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Exploring factors that contribute to human trafficking in Ethiopia: a socio-ecological perspective
BACKGROUND: A number of individuals in Ethiopia are involved in illegal types of transnational migration, namely human trafficking and smuggling. …
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Research on the move: exploring WhatsApp as a tool for understanding the intersections between migration, mobility, health and gender in South Africa
BACKGROUND: Reflecting global norms, South Africa is associated with high levels of cross-border and internal population mobility, yet migration-aware health …
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From Ebola to COVID-19: emergency preparedness and response plans and actions in Lagos, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Lagos state is the industrial nerve centre of Nigeria and was the epicentre of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in …
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Multiple pathways to scaling up and sustainability: an exploration of digital health solutions in South Africa
BACKGROUND: With the aim to support further understanding of scaling up and sustaining digital health, we explore digital health solutions …
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Building on momentum from the global campaigns: an exploration of factors that influenced prioritization of stillbirth prevention at the national level in Uganda
BACKGROUND: Of the close to 2.6 million stillbirths that happen annually, most are from low-income countries where until recently policies …
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Commentary: mobile laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics: what Europe could learn from the East African Community to assure trade in times of border closures
BACKGROUND: The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 mutants might lead to European border closures, which impact on trade and result in serious …
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Analyzing efforts to synergize the global health agenda of universal health coverage, health security and health promotion: a case-study from Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Evidence exists about synergies among universal health coverage, health security and health promotion. Uniting these three global agendas has …
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How has sustainable development goals declaration influenced health financing reforms for universal health coverage at the country level? A scoping review of literature
BACKGROUND: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires health financing reforms (HFR) in many of the countries. HFR are inherently political. …
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Democratic South Africa at 25 – a conceptual framework and narrative review of the social and structural determinants of adolescent health
Twenty-five years into South Africa's constitutional democracy provides an opportunity to take stock of the social and structural determinants of …
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COVID-19 preparedness: capacity to manufacture vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic is a biosecurity threat, and many resource-rich countries are stockpiling and/or making plans to secure supplies …
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Community health workers’ involvement in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Wakiso District, Uganda
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) are an important cadre of the global health workforce as they are involved in providing …
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‘I know those people will be approachable and not mistreat us’: a qualitative study of inspectors and private drug sellers’ views on peer supervision in rural Uganda
BACKGROUND: Peer supervision improves health care delivery by health workers. However, in rural Uganda, self-supervision is what is prescribed for …
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The global diet and activity research (GDAR) network: a global public health partnership to address upstream NCD risk factors in urban low and middle-income contexts
BACKGROUND: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. While upstream approaches to tackle NCD risk factors of …
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Challenges to peer support in low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19
BACKGROUND: A recent editorial urged those working in global mental health to "change the conversation" on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by …
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HIV/AIDS research in Africa and the Middle East: participation and equity in North-South collaborations and relationships
BACKGROUND: HIV/AIDS has attracted considerable research attention since the 1980s. In the current context of globalization and the predominance of …
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Promoting the use of evidence in health policymaking in the ECOWAS region: the development and contextualization of an evidence-based policymaking guidance
BACKGROUND: The Economic Commission of the West African States (ECOWAS), through her specialised health Institution, the West African Health Organization …
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Comparisons of social and demographic determinants of tobacco use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, tobacco use has caused over 100 million deaths in the twentieth century and is projected to cause death …
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Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ capacity, needs, policy areas of demand and perspectives in Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Health technology assessment (HTA) is an effective tool to support priority setting and generate evidence for decision making especially …
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COVID-19 in Africa: care and protection for frontline healthcare workers
Medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients face mental stress, physical exhaustion, separation from families, stigma, and the pain of losing …
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Health systems influence on the pathways of care for lung cancer in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Globally, lung cancer is the most common cancer and cause of cancer-related deaths, responsible for nearly one in five …