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Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: The case of syphilis
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Poor rural populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to diagnostic laboratories. Until recently, this has meant that they could not be screened for asymptomatic infections such as HIV or ...
Global prevention and control of NCDs: Limitations of the standard approach
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2015)
The five-target '25 x 25' strategy for tackling the emerging global epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) focuses on four diseases (CVD, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory disease), four risk factors (tobacco, ...
HIV Stigma as a Barrier to Retention in HIV Care at a General Hospital in Lima, Peru: A Case–Control Study
(Springer, 2014)
HIV stigma as a barrier to retention in HIV care has not been well-studied outside the United States. We conducted a case–control study in Lima, Peru to examine this issue. Cases were out-of-care for ≥12 months (n = 66) ...
Rapid Syphilis Testing Is Cost-Effective Even in Low-Prevalence Settings: The
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Studies have addressed cost-effectiveness of syphilis testing of pregnant women in high-prevalence settings. This study compares costs of rapid syphilis testing (RST) with laboratory-based rapid plasma reagin (RPR) tests ...
Countdown to 2015 country case studies: what can analysis of national health financing contribute to understanding MDG 4 and 5 progress?
(BioMed Central, 2016)
Background: Countdown to 2015 (Countdown) supported countries to produce case studies that examine how and why progress was made toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5. Analysing how health-financing data ...
Meeting the challenges of haemophilia care and patient support in China and Brazil
(Wiley-blackwellHobokenEUA, 2012)
Facilitators and barriers of the implementation of point-of-care devices for cardiometabolic diseases: a scoping review.
(BioMed Central, 2023)
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care testing (POCT) devices may facilitate the delivery of rapid and timely results, providing a clinically important advantage in patient management. The challenges and constraints in the implementation ...
Palliative care and oncology in Colombia : the potential of integrated care delivery
Palliative care is on the global health agenda, as only approximately 14% of people
who require palliative care receive it [1]. TheWorld Health Organisation (WHO) defines
palliative care as a care approach that “improves ...
Primary care-based screening and management of depression amongst heavy drinking patients: Interim secondary outcomes of a three-country quasi-experimental study in Latin America
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
INTRODUCTION: Implementation of evidence-based care for heavy drinking and depression remains low in global health systems. We tested the impact of providing community support, training, and clinical packages of varied ...
An Efficient CNN-Based Deep Learning Model to Detect Malware Attacks (CNN-DMA) in 5G-IoT Healthcare Applications
(Sensors (Basel), 2021)
The role of 5G-IoT has become indispensable in smart applications and it plays a crucial part in e-health applications. E-health applications require intelligent schemes and architectures to overcome the security threats ...