Politiques et systèmes de santé

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Task shifting in the management of hypertension in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is characterized by a high prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and a high …

2017 Open Access

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Socioeconomic differential in self-assessment of health and happiness in 5 African countries: Finding from World Value Survey

OBJECTIVE: Factors that contribute to wealth related inequalities in self-rated health (SRH) and happiness remains unclear most especially in sub-Saharan …

2017 Open Access

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Expanding malaria diagnosis and treatment in Lao PDR: lessons learned from a public–private mix initiative

BACKGROUND: As in other countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the private health sector constitutes a significant avenue where …

2017 Open Access

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A complex intervention to improve implementation of World Health Organization guidelines for diagnosis of severe illness in low-income settings: a quasi-experimental study from Uganda

BACKGROUND: To improve management of severely ill hospitalized patients in low-income settings, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a triage …

2017 Open Access

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Severe maternal outcomes and quality of care at district hospitals in Rwanda– a multicentre prospective case-control study

BACKGROUND: Despite a significant decrease in maternal mortality in the last decade, Rwanda needs further progress in order to achieve …

2017 Open Access

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Institutional capacity to generate and use evidence in LMICs: current state and opportunities for HPSR

BACKGROUND: Evidence-informed decision-making for health is far from the norm, particularly in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Health policy …

2017 Open Access

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Urban-rural difference in satisfaction with primary healthcare services in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Understanding regional variation in patient satisfaction about healthcare systems (PHCs) on the quality of services provided is instrumental to …

2017 Open Access

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Access to health care for persons with disabilities in rural South Africa

BACKGROUND: Global research suggests that persons with disabilities face barriers when accessing health care services. Yet, information regarding the nature …

2017 Open Access

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Aspects Épidémiologiques, Cliniques et Thérapeutiques des Crises Vaso-Occlusives chez les Enfants Drépanocytaires en Milieu Hospitalier à Yaoundé

ABSTRACT Introduction. The issue of vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell children has always been a challenge, given the serious consequences …

2017 Open Access

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Varying intervals of antiretroviral medication dispensing to improve outcomes for HIV patients (The INTERVAL Study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Requirements for frequent dispensing of antiretroviral therapy (ART) place demands on health systems and can lead to suboptimal adherence …

2017 Open Access

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Improving oxygen therapy for children and neonates in secondary hospitals in Nigeria: study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

BACKGROUND: Oxygen is a life-saving, essential medicine that is important for the treatment of many common childhood conditions. Improved oxygen …

2017 Open Access

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Is there a financial incentive to immigrate? Examining of the health worker salary gap between India and popular destination countries

BACKGROUND: International migration is one of the factors resulting in the shortage of Human Resources for Health (HRH) in India. …

2017 Open Access

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Opportunities for human resources for health and rehabilitation: a response to Jesus et al.

We welcome Jesus et al.'s paper, which makes an important contribution to the under-researched area of the physical rehabilitation workforce. …

2017 Open Access

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Spatiotemporal and molecular epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Libya

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health problem in Libya. In this paper, we describe the eco-epidemiological parameters …

2017 Open Access

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A case study on building capacity to improve clinical mentoring and maternal child health in rural Tanzania: the path to implementation

BACKGROUND: Tanzania is a low income, East African country with a severe shortage of human resources for health or health …

2017 Open Access

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Determinants and the impact of the National Health Insurance on neonatal mortality in Ghana

The national health insurance was established to increase access to health care services and the maternal component was later introduced …

2017 Open Access

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Health Financing in Transition : Toward a Unified and Output-Oriented Provider Payment System in Tanzania

2018 Open Access

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Devolution and its effects on health workforce and commodities management – early implementation experiences in Kilifi County, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Decentralisation is argued to promote community participation, accountability, technical efficiency, and equity in the management of resources, and has …

2017 Open Access

Rapport

Progressive Pathway to Universal Health Coverage in Tanzania : A Call for Preferential Resource Allocation Targeting the Poor

2018 Open Access

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Changing patterns of cataract services in North-West Nigeria: 2005–2016

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to assess the impact of the eye care programme on cataract blindness and cataract surgical …

2017 Open Access