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Glossary of Access to Health Care and Related Concepts for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Critical Review of International Literature
(Sage Publications, 2014)
Access to health care is a multidimensional and complex concept. Achieving equitable access to care is an important goal for all countries, but particularly challenging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Despite ...
Glossary of Access to Health Care and Related Concepts for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Critical Review of International Literature
(Sage Publications, 2014)
Access to health care is a multidimensional and complex concept. Achieving equitable access to care is an important goal for all countries, but particularly challenging in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Despite ...
Ethical guidance for health research in prisons in low- and middle- income countries: a scoping review
Objectives: This study examined the extent, range and nature of the published literature, prison policies
and technical guidance relating to the ethical conduct of health research in prisons in low- and middleincome ...
Unmet Diagnostic and Therapeutic Opportunities for COPD in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
(American Thoracic Society, 2023)
RATIONALE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent and burdensome condition in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Challenges to better care include more effective diagnosis, and access to ...
Home Blood Pressure Management Intervention in Low- to Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
(JMIR Publications, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Control of hypertension in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is poor, often less than 10%. A strong body of evidence demonstrates that home blood pressure management lowers blood pressure, and recent ...
Prevalence and Burden of PRISm in Population Cohorts From Three LMIC Settings
(American Thoracic Society, 2023)
Introduction: Over 90% of morbidity and mortality from chronic respiratory disease occurs in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), with significant economic impact. Preserved ratio impairedspirometry (PRISm) is a prevalent ...
Prevalence of Pragmatically Defined High CV Risk and its Correlates in LMIC A Report from 10 LMIC Areas in Africa, Asia, and South America
(Elsevier, 2016-03)
Background Currently available tools for assessing high cardiovascular risk (HCR) often require measurements not available in resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). There is a need to assess ...
Management of NCD in low- And middle-income countries
(Elsevier, 2014)
Noncommunicable disease (NCD), comprising cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are increasing in incidence rapidly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Some patients ...
Gaps in COPD Guidelines of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Scoping Review
(Elsevier, 2021)
BACKGROUND: Guidelines are critical for facilitating cost-effective COPD care. Development and implementation in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is challenging. To guide future strategy, an overview of current ...
Hospitals’ responsibility in response to the threat of infectious disease outbreak in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for low- and middle-income countries
he WHO declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020, and then a pandemic on March 11, 2020. COVID-19 affected over 200 countries and ...