Drug shortages in low- and middle-income countries: Colombia as a case study
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2022 Background Drug shortages are a global problem. Analyzing shortages worldwide is important to identify possible relationships between drug shortages across countries, determine strategies that reduce drug shortages, and reduce the inequality in access to
Martha L. Sabogal De La Pava +1 more
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Radiologists’ experiences and perceptions regarding the use of teleradiology in South Africa
South African Journal of Radiology, 2023 Background: Teleradiology was implemented in South Africa in 1999, but the subsequent uptake was low and slow. The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic catapulted South African healthcare into the arena of teleradiology. This created
Renata Schoeman, Mario Haines
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Prediction of Early TBI Mortality Using a Machine Learning Approach in a LMIC Population
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Background: In a time when the incidence of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasing in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), it is important to understand the behavior of predictive variables in an LMIC's population.
R. Amorim +12 more
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The effectiveness of mHealth interventions for maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries:Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2014 Rates of maternal, newborn and child (MNCH) mortality and morbidity are vastly greater in low– than in high–income countries and represent a major source of global health inequity.
Begg +18 more
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‘Maybe we can turn the tide’ : an explanatory mixed-methods study to understand how knowledge brokers mobilise health evidence in low- and middle-income countries [PDF]
, 2021 Background: Little is known about how knowledge brokers (KBs) operate in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to translate evidence for health policy and practice.
Howell, Catherine +4 more
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Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2020 The globalization of medical research and global health’s increasing popularity worldwide have resulted in greater geographic, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of studies published in the scientific literature.
Marium Ghani +4 more
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Working globally, thinking locally: providing psychosocial intervention training in Sierra Leone [PDF]
, 2014 This article reflects on the work of a project that brings Clinical Psychologists from Europe and the United States to Sierra Leone to train local workers in psychosocial interventions.
Ebert, Beate, White, Ross
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2020 Background: The workplace is an ideal setting for the implementation of a health promotion programmes to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD). There are limited resources assigned to workplace health promotion programmes in low-and middle-income ...
Darcelle D. Schouw, Robert Mash
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Mentoring the Mentors: Implementation and Evaluation of Four Fogarty-Sponsored Mentoring Training Workshops in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. [PDF]
, 2019 A growing body of evidence highlights the importance of competent mentoring in academic research. We describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of four regional 2-day intensive workshops to train mid- and senior-level investigators ...
Bukusi, Elizabeth A +9 more
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Antibiotics, 2021 Urinary tract infection (UTI) develops after a pathogen adheres to the inner lining of the urinary tract. Cases of UTIs are predominantly caused by several Gram-negative bacteria and account for high morbidity in the clinical and community settings.
Arun Gonzales Decano +9 more
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