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Heart failure in low-income and middle-income countries
HeartHeart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome which leads to significant morbidity and mortality, poor quality of life and extremely high costs to healthcare systems worldwide. Although progress in the management of HF in high-income countries is leading to an overall reduction in the incidence and mortality of HF, there is a starkly different scenario in ...
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Burn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2017This article examines the societal impact of thermal injury in low- and middle-income countries. The authors describe the unique challenges of these health care systems in providing care for burned patients, focusing on resuscitation, excision and grafting, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
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Mental healthcare in low and middle income countries
BMJ, 2014Should not replicate the inefficient, inaccessible, and insensitive Western model The global burden of disease is shifting rapidly from infectious disease to chronic non-infectious disease, with mental and substance use disorders the leading cause of years lost to disability in 2010 worldwide.1 Meanwhile, the movement for global mental health, largely
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Maternal Mortality in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2022Despite 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.
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Social assistance in low- and middle-income countries
2023Low- and middle-income countries have upscaled social assistance provisions in the new century, with the aim of addressing poverty and disadvantage. This chapter offers a concise description and analysis of the emerging trends in social assistance in low- and middle-income countries.
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Obstetric Fistula in Low and Middle Income Countries
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine: A Journal of Translational and Personalized Medicine, 2011AbstractVesicovaginal 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 +3 more
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Infant Nutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Clinics in Perinatology, 2022The 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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Cancer burden in low-income and middle-income countries
Nature Reviews CancerAs cancer detection rates and therapy successes increase in high-income countries, it is predicted that over the next decade more than 75% of cancer-related deaths will occur in low-income and middle-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa, which contains many of these countries, is currently unprepared with inadequate screening and detection methods ...
Asirwa, Chite +3 more
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Antifungal Stewardship in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases, 2019Antifungal 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 ...
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Childhood obesity in low- and middle-income countries
Paediatrics and International Child Health, 2014Overweight 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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