The cost of interventions related to Chagas disease in endemic and non-endemic countries: a systematic review
Chagas disease has an estimated annual incidence of 50,000 people, prevalence of about 8 million infected persons worldwide (WHO, 2015, WHO, 2010b) and 5.4 million prevalent cases that are expected...

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Sexual and reproductive health knowledge
Sexual and reproductive health knowledge is an important predictor of individual’s sexual behavior. However, little is known about this issue among Iranians. This study assesses sexual and...

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A study of the barriers of access to HIV and AIDS related services for rural women of Mahottari (Terai) district, Nepal
The study identifies that the major barriers of access to HIV and AIDS related services for rural women of Mahottari (Terai) district, Nepal are of multifaceted nature. A number of personal and...

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Trauma related Mental Health Problems Among National Humanitarian Staff: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Working in humanitarian crisis situations is dangerous. National humanitarian staff in particular face the risk of primary and secondary trauma exposure, which can lead to mental disorder. Despite...

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Investigating the Health Information System Implementation Process in Senegal: Challenges & Opportunities
This thesis describes the Senegalese National Health Information System and lays out its implementation process. The main objectives of the research are: to investigate and analyse the specific...

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Evaluation of a children´s palliative care outreach programme for Burkitt Lymphoma patients in a rural area in the Northwest Region of Cameroon: Does it meet their needs?
Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma (BL) is the most common childhood cancer in tropical Africa. Survival rates in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are below 40% due to a lack of resources. Palliative care (PC) is the...

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The impact of globalization on health care delivery
an analysis of health worker migration from Southern Africa
Southern Africa accounts for up to 33 % of the global disease burden but relies on only 2.8 % of the worlds health workforce. At the same time, the number of migrant health workers increased by more...

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Improving access to quality health care for the poor: An analysis of different targeting mechanisms in Kenyas health sector
To achieve universal health coverage, the Government of Kenya (GoK) intends to implement social health protection schemes, which will include the subsidy of the poorest of society. Within this...

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Results of Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Selected Areas of Northeast Thailand.
This cross sectional study aimed to assess the differences in the test results of the cervical cancer screening tests in selected areas of Northeast Thailand. Data collected for the period from 2010...

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Community mobilization and social determinants of health. A participatory action research project exploring the social determinants of health and ways of tackling them through community based activities in the slum (Villa 31) in Buenos Aires city, Argentina.
This study focuses on the strategies that are employed by a social movement (Movimiento Popular la Dignidad) (MPLD) in the slum (Villa 31) of Buenos Aires in order to tackle the social determinants...

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