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Health economics for low-income countries [PDF]

, 2007
Good health is a determinant of economic growth and a component of well-being. This paper discusses and synthesizes economic models of individual and household behavior, showing how they may be used to illuminate health policy making in low-income countries.
Germano Mwabu
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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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Mental Health in Low-Income Countries

Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 1995
The gains made in life expectancy and against infant mortality in low-income nations are being accompanied by increases in mental-health-related problems.
A, Kleinman, L, Eisenberg
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HIV in prison in low income countries

AIDS, 2011
HIV and tuberculosis are highly prevalent in institutional settings in low income countries. This is due to the communities where the institutions are located and the risky behavior of inmates. Many low income countries do not survey these populations or are unwilling to release this information.
Bléhoué, Angora, Jeanne d'Arc, Assemien, Arnaud, Laurent, Vincent, Febro, Madiarra, Coulibaly-Offia, Jean-Marie, Masumbuko, Rigobert A, Kakou, Virginie E, Traore, Serge, Eholie, Gilles, Brucker, Denis, Lacoste, Gilles, Raguin   +11 more
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Surgery in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Surgical Clinics of North America
Global surgery is an emerging field aimed at improving surgical care access and achieving health equity, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LIMCs). Despite misconceptions, surgical procedures can be cost-effective and essential for addressing conditions like trauma, cancer, and infections.
Brian, Diskin, Mary Ann, Hopkins
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Mortality of HIV-1-infected patients in the first year of antiretroviral therapy: comparison between low-income and high-income countries

Lancet, The, 2006
BACKGROUND: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is being scaled up in developing countries. We compared baseline characteristics and outcomes during the first year of HAART between HIV-1-infected patients in low-income and high-income settings ...
Martin W G Brinkhof, François Dabis, Mauro Schechter   +2 more
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Obstetric Ultrasonography in Low-income Countries

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2009
The major issues in obstetric practice in developing countries are the high rates of maternal and perinatal mortality. In most low-income countries health financing systems are not well established so most people pay for health services at the service delivery points. This causes cost-related issues to be of major concern.
Joseph D, Seffah, Richard M K, Adanu
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Evaluation of Health IT in Low-Income Countries

2016
Low and middle income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionate burden of major global health challenges. Health IT could be a promising solution in these settings but LMICs have the weakest evidence of application of health IT to enhance quality of care.
Oluoch, Tom, de Keizer, Nicolet F.
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A sports wheelchair for low-income countries

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2007
Appropriate wheelchairs for basic mobility needs are still not commonly available in low-income countries, although several organizations are working toward this goal. After basic mobility is secured it is important to provide more diverse assistive technology to allow people with disabilities to more completely participate in society and live healthy ...
Erica L, Authier, Jon, Pearlman, Ana L, Allegretti, Ian, Rice, Rory A, Cooper   +4 more
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Growth Faltering in Low-Income Countries

2013
Meta-analysis of growth data from over 50 low and low-middle income countries shows a consistent pattern of stunting and poor weight gain from about 3 months of age and persisting until at least 5 years. Children tend not to be wasted because their short stature offsets their underweight, leading to a rather adequately proportioned appearance.
Andrew M, Prentice, Sophie E, Moore, Anthony J, Fulford   +2 more
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