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Applying a Client-centered Approach to Maternal and Neonatal Networks of Care: Case Studies from Urban and Rural Nigeria

Health Systems & Reform, 2020
In Nigeria, two maternal and neonatal health Networks of Care (NOC) focus on extending the reach and quality of routine and emergency maternal and neonatal health services tailored to the different contexts.
Olufunke Fasawe, Olajumoke Adekeye, Andy E. Carmone, Omolara Dahunsi, Katherine Kalaris, Andrew Storey, Osy Ubani, Owens Wiwa   +7 more
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Organizing for Higher Performance: Case Studies of Organized Delivery Systems [PDF]

, 2009
Offers lessons learned from healthcare delivery systems promoting the attributes of an ideal model as defined by the Fund: information continuity, care coordination and transitions, system accountability, teamwork, continuous innovation, and easy ...
Douglas McCarthy, Kimberly Mueller
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Designing privacy for scalable electronic healthcare linkage [PDF]

, 2009
A unified electronic health record (EHR) has potentially immeasurable benefits to society, and the current healthcare industry drive to create a single EHR reflects this.
Ajayi, O., Jipu, J., Sinnott, R.O., Stell, A.J.   +3 more
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Using Narrative Films to Combat HIV-Related Stigma in Western Kenya: An Exploratory Pilot Study of Adolescents Living With HIV and Their Caregivers

Global Pediatric Health
Objective. Interventions that effectively address HIV-related stigma are urgently needed to improve outcomes for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV). We piloted a series of 4 short narrative films depicting Kenyan ALHIV’s lived experiences of stigma and ...
Brittany M. McCoy MD, Carole I. McAteer MS, Celestine Ashimosi, Josephine Aluoch MS, C. Thomas Lewis MFA, Winstone Nyandiko MBChB, MMED, MPH, Rachel C. Vreeman MD, MS   +6 more
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Securing a Healthy Future: The Commonwealth Fund State Scorecard on Child Health System Performance, 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
Ranks states on twenty indicators of healthcare access, affordability, prevention and treatment, potential for healthy lives, and health system equity for children.
Ashley-Kay Fryer, Cathy Schoen, Douglas McCarthy, Edward L. Schor, K. H. How   +4 more
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Comparison of Self and Caregiver Reports of Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence among Children and Adolescents Living with HIV in Western Kenya

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Background Youth living with HIV with perinatal infection spend a lifetime taking antiretroviral treatment (ART) to suppress the virus, and face significant challenges to successfully maintaining ART adherence.
Emma Gillette MPH, Winstone Nyandiko MBChB, MMED, Aaron Baum PhD, Ashley Chory DrPH, MPH, Josephine Aluoch MS, Celestine Ashimosi, Janet Lidweye, Tabitha Njorge, Festus Sang, Jack Nyagaya, Michael Scanlon MS, MPH, Rachel Vreeman MD, MS   +11 more
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Health Reform and Communities of Color: How Might It Affect Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities? [PDF]

, 2009
Examines provisions in the healthcare reform proposals that may reduce health disparities by expanding coverage and access to care for minorities, including Medicaid expansions, insurance exchange subsidies, and more funding for community health ...

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Disease Burden and Treatment-Seeking Behaviour of Adults with Atopic Dermatitis in Singapore: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey

Dermatology and Therapy
Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic systemic inflammatory skin disease with a notably high prevalence in Singapore. Despite available treatments, a significant proportion of patients remain untreated, highlighting a critical need to ...
Yik Weng Yew, Malvin Kang, Sharanya Jois, Adrien Gras, Christian Apfelbacher   +4 more
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Healthcare Access vs. Quality Healthcare: Rethinking Healthcare Risks

Public Health Reviews
ObjectivesThis narrative literature review examines the global burden of mortalities due to poor quality care compared to mortalities resulting from lack of access to healthcare, focusing on the period from 2015 to 2024.MethodsData was extracted from electronic databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Ebscohost, and WHO. Relevant statistics on
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Early Childhood Development in Children Born to HIV-Infected Mothers: Perspectives From Kenyan Clinical Providers and Caregivers

Global Pediatric Health, 2018
Objective . To understand the perspectives of clinical providers and caregivers regarding early childhood development (ECD) in children born to HIV-infected mothers in Kenya. Methods .
Megan S. McHenry MS, Eren Oyungu MBChB, MMED, Carole I. McAteer MPH, Ananda R. Ombitsa BSc, Erika R. Cheng PhD, MPA, Samuel O. Ayaya MBChB, MMED, Rachel C. Vreeman MD, MS   +6 more
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