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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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Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: recommendations from the Emerald programme [PDF]

, 2019
This paper provides a set of proposed recommendations for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that have arisen from the ‘Emerging mental health systems in LMICs’ (Emerald) research programme.
Alem, Atalay, Ayuso-Mateos, Jose L, Chisholm, Dan, Gureje, Oye, Hanlon, Charlotte, Jordans, Mark, Kigozi, Fred, Lund, Crick, Petersen, Inge, Semrau, Maya, Shidhaye, Rahul, Thornicroft, Graham   +11 more
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Understanding the relationship between technological innovation and environmental sustainability under the silver lining of education

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Information and communication technology has gradually become one of the most important pillars of the economy. In addition to economic growth, environmental pollution is a product of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as well.
Kashif Iqbal, Yichu Wang, Danish, Nan Li, Salahuddin Khan, Nasir Mahmood, Wang Shuo   +6 more
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Molecular Pharming for low and middle income countries

Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2020
Interest in applications and benefits that Molecular Pharming might offer to Low and Middle Income Countries has always been a potent driver for the research discipline, and a major reason why many scientists entered the field. Although enthusiasm remains high, the reality is that such a game-changing innovation would always take longer than ...
Murad, Sheeba, Fuller, Sebastian, Menary, Jonathan, Moore, Cathy, Pinneh, Elizabeth, Szeto, Tim, Hitzeroth, Inga, Freire, Marcos, Taychakhoonavudh, Suthira, Phoolcharoen, Waranyoo, Ma, Julian K-C   +10 more
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Medical reversals in low‐ and middle‐income countries [PDF]

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2019
SummaryBackgroundLow‐ to middle‐income countries (LMICs) often have limited budgets for health care, and as such, they need to prioritize health care interventions that are evidence based. However, sometimes, interventions are implemented despite a lack of supporting evidence because of a perceived biologic plausibility or because they have worked in ...
Alyson Haslam, Vinay Prasad, Catherine Livingston   +2 more
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Randomised trials relevant to mental health conducted in low and middle-income countries: protocol for a survey of studies published in 1991, 1995 and 2000 and assessment of their relevance [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND A substantial proportion of the psychiatric burden of disease falls on the world's poorest nations. Despite this, relatively little is known about the quality and content of clinical research undertaken in these countries, or the relevance ...
Adams, C.E., Duley, L., Jayaram, M., Syed Sheriff, R.J., Tharyan, P.   +4 more
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Childhood Asthma: Low and Middle-Income Countries Perspective

Acta Medica Academica, 2020
Abstract Our aim is to review current asthma epidemiology, achievements from the last 10 years, and persistent challenges of asthma man- agement and control in low-middle income countries (LMICs). Despite global efforts, asthma continues to be an important public health problem worldwide, particularly in poorly resourced settings.
Soto-Martínez, ME, Soto-Quiros, ME, Custovic, A   +2 more
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Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Pneumonia Hospitalizations in High- and Low-Income Subpopulations in Brazil. [PDF]

, 2017
BackgroundPneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are being used worldwide. A key question is whether the impact of PCVs on pneumonia is similar in low- and high-income populations.
Kürüm, Esra, Lustig, Roger, Schuck-Paim, Cynthia, Shioda, Kayoko, Simonsen, Lone, Taylor, Robert J, Warren, Joshua L, Weinberger, Daniel M   +7 more
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Anaesthetic research in low‐ and middle‐income countries [PDF]

Anaesthesia, 2018
In this issue of Anaesthesia, Kwikiriza et al. [1] report a randomised controlled trial comparing the analgesic effects of intrathecal morphine with ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block after caesarean section at a Ugandan Regional Referral Hospital.
Bashford, T, Vercueil, A
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Epidemiological Differences in Hajj-Acquired Airborne Infections in Pilgrims Arriving from Low and Middle-Income versus High-Income Countries: A Systematised Review

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
This systematised review aims to compare the epidemiological patterns of Hajj-acquired airborne infections among pilgrims from low and middle-income countries (LMIC) versus those from high-income countries (HIC).
Hashim A. Mahdi, Mohammed Alluhidan, Abdulrahman B. Almohammed, Mohammad Alfelali, Ramon Z. Shaban, Robert Booy, Harunor Rashid   +6 more
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