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High acceptability of voluntary counselling and HIV-testing but unacceptable loss to follow up in a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme in rural Malawi: scaling-up requires a different way of acting. [PDF]

, 2005
SETTING: Thyolo District Hospital, rural Malawi. OBJECTIVES: In a prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programme, to determine: the acceptability of offering 'opt-out' voluntary counselling and HIV-testing (VCT); the progressive loss to
Brahmbhatt, Bulterys, Caballero-Gordo, Graham, Graham, Green, Guay, Isenalumbe, MOHP, MOHP, MOHP, MOHP, Newell, Nolan, NSO, Stringer, Sweat, Taha, Taha, UNAIDS/WHO, VCT group, Walraven, WHO, WHO/UNAIDS, World Health Organization (WHO), Zachariah, Zachariah   +26 more
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In Memoriam: Professor Stanislaw Kafel (1927-2023)

Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2023
Professor Stanisław Kafel passed away on March 23, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. He was a distinguished employee of the Institute of Food and Nutrition (IŻŻ) in Warsaw, incorporated in 2020 into the structures of the National Institute of Public Health ...
Lucjan Szponar, Ewa Rychlik
doaj   +1 more source

World Health Organization MPOWER for tobacco control in India: a 6-year retrospective analysis

Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2023
Background. Prevalence and practices of tobacco usage in India are diverse and incongruent and Government of India has enacted various laws to overcome this burden.
Ravneet Malhi, Gitanjali Mago, Puneet Sharma, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir, Amit Aggarwal, Anupreet Paul   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the introduction and use of a mobile device-supported health information system in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2014
Copyright @ 2014 The Authors.This paper presents an in-depth analysis of efforts to introduce a mobile health information system in Nigeria as part of a development initiative aimed at improving maternal and child health.
Asuzu M.C., Bowker G., Kimaro H.C., Law J., Monteiro E., Oates B., WHO, WHO, Yin R.K.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Integrating tuberculosis and HIV services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: Given the imperative to scale up integrated tuberculosis (TB) and HIV services in settings where both are of major public health importance, we aimed to synthesise knowledge concerning implementation of TB/HIV service integration.
Atun, Briggs, Dixon-Woods, Dong, Gandhi, Gunneberg, Harris, Hausler, Laserson, Levin, Maher, Martinot, Micek, Miti, Moher, Ramachandran, Shakarishvilli, Shetty, Shrestha, Ssemafumu, Sutton, Terris-Prestholt, The World Bank Group, Thomas, USAID, Uyei, Van Rie, Vassall, Vijay, Wandwalo, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Zachariah   +36 more
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Advances and prospects for treatment strategies of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a review

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) poses a significant global health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income countries with limited access to quality healthcare.
Michalik, Maciej, Lorenc, Tomasz, Marcinkowski, Krzysztof, Muras, Mateusz, Mikszta, Natalia, Mikszta, Jakub, Kantor, Karolina, Marcinkowska, Julia   +7 more
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The WHO Pandemic Agreement Negotiation: Introducing a New Database (The Pandemic Agreement Database)

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In May 2025, the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a historic pandemic agreement following 3 years of intensive and complex multilateral negotiations. By providing primary data on the negotiation process, the Pandemic Agreement Database supports empirical and scholarly research across multiple dimensions of global ...
Kevin Parthenay, Petra Godoy
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of VRC01, a potent and broadly neutralizing anti-HIV mAb, produced in transiently and stably transformed tobacco [PDF]

, 2014
The proposed clinical trial in Africa of VRC01, a potent broadly neutralizing antibody (bNAb) capable of neutralizing 91% of known HIV-1 isolates, raises concerns about testing a treatment which will be too expensive to be accessible by the most ...
EMEA, Montefiori D.C., Pabst M., Pegu A., WHO   +4 more
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International Recruitment and Nursing Shortage in the Nordic Region: Ethical Implication and the Global Code: A Policy Analysis

International Nursing Review, Volume 73, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To communicate ethical concerns about recruiting internationally educated nurses (IENs) from outside the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) to the Nordic region. Background Nurse migration from low‐ and middle‐income countries to the Nordics is increasing, and national and international organizations have raised ethical ...
Floro Cubelo, Tiina Vaittinen
wiley   +1 more source

The legend of the response evaluation criteria in solid tumors: A historical overview

Cancer, Volume 131, Issue 17, 1 September 2025.
Abstract Methods In this review, the historical development of tumor response criteria is examined and an interview was conducted with one of the original researchers behind the original study. This study, published nearly five decades ago, assessed tumor size through palpation and measurements of simulated tumor masses (“balls under mattresses”).
Illaa Smesseim, Kevin B. W. Groot Lipman, Ferry Lalezari, Jacobus A. Burgers, Stefano Trebeschi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source