Post kala azar dermal leishmaniasis in east Africa
Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a cutaneous manifestation of leishmaniasis mainly presenting after apparently successful treatment of the visceral form of the disease. The condition is...

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Limitations of the Millennium Development Goals: a literature review
With the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) showing uneven progress, this review identifies possible limitations arising from the MDG framework itself rather than extrinsic issues. Method: A...

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Noncommunicable Diseases among Urban Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Developing Countries: A Neglected Health Care Need
The aim of this study is to review the literature to determine the prevalence and distribution of chronic NCDs among urban refugees living in developing countries, to report refugee access to health...

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Differences in Birth Weight of Newborns Delivered by Adolescents and Adult Women at the Nam Pong District Hospital
The main purpose of the study was to assess the birth weight of newborns of adolescent and adult women in order to determine a possible risk for the health of teenagers and their children. The birth...

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Current salt reduction policies across gradients of 2 inequality-adjusted human development in the WHO 3 European Region: minding the gaps
This study is to assess current salt reduction policies in countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region against the backdrop of varying levels of human development adjusted for...

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A Critical Analysis of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Policies in the Health Sector in the Philippines and Indonesia
Both the Philippines and Indonesia are prone to emergencies and disasters. This study focused on the DRRM policies in the health sector in both countries to critically analyze the policies in use.

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Knowledge and Dispensing Practices of Anti-malarial Drugs in Myanmar
The occurrence of artemisinin resistance in Greater Mekong Sub-region countries including Myanmar is a great problem in connection with the malaria situation in the world. Irrational use of...

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Infant Feeding Decisions And Breast Feeding Practices Of First Time Mothers’ In The Philippines: A Qualitative Study
This study used a qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions to explore; a) the current knowledge about early infant feeding practices among first time...

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Effect of parasitic infections on the immune modulation and clinical parameters in HIV-1 infected patients in KUMASI, GHANA
Pathogenic parasite infections have been implicated in chronic diarrhoea, anaemia, malnutrition and excessive immunological perturbation. These clinical and immunological disturbances have been...

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IDENTIFIER LES DÉFIS QU'AFFRONTE LE PROGRAMME DE VACCINATION EN SYRIE PENDANT LES PÉRIODES DE CONFLIT ET DE POST-CONFLIT
La violence, les déplacements massifs, et la large dispersion des zones inaccessibles dans tout le pays ont conduit à dévaster le système national de santé en Syrie. Cette catastrophe a touché le...

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