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Universal health coverage and incarceration

The Lancet Public Health, 2022
Global progress towards universal coverage of essential health services, a component of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.8, is measured at the country level using the WHO Service Coverage Index. However, data collection for this crucial metric excludes prisons and youth detention centres, despite the health needs in these settings, chronic ...
Winkelman, TNA, Dasrath, KC, Young, JT, Kinner, SA   +3 more
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An overview of health workforce education and accreditation in Africa: implications for scaling-up capacity and quality

Human Resources for Health, 2022
Background For countries to achieve universal health coverage, they need to have well-functioning and resilient health systems. Achieving this requires a sufficient number of qualified health workers and this necessitates the importance of investments in
Sunny C. Okoroafor, Adam Ahmat, James Avoka Asamani, Jean Jacques Salvador Millogo, Jennifer Nyoni   +4 more
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Progress from morbidity control to elimination as a public health problem of schistosomiasis and the status of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Togo: a second impact assessment after ten rounds of mass drug administration

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Due to the burden of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil-transmitted helminths (STH), Togo Ministry of Health launched a program for Preventive Chemotherapy Neglected Tropical Diseases (PC-NTDs) in 2009, initiating integrated mass drug ...
Ameyo M. Dorkenoo, Anna E. Phillips, Luke Klein, Fiali Lack, Essoham Ataba, Kossi Yakpa, Atna-Edi Tagba, Bozi-Esso Assoti, Efoe Sossou, Mawèké Tchalim, Gbati Datagni, Anders Seim, Marie Denise Milord, Yao Kassankogno   +13 more
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Prevalence and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in health professionals in Togo, 2021

Public Health in Practice, 2021
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health professionals (HPs) in Togo. Study design: Cross-sectional study.
F.A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, K.A. Afanvi, Y.R. Konu, Y. Agbobli, A.J. Sadio, M.K. Tchankoni, W.I.C. Zida-Compaore, J. Nayo-Apetsianyi, S. Agoro, A. Lambokale, D. Nyametso, T. N'tapi, K. Aflagah, M. Mijiyawa, D.K. Ekouevi   +14 more
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Do community scorecards improve utilisation of health services in community clinics: experience from a rural area of Bangladesh

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background The government of Bangladesh initiated community clinics (CC) to extend the reach of public health services and these facilities were planned to be run through community participation.
S. M. A. Hanifi, Aazia Hossain, Asiful Haidar Chowdhury, Shahidul Hoque, Mohammad Abdus Selim, Shehrin Shaila Mahmood, Abbas Bhuiya   +6 more
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Promoting healthy foods among urban school children in Bangladesh: a qualitative inquiry of the challenges and opportunities

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background In Bangladesh overweight and obesity among urban school children are on the rise. Urban school children tend to consume foods dense in calories and few fruits and vegetables which is associated with overweight and obesity.
A. M. Rumayan Hasan, George Smith, Md Harunor Rashid, Mohammad Abdus Selim, Sabrina Rasheed   +4 more
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Reactions to the media coverage during the first wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Heliyon, 2021
Background: The news media play a critical role in disseminating accurate and reliable information during an outbreak like COVID-19, especially in LMICs.
Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Md. Mehedi Hasan Sarkar, Md. Nasir Uddin, Md. Zakir Hossain Pinto, Syed Masud Ahmed   +4 more
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Over-Prescription and Overuse of Antimicrobials in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: The Urgent Need for Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs with Access, Watch, and Reserve Adoption

Antibiotics, 2022
Excessive antimicrobial use contributes to the development of antimicrobial resistance. In the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR), there is dearth of information on the prevalence of antimicrobial use in patients hospitalized in acute healthcare settings,
Maha Talaat, Sara Tolba, Enjy Abdou, Mohamed Sarhan, Mohamed Gomaa, Yvan J-F. Hutin   +5 more
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Learning for Universal Health Coverage [PDF]

BMJ Global Health, 2019
The journey to universal health coverage (UHC) is full of challenges, which to a great extent are specific to each country. ‘Learning for UHC’ is a central component of countries’ health system strengthening agendas. Our group has been engaged for a decade in facilitating collective learning for UHC through a range of modalities at global, regional and
Bruno Meessen, EL Houcine Akhnif, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Abdelali Belghiti Alaoui, Kefilath Bello, Sanghita Bhattacharyya, Hannah Sarah Faich Dini, Fahdi Dkhimi, Jean-Paul Dossou, Allison Gamble Kelley, Basile Keugoung, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Jérôme Pfaffmann Zambruni, Maxime Rouve, Isidore Sieleunou, Godelieve van Heteren   +15 more
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Universal health coverage in Iran [PDF]

The Lancet Global Health, 2016
www.thelancet.com/lancetgh Vol 4 May 2016 e305 merging, it seems that a step by step approach must be applied, and that the fi rst necessary step is not structural merging, but rather running the same policies and regulations for funds. Sustainability of reforms (financial and managerial) is crucial for a successful implementation.
Mousavi, S. M., Sadeghifar, J.
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