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Universal health coverage necessitates a system approach: an analysis of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative in Ghana
The 9th Global conference on health promotion (Shanghai 2016) reaffirmed the role of primary health care (PHC) in achieving the …
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Expanding global access to essential medicines: investment priorities for sustainably strengthening medical product regulatory systems
Access to quality-assured medical products improves health and save lives. However, one third of the world's population lacks timely access …
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Best practices in scaling digital health in low and middle income countries
Healthcare challenges in low and middle income countries (LMICs) have been the focus of many digital initiatives that have aimed …
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Research productivity and main publishing institutions in Côte d’Ivoire, 2000–2016
BACKGROUND: The research productivity of countries commonly grouped within sub-Saharan Africa is as diverse as their cultural, economic, linguistic, political, …
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A feasibility study of a mobile phone supported family-centred ADL intervention, F@ce™, after stroke in Uganda
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence-based health services to reduce the impact of stroke in low-income countries at a …
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Development of a richer measure of health outcomes incorporating the impacts of income inequality, ethnic diversity, and ICT development on health
BACKGROUND: In the literature, measuring health outcomes usually entails examining one dependent variable using cross-sectional data. Using a combination of …
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Leveraging the power of partnerships: spreading the vision for a population health care delivery model in western Kenya
BACKGROUND: The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) has been a model academic partnership in global health for nearly …
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Involvement of community pharmacists in continuing professional development (CPD): a baseline survey in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Health care professionals have been striving to maintain their competence to deliver the best quality of service. This study …
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“Cross-border collaboration in onchocerciasis elimination in Uganda: progress, challenges and opportunities from 2008 to 2013”
BACKGROUND: Until recently onchocerciasis was prevalent in 37 out of 112 districts of Uganda with at least 3.8 million people …
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Advancing STI priorities in the SDG era: priorities for action
The Sustainable Development Goals present an opportunity to reimagine and then reconfigure the approach to controlling sexually transmitted infections (STIs). …
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Knowledge and practices of general practitioners at district hospitals towards cervical cancer prevention in Burundi, 2015: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Well-organized screening and treatment programmes are effective to prevent Invasive Cervical Cancer (ICC) in LMICs. To achieve this, the …
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Effective practices of international volunteering for health: perspectives from partner organizations
BACKGROUND: The demand for international volunteer experiences to promote global health and nutrition is increasing and numerous studies have documented …
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Perceived barriers to early detection of breast cancer in Wakiso District, Uganda using a socioecological approach
BACKGROUND: Early detection of breast cancer is known to improve its prognosis. However, women in most low and middle income …
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Good collaborative practice: reforming capacity building governance of international health research partnerships
In line with the policy objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this commentary seeks to examine the extent …
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Cost of diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review of existing literature
BACKGROUND: There is an increasing recognition that non communicable diseases impose large economic costs on households, societies and nations. However, …
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Effectiveness of home-based nutritional counselling and support on exclusive breastfeeding in urban poor settings in Nairobi: a cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) improves infant health and survival. We tested the effectiveness of a home-based intervention using Community Health …
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Map of biomedical research in Cameroon; a documentary review of approved protocols from 1997 to 2012
BACKGROUND: Over the last decade, there has been a rapid increase in biomedical research in Cameroon. However, the question of …
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Challenges to implementing Gavi’s health system strengthening support in Chad and Cameroon: results from a mixed-methods evaluation
BACKGROUND: Since 2005, Gavi has provided health system strengthening (HSS) grants to address bottlenecks affecting immunization services. This study is …
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Malaria control in rural Malawi: implementing peer health education for behaviour change
BACKGROUND: Interventions to reduce malaria burden are effective if communities use them appropriately and consistently. Several tools have been suggested …
Erratum
Erratum to: ‘Setting performance-based financing in the health sector agenda: a case study in Cameroon’