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Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
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Immunogenicity and safety of hepatitis A vaccine at different vaccination intervals among adults aged 18 years and above: Interim results

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
This study aims to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of hepatitis A vaccine administered with one or two doses among adults. Participants aged 18 y and above were recruited, with blood samples collected prior to vaccination for anti-HAV antibodies ...
Lin Chang, Zhen Li, Yang Liu, Siping Fei, Ling Zhao, Jun Li, Wenjing Huang, Yang Yang, Ling Tuo, Boyu Feng, Xuemei Wu, Yanwei Zhao, Jing Li, Xing Fang   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatitis B sero-prevalence in children under 15 years of age in South Africa using residual samples from community-based febrile rash surveillance.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Introduction and methodsHepatitis B is a vaccine preventable disease and is notifiable in South Africa. Hepatitis B vaccination was incorporated into the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in South Africa in 1995.
Nishi Prabdial-Sing, Lillian Makhathini, Sheilagh Brigitte Smit, Morubula Jack Manamela, Nkengafac Villyen Motaze, Cheryl Cohen, Melinda Shelley Suchard   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Africa We Want: A Perspective on the African Code Against Cancer To Be Developed for Sub‐Saharan Africa

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a unique cancer burden, characterized by a disproportionately high mortality‐to‐incidence ratio, a large share of infection‐related cancers, and distinct environmental exposures. Implementation of national policies on primary prevention is limited, and public literacy regarding cancer risk and curability remains ...
Anthony Kityo, Phyllis Ohene‐Agyei, Felix M. Onyije, Hannah Simba, Annet Nakaganda, Denis Chopera, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Benido Impouma, Mary Nyangasi, Blandina Mmbaga, Valerie McCormack, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Miriam Mutebi, Joachim Schüz, Carolina Espina   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low coverage of hepatitis B vaccine and determinants among health professionals working in Amhara regional state hospitals, Ethiopia

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2016
More than two billion people have been infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), 360 million have chronic infection and 600,000 die each year from HBV-related liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma.
Berhanu Elfu Feleke
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The T‐Cell Response Mechanism in Human Papillomavirus‐Associated Cervical Cancer and New Strategies for Immunotherapy

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a double‐stranded DNA virus that infects human skin and mucosal tissues exclusively. The German scientist Harald zur Hausen was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the link between HPV infection and cervical cancer.
Fang Zhu, Farah Nazir, Ying Zhou, Yuhua Shang, Hongliang He, Tengchuan Jin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of hepatitis A antibodies by ELISA using saliva as clinical samples

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2000
The possibility of detecting acute infection and immunity using body fluids that are easier to collect than blood, mainly in children, would facilitate the investigation and follow-up of outbreaks of hepatitis A (HAV).
Isabel Takano OBA, Angela Maria Miranda SPINA, Cláudia Patara SARACENI, Marcílio Figueiredo LEMOS, Rita de Cássia Ferreira Andrade SENHORAS, Regina Célia MOREIRA, Celso Francisco Hernandes GRANATO   +6 more
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Association of IFN‐γ +874 T/A Polymorphism With COVID‐19 Susceptibility, Severity, and Inflammatory Response: A Case–Control Study From Southern Iran

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract illustrating the association between IFN‐γ +874 T/A polymorphism and COVID‐19 outcomes. TA and AA genotypes are linked to increased susceptibility, higher inflammatory markers (notably IL‐6), greater disease severity, and longer hospitalization.
Nasir Arefinia, Bahman Aghcheli, Seyed Mohammad Ali Hashemi, Zohreh‐al‐sadat Ghoreshi, Emad Behboudi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis B Vaccine: Four Decades on

Vaccines
Hepatitis B virus is a substantial contributor to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) globally. Vaccination is the most effective method for prevention of hepatitis B and its associated morbidity and mortality, and the only method to prevent ...
Maria Mironova, Marc G. Ghany
doaj   +1 more source

Global surveillance and control of hepatitis C. Report of a WHO Consultation organized in collaboration with the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board, Antwerp, Belgium

, 1999
Hepatitis C is a global health problem caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus. Although representative prevalence data are not available from many countries, available data indicate that approximately 3% of the world's population is infected with
A.R. ZANETTI, WHO TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON HEPATITIS C   +1 more
core   +1 more source