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Addressing an HIV cure in LMIC [PDF]

open access: yesRetrovirology, 2021
HIV-1 persists in infected individuals despite years of antiretroviral therapy (ART), due to the formation of a stable and long-lived latent viral reservoir.
Sherazaan D. Ismail   +7 more
semanticscholar   +5 more sources

Advancing Tobacco Cessation in LMICs

open access: yesCurrent Oncology, 2022
Tobacco kills more than 8 million people worldwide every year. Over 80% of the world’s 1.3 billion tobacco users live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the future burden is projected to grow. At the same time, progress in tobacco control has not advanced as far as in many LMICs.
Abhishek Shankar   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Bringing specialist paediatric surgical care to the doorstep in rural Ghana: A mobile paediatric surgery clinic

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2021
Background: The contribution of paediatric surgical conditions to the total burden of disease in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has recently been highlighted and it is widely agreed that solutions are needed to provide access to safe and ...
Britta Budde-Schwartzman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gross motor skills trajectory variation between WEIRD and LMIC countries: A cross-cultural study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Aim This study aimed to examine the prevalence of delays and borderline impaired performance for Brazilian girls and boys and the differences in the motor trajectories (locomotor and ball skills) of girls and boys (3- to 10-years-old) across WEIRD ...
N. Valentini   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The COVID-19 pandemic and the challenge of using technology for medical education in low and middle income countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The current use of technology for medical education in low and middle income countries (LMIC) during the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet reaching its potential. We provide recommendations for LMIC that has focus on a systematic framework that considers both
Cecilio-Fernandes, Dario   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Is Aducanumab for LMICs? Promises and Challenges [PDF]

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2021
Aducanumab, a human monoclonal antibody, was approved in June of 2021 as the first disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s disease by the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA). A substantial proportion of patients with Alzheimer’s disease live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and the debilitating effects of this disease ...
Illangage P. C. Gunawardena   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Initial experience of a geriatric oncology clinic in a tertiary cancer center in India

open access: yesCancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 2020
Background: Little is known about the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) profile of Indian patients. We aimed to describe the CGA results of the Indian geriatric oncology patients and identify the incidence of polypharmacy.
Vanita Noronha   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage at Cocody University Hospital in the De Facto Capital City of Ivory Coast

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is the most common cause of maternal mortality in low-and middle-incomes countries (LMICs). It is treated surgically when first line treatments fail.
Dehi Boston Mian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Becoming Agents of Change: Contextual Influences on Medical Educator Professionalization and Practice in a LMIC Context

open access: yesTeaching and learning in medicine, 2022
Phenomenon Medical educators are particularly needed in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC), where medical schools have grown rapidly in size, number, and global outlook in response to persistent health workforce shortages and increased expectations
Wendy C. Y. Hu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Malnutrition among Children with Cerebral Palsy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Findings from the Global LMIC CP Register

open access: yesNutrients, 2021
Background: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology of malnutrition among children with cerebral palsy (CP) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: Data from children with confirmed CP aged
Israt Jahan   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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