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(Wiley, 2016-01)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) herald a new phase for international development. This article presents the results of a consultative exercise to collaboratively identify 100 research questions of critical importance ...
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(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-03-30)High systolic blood pressure (BP) is the single leading modifiable risk factor for death worldwide. Accurate BP measurement is the cornerstone for screening, diagnosis, and management of hypertension. Inaccurate BP ...
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(Journal of Rheumatology, 2023-11)OBJECTIVE. To describe the efficacy and safety data of children with polyarticular-course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA) treated with abatacept (ABA) + methotrexate (MTX) or ABA monotherapy when prior MTX use was ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-09)The African continent reported the least number of COVID-19 cases and deaths of all the continents, although the exact reasons for this are still unclear. In addition, little is known about the immunological profiles ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2019-10-17)BACKGROUND : In South Africa, much of diabetes care takes place at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities where screening for diabetic complications is often low. Clinics require access to equipment, resources and a functional ...
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(BioMed Central, 2019-08-22)BACKGROUND : The ability of Plasmodium falciparum parasites to develop resistance to widely used anti-malarials threatens malaria control and elimination efforts. Regular drug efficacy monitoring is essential for ensuring ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-03)Benefits derived from the Council for Health Services Accreditation South Africa (COHSASA) accreditation of the Universitas Academic Hospital (UAH) in Bloemfontein are illustrated. Accreditation assessments were performed ...
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(BMC, 2024-10)BACKGROUND : In recent decades, the literature on global partnerships in nursing and midwifery education, to enhance the quality of education and produce competent graduates in the labor market, is on the rise in Africa. ...
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(SpringerOpen Journal, 2015-12)BACKGROUND : South Africa uses indoor residual spraying (IRS) for vector control in its malaria control programme (MCP). Insecticide-treated wall linings (ITWLs) offer possible advantages over IRS and long-lasting, ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-08-30)BACKGROUND : Dual HIV/syphilis testing may be an acceptable intervention to identify men with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and at risk of HIV acquisition. OBJECTIVES : We sought to determine the acceptability, ...
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(Wiley, 2024-07)Breastfeeding is a crucial public health approach that reduces infant morbidity and mortality by providing essential nutrients and antibodies, and breast milk is easily digested. Breastfeeding and donated milk serve as a ...
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(Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2019)BACKGROUND : Developing countries are experiencing a shift from infectious diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes. Diabetes accounts for more disability-adjusted life ...
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(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2019-07-23)INTRODUCTIO : l'accès à l'eau potable et à l'assainissement est depuis longtemps l'enjeu d'un combat mené par de nombreux États. Cependant, il représente un combat quotidien pour des centaines de milliers de citadins qui ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-02)BACKGROUND: Zimbabwean undocumented migrants rely on the South African public health care system for treatment of non-communicable and communicable diseases, surgery and medical emergency services. A gap remains to ...
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(Wiley, 2023-09)Control measures for the COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to health care delivery. Some countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) stopped the provision of essential health care except for those services ...
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(BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-09)BACKGROUND: Improving geographic access can aid in managing tuberculosis (TB) by enabling early diagnosis and treatment initiation. Although geospatial techniques have been used to map the transmission patterns of ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2017-10)Healthcare reform typically involves orchestrating a policy change, mediated through some form of operational, systems, financial, process or practice intervention. The aim is to improve the ways in which care is delivered ...
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(Journal Issues, 2016-11-11)Air pollution arising from mine dumps has been a major public health concern to communities located in close proximity to these facilities in South Africa. The study investigated the association between acute changes in ...
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(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2019-03)INTRODUCTION: Air pollution is a global health problem. It's responsible for over 4 million deaths each year and constitutes a risk factor for acute respiratory infections (ARI). The aims of this study was to assess ...
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(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-09)Plasmodium parasites have a complex life cycle that includes development in the human host as well as the Anopheles vector. Successful transmission of the parasite between its host and vector therefore requires the ...
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