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Monetary Transmission in Low Income Countries [PDF]

open access: yesIMF Working Papers, 2010
This paper reviews monetary transmission mechanisms in low-income countries (LICs) to identify aspects of the channels that may operate differently in LICs relative to advanced and emerging economies. Given the weak institutional frameworks, reduced role of securities markets, imperfect competition in the banking sector and the resulting high cost of ...
Prachi Mishra   +2 more
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Patient safety in low-income countries [PDF]

open access: yesCommunity Eye Health Journal, 2015
The concept of ‘first do no harm’ is taught to every medical and nursing student. This phrase means that, as professionals, our first duty is to make sure that patients are not harmed as a result of their care.
Robert Lindfield
doaj   +2 more sources

Profile and triage validity of trauma patients triaged green: a prospective cohort study from a secondary care hospital in India

open access: yesBMJ 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   +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

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2023
Background Low rates of caesarean delivery (CD) (
Anna Alaska Pendleton   +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

open access: yesBMC 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing trauma mortality of injured patients in India and the USA: a risk-adjusted analysis

open access: yesTrauma 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Academic Global Surgery: Creating Opportunities, Equity, and Diversity

open access: yesAnnals 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19 in Low and Middle Income Countries

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is by far the worst epidemic in the last century, causing more than 6 [...]
Robert Colebunders   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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