals, it is essential to increase the technological capacity of the most disadvantaged populations. In the 21st century, the necessary technologies for this exist.
David Mayer-Foulkes, Edson Serván-Mori, Gustavo Nigenda   +2 more
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Abstracts From the 2024 Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
The Health Care Systems Research Network (HCSRN) comprises 20 learning health systems with integrated care delivery and embedded research units. The network’s annual conference serves as a forum for research teams from member institutions to disseminate ...
Health Care Systems Research Network
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Policy Rogue or Policy Entrepreneur? The Forms and Impacts of “Joined-Up Governance” for Child Health

Children, 2021
Joined-up governance (JUG) approaches have gained attention as mechanisms for tackling wicked policy problems, particularly in intersectoral areas such as child health, where multiple ministries that deliver health and social services must collaborate if
Celine Cressman, Fiona A. Miller, Astrid Guttmann, John Cairney, Robin Z. Hayeems   +4 more
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How Do Social and Behavioral Change Interventions Respond to Social Norms to Improve Women’s Diets in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? A Scoping Review

Current Developments in Nutrition
Healthy dietary practices are highly influenced by social norms, the widely-held expectations about the behaviors that are appropriate or typical within a given group. However, many nutrition programs designed to reduce women’s undernutrition in low- and
Kate Litvin, Gargi W Grandner, Erica Phillips, Lisa Sherburne, Hope C Craig, Kieu Anh Phan, Avni N Patel, Katherine L Dickin   +7 more
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Health Communication and Navigating the Health System [PDF]

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2006
The Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 supports entities that provide counseling and health care coordination to low-income patients who suffer from cancer or other chronic diseases. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
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Functioning problems linked to top disability-causing conditions in Nigeria: A scoping review

Rehabilitation Advances in Developing Health Systems
Background: The need for rehabilitation in Nigeria is expected to increase because of the concerning rise in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Rentia A. Maart, Maria Y. Charumbira, Quinette A. Louw   +2 more
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The cascade of care for Australians living with chronic hepatitis B: measuring access to diagnosis, management and treatment

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objective: To estimate the level of access to diagnosis, management and treatment for people living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Australia, and to identify the gaps in clinical care for people living with CHB. Methods: Analysis of publicly available
Nicole L. Allard, Jennifer H. MacLachlan, Benjamin C. Cowie   +2 more
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Financing national non-communicable disease responses

Global Health Action, 2017
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (also known as socially transmitted diseases) were conspicuously absent from the Millennium Development Goals and seemed to miss out on the ‘golden years’ of health funding despite causing more death and disability than ...
Luke Nelson Allen
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Social representations of the Brazilian national health care system in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, according to the structural approach Representaciones sociales del sistema único de salud en el municipio de Río de Janero, Brasil, según el enfoque estructural As representações sociais do sistema único de saúde no município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, segundo a abordagem estrutural

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2008
The Brazilian National Health Care System The Single Health System (SHS) [SUS-Sistema Único de Saúde] faces difficulties for its effective implementation.
Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Denize Cristina de Oliveira, Celso Pereira de Sá   +2 more
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