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Health, illness and healthcare-seeking behaviour of the street dwellers of Dhaka City, Bangladesh: qualitative exploratory study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objective This study explored the illness experiences and healthcare-seeking behaviour of a cross-section of street dwellers of Dhaka City for designing a customised intervention.Design A qualitative exploratory study of a sample of street dwellers of ...
Nahitun Naher, Syed Masud Ahmed, Samiun Nazrin Bente Kamal Tune, Roksana Hoque, Nazia Islam, Md. Mazedul Islam   +5 more
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Leveraging innovation technologies to respond to malaria: a systematized literature review of emerging technologies

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background In 2019, an estimated 409,000 people died of malaria and most of them were young children in sub-Saharan Africa. In a bid to combat malaria epidemics, several technological innovations that have contributed significantly to malaria response ...
Moredreck Chibi, William Wasswa, Chipo Ngongoni, Ebenezer Baba, Akpaka Kalu   +4 more
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Uniting Behind Universal Health Coverage

, 2015
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, remarked that the Isay-Shima summit next May is our opportunity to finally act on the unfulfilled promise of Alma Ata, and move rapidly toward universal health coverage,
Kim, Jim Yong
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National public health institutes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Insights from experts in the field

BMJ Global Health
National public health institutes (NPHIs) are crucial to the effectiveness of public health systems, including delivering essential public health functions and generating evidence for national health policies, strategies and plans.
Awad Mataria, Hala Abou-Taleb, Sebastian van Gilst, Nada Mohamed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Field Test of the Novel Integration Mapping Tool for COVID-19 Vaccination Integration into National Immunization Programs and Primary Healthcare—A Case Study from Côte d’Ivoire

Vaccines, 2023
Introduction: With the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in Côte d’Ivoire, efforts were made to seamlessly integrate COVID-19 vaccination into the national immunization program.
Adidja Amani, Ekra Kouadio Daniel, Brou Gbotto, Kossia Yao, Aka Lépri Nicaise, Epa Kouakou, Kouadio Sie Kabran, Gervais Gahongano, Abdoul Gadiry Fadiga, Abdou Aziz Gbaya, Oniovo Efe-Aluta, Franck Mboussou, Imran Mirza, Benjamin Schreiber   +13 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gabon Indigents Scheme [PDF]

, 2018
This paper briefly describes primary health care and accessibility to health care provision in Gabon, and the social health insurance architecture of the GIS. The paper is not intended to provide an analytical and
Ange Mibindzou Mouelet, Mibindzou Mouelet, Ange, Robyn, Paul Jacob, Moulay Driss Zine Eddine El Idrissi, El Idrissi, Moulay Driss Zine Eddine, Paul Jacob Robyn   +5 more
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Universal Health Coverage

Annals of SBV, 2018
In the last few decades, several initiatives have been undertaken by Government of India to increase access to essential health services. A framework for UHC was also developed by a High Level Expert Group (HLEG). The recently developed National Health Policy of India also espouses equity, universality, and affordability among its key principles and ...
K. Srinath Reddy, Manu Raj Mathur
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Health workforce strategies during COVID-19 response: insights from 15 countries in the WHO Africa Region

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic unveiled huge challenges in health workforce governance in the context of public health emergencies in Africa. Several countries applied several measures to ensure access to qualified and skilled health workers to ...
Adam Ahmat, Sunny C Okoroafor, James Avoka Asamani, Millogo Jean, Abdou Illou Mourtala, Jennifer Nyoni, Kasonde Mwinga   +6 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source