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Applying systems thinking to identify enablers and challenges to scale-up interventions for hypertension and diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: Protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Introduction There is an urgent need to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in low-and middle-income countries, where the greatest burden lies. Yet, there is little research concerning the ...
Ten simple rules for aspiring scientists in a low-income country
(PLOS Computational Biology, vol. 4, n. 5, e1000024, 2008, 2008)
Being a scientist entails a common set of characteristics. Admiring nature and having concern for social issues; possessing a strong academic background, team work abilities, honesty, discipline, skepticism, communication ...
Ten simple rules for aspiring scientists in a low-income country
(PLOS Computational Biology, vol. 4, n. 5, e1000024, 2008, 2008)
Being a scientist entails a common set of characteristics. Admiring nature and having concern for social issues; possessing a strong academic background, team work abilities, honesty, discipline, skepticism, communication ...
Framing health taxes: Learning from low-and middle-income countries
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
Health taxes are effective policy instruments to save lives, raise government revenues and improve equity. Health taxes, however, directly conflict with commercial actors' interests. Both pro-Tax health advocates and ...
What is a COPD-Like Spirometry Test Result in Resource Constrained Settings?
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)
The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a global health problem, is challenging in resource-constrained settings. Spirometry with an obstructive pattern after the administration of bronchodilators ...
High-quality health systems: time for a revolution in research and research funding
(Elsevier, 2019)
The launch of two landmark publications on the quality of care in the world's poorest populations, including The Lancet Global Health Commission on high-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era ...
Prevalence of depression and anxiety in older people in low- and middle- income countries in Africa, Asia and South America: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2023)
Background: There is rapid growth of older people in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs). The aim of this review was to assess the literature on prevalence of anxiety and depression in this demographic, which to our ...
Migration to middle-income countries and tuberculosis—global policies for global economies
(BioMed Central, 2017)
Background
International migration to middle-income countries is increasing and its health consequences, in particular increasing transmission rates of tuberculosis (TB), deserve consideration. Migration ...
Interventional programs to improve therapeutic management of people with epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries
(Elsevier, 2018)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the current status of initiatives carried out in developing countries to improve therapeutic management of people with epilepsy. METHODS: A literature review was performed in 2015 to identify and analyze ...
Association of dietary patterns with metabolic syndrome components in low-income, free-living Brazilian adults
(2011)
This study investigated the association of dietary patterns with sociodemographic markers and components of metabolic syndrome in free-living adults. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was done with a sample of 237 ...