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Anaemia in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet, 2011
Anaemia affects a quarter of the global population, including 293 million (47%) children younger than 5 years and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women. In addition to anaemia's adverse health consequences, the economic effect of anaemia on human capital results in the loss of billions of dollars annually.
Yarlini, Balarajan, Usha, Ramakrishnan, Emre, Ozaltin, Anuraj H, Shankar, S V, Subramanian   +4 more
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Maternal Mortality in Low and Middle-Income Countries

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2022
Despite a 38% decrease in global maternal mortality during the last decade, rates remain unacceptably high with greater than 800 maternal deaths occurring each day. There exists significant regional variation among rates and causes of maternal mortality, and the vast majority occurs in low-income and middle-income countries.
Emma R, Lawrence, Thomas J, Klein, Titus K, Beyuo   +2 more
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Obstetric Fistula in Low and Middle Income Countries

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: A Journal of Translational and Personalized Medicine, 2011
AbstractVesicovaginal fistula secondary to obstructed labor continues to be an all‐too‐common occurrence in underdeveloped nations throughout Africa and Asia. Vesicovaginal fistula remains largely an overlooked problem in developing nations as it affects the most marginalized members of society: young, poor, illiterate women who live in remote areas ...
Tracy, Capes, Charles, Ascher-Walsh, Idrissa, Abdoulaye, Michael, Brodman   +3 more
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Infant Nutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Clinics in Perinatology, 2022
The burden of infant malnutrition is greatest in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Infant malnutrition is defined based on distinct subcategories, among them stunting (low-height-for-age) and wasting (low-weight-for-height). Some experts are shifting more toward understanding the interplay between these overlapping phenotypes and other ...
Aamir, Javaid, Sana, Syed
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Agri-food Value Chain Revolutions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Journal of Economic Literature, 2022
Agri-food value chains (AVCs) intermediate the flow of products between largely rural farmers, fisherfolk, or herders and increasingly urban consumers.
C. Barrett, T. Reardon, J. Swinnen, D. Zilberman   +3 more
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Hirschsprung's disease in low- and middle-income countries

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2022
Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is one of the most common causes of pediatric bowel obstruction in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper describes the unique aspects of presentation, diagnosis, management and post-operative care and outcomes of HD in LMICs.
Stephen, Trinidad, Peter, Kayima, Vihar, Kotecha, Alicia, Massenga, Beth, Rymeski, Jason S, Frischer, Martin, Situma, Meera, Kotagal   +7 more
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Antifungal Stewardship in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases, 2019
Antifungal stewardship refers to coordinated interventions designed to improve and measure the appropriate use of antifungals by promoting the selection of the optimal antifungal drug regimen, dose, duration of therapy, and route of administration. The high mortality associated with invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), combined with suboptimal diagnostic ...
Riera, Fernando, Caeiro, Juan Pablo, Sotomayor, Claudia Elena   +2 more
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Childhood obesity in low- and middle-income countries

Paediatrics and International Child Health, 2014
Overweight and obesity in childhood is an increasing problem for the less affluent countries of the world. The prevalence of overweight/obesity varies, not only between countries but across countries, depending on the environments in which children live. Changes in physical activity and diet are having adverse effects on children's nutrition.
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Kidney care in low- and middle-income countries

Clinical Nephrology, 2020
Optimal kidney care requires a trained nephrology workforce, essential healthcare services, and medications. This study aimed to identify the access to these resources on a global scale using data from the multinational survey conducted by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) (Global Kidney Health Atlas (GKHA) project), with emphasis on ...
Qarni, Bilal, Osman, Mohamed A., Levin, Adeera, Feehally, John, Harris, David, Jindal, Kailash, Olanrewaju, Timothy O., Samimi, Arian, Olah, Michelle E., Braam, Branko, Sakajiki, Aminu Muhammad, Lunney, Meaghan, Wiebe, Natasha, Ye, Feng, Jha, Vivekanand, Okpechi, Ikechi, Courtney, Mark, Klarenbach, Scott, Johnson, David W., Bello, Aminu K.   +19 more
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Pediatric Radiotherapy in Low and Middle Income Countries

2018
Communicable diseases are still the leading cause of childhood mortality in third world countries. However, as prevention and treatment of malnutrition and infectious diseases improves, global health challenges are shifting towards combating non-communicable diseases including cancer which has high rates of mortality in children (Wilimas and Ribeiro ...
Ahern V., Esiashvili N., Parkes J., Burger H., Laskar S., Anacak Y.   +5 more
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