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Development of a richer measure of health outcomes incorporating the impacts of income inequality, ethnic diversity, and ICT development on health
BACKGROUND: In the literature, measuring health outcomes usually entails examining one dependent variable using cross-sectional data. Using a combination of …
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Leveraging the power of partnerships: spreading the vision for a population health care delivery model in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) has been a model academic partnership in global health for nearly …
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Involvement of community pharmacists in continuing professional development (CPD): a baseline survey in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Health care professionals have been striving to maintain their competence to deliver the best quality of service. This study …
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“Cross-border collaboration in onchocerciasis elimination in Uganda: progress, challenges and opportunities from 2008 to 2013”
BACKGROUND: Until recently onchocerciasis was prevalent in 37 out of 112 districts of Uganda with at least 3.8 million people …
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Advancing STI priorities in the SDG era: priorities for action
The Sustainable Development Goals present an opportunity to reimagine and then reconfigure the approach to controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs). …
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Knowledge and practices of general practitioners at district hospitals towards cervical cancer prevention in Burundi, 2015: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Well-organized screening and treatment programmes are effective to prevent Invasive Cervical Cancer (ICC) in LMICs. To achieve this, the …
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Effective practices of international volunteering for health: perspectives from partner organizations
BACKGROUND: The demand for international volunteer experiences to promote global health and nutrition is increasing and numerous studies have documented …
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Perceived barriers to early detection of breast cancer in Wakiso District, Uganda using a socioecological approach
BACKGROUND: Early detection of breast cancer is known to improve its prognosis. However, women in most low and middle income …
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Good collaborative practice: reforming capacity building governance of international health research partnerships
In line with the policy objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this commentary seeks to examine the extent …
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Cost of diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review of existing literature
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing recognition that non communicable diseases impose large economic costs on households, societies and nations. However, …
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Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) improves infant health and survival. We tested the effectiveness of a home-based intervention using Community Health …
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Map of biomedical research in Cameroon; a documentary review of approved protocols from 1997 to 2012
BACKGROUND: Over the last decade, there has been a rapid increase in biomedical research in Cameroon. However, the question of …
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Challenges to implementing Gavi’s health system strengthening support in Chad and Cameroon: results from a mixed-methods evaluation
BACKGROUND: Since 2005, Gavi has provided health system strengthening (HSS) grants to address bottlenecks affecting immunization services. This study is …
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Malaria control in rural Malawi: implementing peer health education for behaviour change
BACKGROUND: Interventions to reduce malaria burden are effective if communities use them appropriately and consistently. Several tools have been suggested …
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Erratum to: ‘Setting performance-based financing in the health sector agenda: a case study in Cameroon’
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Setting performance-based financing in the health sector agenda: a case study in Cameroon
BACKGROUND: More than 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have introduced performance-based financing (PBF) in their healthcare systems. Yet, there has …
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Cascading training the trainers in ophthalmology across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
BACKGROUND: The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth) and the College of Ophthalmology of Eastern Central and Southern Africa (COECSA) are …
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Developing nurse medication safety training in a health partnership in Mozambique using behavioural science
BACKGROUND: Globally, safe and effective medication administration relies on nurses being able to apply strong drug calculation skills in their …
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“If donors woke up tomorrow and said we can't fund you, what would we do?” A health system dynamics analysis of implementation of PMTCT option B+ in Uganda
BACKGROUND: In October 2012 Uganda extended its prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) policy to Option B+, providing …
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“I cry every day and night, I have my son tied in chains”: physical restraint of people with schizophrenia in community settings in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: A primary rationale for scaling up mental health services in low and middle-income countries is to address human rights …