Immunoidentification of trypanosoma cruzi antigens using Sera from chronically infected patients
The main objective of this study was to search for the most immunoreactive native proteins of Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) by carrying out a serological analysis of anti-T. cruzi antibodies in sera...

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Pattern of Congenital Heart Disease in Children presented to a Paediatric Echocardiography Clinic in the Lake Zone of Tanzania
This study is to provide knowledge about the relative frequencies, pattern and stage of CHD at time of initial diagnosis in children in the Lake Zone of Tanzania as presented to a Paediatric...

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THE UNHCR Anaemia Prevention, Control and Reduction Strategic Plan 2008-2010 for Refugees: Lessons learned from Bangladesh and Nepal (A literature review)
Refugees are commonly affected by micronutrient deficiencies especially iron and vitamin A. In the year 2008, UNHCR developed and began implementation of an Anaemia Control,Prevention and Reduction...

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Assessment Of Child Health Inequalities Across Socio-Cultural Groups
This study aimed to assess and compare the under-five mortality rates across socio-cultural groups in Nigeria and to evaluate the social determinants of U5M in Nigeria.

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Overcoming barriers to access vesico-vaginal fistula repair. A qualitative study from Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.
In the Kilimanjaro Region in northern Tanzania, the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) is the major referral hospital. It provides fistula surgery free of charge and has capacity to scale up...

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A critical analysis of HIV/AIDS policy development in South Africa from 1990-2012 How do South African policies reflect respective WHO recommendations? Using availability of antiretroviral treatment (ART) and ART coverage as an indicator of improvement
South Africa lies in the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic and carries one sixth of the worldwide HIV/AIDS burden, equaling 5.6 million infected South Africans in 2011. Since the emergence of...

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“It is me who eats, to nourish him”: A mixed methods study of breastfeeding in post-earthquake Haiti
In Haiti, initiation of breastfeeding is high, but early mixed feeding is the norm. In a situation of crisis, mothers´ worries about insufficiency of breast milk, disruption of social networks and...

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PAPUCO - the Pan African Pulmonary hypertension Cohort study: Preliminary data analysis after one year of recruitment
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and consecutive right heart failure (RHF) is a "not-so-rare" form of heart disease of multiple aetiologies in Africa. PH is a devastating, progressive disease, with...

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Delay in visceral leishmaniasis reporting as an obstacle to timely response actions: Comparison of VL reporting systems in Nepal and India
For the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian subcontinent it is essential to evaluate and fully understand today’s actual burden of the disease in endemic countries such as Nepal...

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Physical Illness among Psychiatric Patients: a Cross Sectional Study in Banda Aceh Psychiatric Hospital, Indonesia
The prevalence of physical illness among psychiatric patients is high. The people with a mental problem die approximately 20 years younger due to their physical illness (Koranyi & Potoczny 1992), and...

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