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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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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