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COVID-19 in Low and Middle Income Countries

Pathogens, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is by far the worst epidemic in the last century, causing more than 6 [...]
Robert Colebunders, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo   +1 more
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Profile and triage validity of trauma patients triaged green: a prospective cohort study from a secondary care hospital in India

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives To evaluate the profile of non-urgent patients triaged ‘green’, as part of a triage trial in the emergency department (ED) of a secondary care hospital in India.
Naveen Sharma, Kapil Dev Soni, Nobhojit Roy, Martin Gerdin Wärnberg, Gerard O'Reilly, Monty Khajanchi, Nakul P Raykar, Rohini Dutta, Anita Gadgil, Monali Mohan, Siddarth David, Aroke Anna Anthony, Bhakti Sarang, Jonatan Attergrim   +13 more
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What to scale first? A cross-sectional analysis of factors affecting cesarean delivery rates at first referral units in Bihar, India

Global Health Action, 2023
Background Low rates of caesarean delivery (CD) (
Anna Alaska Pendleton, Rohini Dutta, Minal Shukla, Anusha Jayaram, Anita Gadgil, Sasmita Hembram, Nobhojit Roy, Nakul P. Raykar   +7 more
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Recognising socio-cultural barriers while seeking early detection services for breast cancer: a study from a Universal Health Coverage setting in India

BMC Cancer, 2023
Background Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in India, yet the uptake of early detection programs is poor. This leads to late presentation, advanced stage at the time of diagnosis, and high mortality.
Riya Sawhney, Priyansh Nathani, Priti Patil, Prashant Bhandarkar, Deepa Kizhakke Veetil, Jubina Balan Venghateri, Nobhojit Roy, Anita Gadgil   +7 more
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Academic Global Surgery: Creating Opportunities, Equity, and Diversity

Annals of Global Health, 2023
A workforce trained in the development and delivery of equitable surgical care is critical in reducing the global burden of surgical disease. Academic global surgery aims to address the present inequities through collaborative partnerships that foster ...
Tanaz Vaghaiwalla, Sandesh Gyawali, Anusha Jayaram, Priyansh Nathani, Riya Sawhney, Kristin Long, Christopher Dodgion, Nakul Raykar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Anip Joshi, The Advocacy Committee of the Association for Academic Global Surgery   +10 more
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Comparing trauma mortality of injured patients in India and the USA: a risk-adjusted analysis

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2021
Objectives Comparisons of risk-adjusted trauma mortality between high-income countries and low and middle-income countries (LMICs) can be used to identify specific patient populations and injury patterns for targeted interventions.
Nobhojit Roy, Levi Bonnell, Stas Amato, Ajai Malhotra, Monali Mohan   +4 more
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Implementing antimicrobial stewardship to reduce surgical site infections: Experience and challenges from two tertiary-care hospitals in Mumbai, India

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) contribute significantly to post-surgical morbidity globally. Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) are essential to reduce SSI rates and to curb antimicrobial resistance, especially in low-and-middle ...
Bhakti Sarang, Anurag Tiwary, Anita Gadgil, Nobhojit Roy   +3 more
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Access to training in neurosurgery (Part 1): Global perspectives and contributing factors of barriers to access

Brain and Spine, 2022
Introduction: Neurological disorders are one of the leading causes of death and disability adjusted life years (DALYs). Efforts have been made to increase the neurosurgical workforce in an attempt to address the global disease burden.
Kwadwo Sarpong, Tarig Fadalla, Deen L. Garba, Mazin Suliman, Myron Rolle, Adam Ammar, Haytham Hussen, Kee B. Park   +7 more
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Global Problem of Physician Dual Practices: A Literature Review

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022
Background: Physician dual practices (PDP) is a term used to describe physicians who combine work in public and private health-care sector. This study aimed to find evidence of PDP worldwide, investigate its reasons and consequences, and compare high ...
Romy Hoogland, Lisa Hoogland, Krisna Handayani, Mei Sitaresmi, Gertjan Kaspers, Saskia Mostert   +5 more
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How big is the next big thing? Estimating the burden of non–communicable diseases in low–and middle–income countries [PDF]

Journal of Global Health, 2012
Non-communicable causes of death and disability will dominate global health agenda for the foreseeable future. The progress in addressing their burden and achieving measurable reduction in low– and middle– income countries (LMICs) will likely require ...
Kit Yee Chan , Davies Adeloye , Liz Grant , Ivana Kolcˇic´, Ana Marušic´   +4 more
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