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Opportunities and challenges for financing women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in the context of climate change
Women, children and adolescents (WCA), especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), will bear the worst ...
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Initiative for Promoting Affordable and Quality Tuberculosis Tests (IPAQT): a market-shaping intervention in India
A majority of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in India are diagnosed and treated in the private sector. Yet, most private providers do not use most recent WHO-endorsed microbiological tests such as ...
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Antimicrobial resistance and universal health coverage
The WHO launched a Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in 2015. World leaders in the G7, G20 and the UN General Assembly have declared AMR to be a global crisis. World leaders have ...
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Distribution of diabetes, hypertension and non-communicable disease risk factors among adults in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing in low-income settings. We conducted a survey of risk factors, blood pressure and blood glucose in rural Bangladesh and assessed variations ...
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Timing and determinants of age at menarche in low-income and middle-income countries
Introduction Understanding the timing and determinants of age at menarche is key to determining potential linkages between onset of puberty and health outcomes from a life-course perspective. Yet, we ...
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Improving the implementation of tobacco control policies in low-and middle-income countries: a proposed framework
Although tobacco control policies have been adopted across the globe, effective implementation continues to be a major challenge, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries, where almost ...
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Methodological issues in economic evaluations of emergency transport systems in low-income and middle-income countries
A recent systematic review identified few papers on the economic evaluation of systems for emergency transport of acutely ill or injured patients. In addition, we found no articles dealing with the ...
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Global red and processed meat trade and non-communicable diseases
Introduction Rapid increases in the trade of global red and processed meat impede international efforts toward sustainable diets by increasing meat consumption. However, little research has examined ...
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Innovations in mutuality: challenges and learnings for the Universal Health Insurance Plan in Mali
Background Many Sahel countries in Africa are looking for solutions for universal health coverage (UHC). Mali is in the process of adopting the Universal Health Insurance Plan, which allows for the ...
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Factors associated with head circumference and indices of cognitive development in early childhood
Background While head circumference (HC) has been related to intracranial volume and brain size, its association with cognitive function remains unclear. We sought to understand the relationship among ...
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Towards comprehensive clinical trials for new tuberculosis drug regimens: policy recommendations from a stakeholder analysis
Background Research and development (R&D) of new drugs and regimens against tuberculosis (TB) is evolving to meet new challenges and face limited investments in the sector. To effectively improve and ...