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Open AccessA decade of innovation to deepen the understanding of infectious diseases of poverty and foster their control and elimination
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Open AccessAccess to quality diagnosis and rational treatment for tuberculosis: real-world evidence from China–Gates Tuberculosis Control Project Phase III
China has successfully reduced tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate over the past three decades, however, challenges remain in improving the quality of TB diagnosis and treatment. In this paper, we assess the effe...
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Open AccessThe effectiveness of E-learning in continuing medical education for tuberculosis health workers: a quasi-experiment from China
Given the context of rapid technological change and COIVD-19 pandemics, E-learning may provide a unique opportunity for addressing the challenges in traditional face-to-face continuing medical education (CME)....
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Open AccessImpacts of a comprehensive tuberculosis control model on the quality of clinical services and the financial burden of treatment for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis in China: a mixed-methods evaluation
The China National Health Commission-Gates TB Project Phase III implemented a comprehensive TB control model including multiple interventions to address the burden of drug-resistant TB (DRTB). This study aims ...
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Open AccessImplementing a new tuberculosis surveillance system in Zhejiang, Jilin and Ningxia: improvements, challenges and implications for China’s National Health Information System
China is still faced with the public health challenge of tuberculosis (TB), and a robust surveillance system is critical for develo** evidence-based TB control policies. The Tuberculosis Information Manageme...
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Open AccessMulti-source financing for tuberculosis treatment in China: key issues and challenges
The End Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy of the World Health Organization highlights the need for patient-centered care and social protection measures that alleviate the financial hardships faced by many TB patients...
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Open AccessProcess evaluation of E-learning in continuing medical education: evidence from the China-Gates Foundation Tuberculosis Control Program
E-learning is a growing phenomenon which provides a unique opportunity to address the challenges in continuing medical education (CME). The China-Gates Foundation Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program implemented ...
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Open AccessImpact of multiple policy interventions on the screening and diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients: a cascade analysis on six prefectures in China
The detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a major health concern in China. We aim to summarize interventions related to the screening and detection of DR-TB in Jiangsu Province, analyse their imp...
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Open AccessThe impact of increased reimbursement rates under the new cooperative medical scheme on the financial burden of tuberculosis patients
Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem in China. To scale up TB control, an innovative programme entitled the ‘China-Gates Foundation Collaboration on TB Control in China was initiated in 200...
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Open AccessIs tuberculosis patients management improved in the integrated TB control model in West China? A survey in Guizhou Province, China
Tuberculosis (TB) patient management (TPM) is crucial to improve patient compliance to treatment. The coverage of TPM delivered by TB dispensaries or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not hi...
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Open AccessImpact of an innovative tuberculosis financing and payment model on health service utilization by tuberculosis patients in China: do the poor fare better than the rich?
Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence is closely associated with poverty in China, and poor patients face more barriers to treatment. Using an insurance-based approach, the China-Gates TB program Phase II was implement...
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Open AccessImpact of an innovative financing and payment model on tuberculosis patients’ financial burden: is tuberculosis care more affordable for the poor?
In response to the high financial burden of health services facing tuberculosis (TB) patients in China, the China-Gates TB project, Phase II, has implemented a new financing and payment model as an important c...
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Open AccessExperiences and challenges in the health protection of medical teams in the Chinese Ebola treatment center, Liberia: a qualitative study
Health care workers are at the frontline in the fight against infectious disease, and as a result are at a high risk of infection. During the 2014–2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, many health care workers c...
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Open AccessAre tuberculosis patients adherent to prescribed treatments in China? Results of a prospective cohort study
Tuberculosis (TB) patients face numerous difficulties adhering to the long-term, rigorous TB treatment regimen. Findings on TB patients’ treatment adherence vary across existing literature and official reports...
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Association of hypertension and obesity with renal cell carcinoma risk: a report from the Shanghai Men’s and Women’s Health Studies
Consistently reported associations between hypertension and obesity and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) risk have largely come from studies in Western populations. These associations were examined in a case–control...
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Fruit and vegetable intake and the risk of colorectal cancer: results from the Shanghai Men’s Health Study
The observed associations of fruit and vegetable consumption with the risk of colorectal cancer have been inconsistent. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association of fruit and vegetable consumption with t...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness analysis of neonatal hearing screening program in china: should universal screening be prioritized?
Neonatal hearing screening (NHS) has been routinely offered as a vital component of early childhood care in developed countries, whereas such a screening program is still at the pilot or preliminary stage as r...
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Open AccessPatterns and correlates of physical activity: a cross-sectional study in urban Chinese women
Inactivity is a modifiable risk factor for many diseases. Rapid economic development in China has been associated with changes in lifestyle, including physical activity. The purpose of this study was to invest...
