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Understanding Dalit equity: a critical analysis of primary health care policy discourse of Kerala in the context of ‘Aardram’ mission
BackgroundThe Government of Kerala in 2017 launched the Aardram Mission with the aim to revamp public health delivery in the State. A key strategy...
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Analyzing the impact of an MDG-Fund program on childhood malnutrition in Timor-Leste
BackgroundTimor-Leste’s food insecurity, propelled by political conflicts, a fragile economy and biophysical limitations that characterize...
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Quality of routine health data at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia, Haiti, Laos, Nepal, and South Africa
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and researchers have used routine health data to estimate potential declines in the delivery and...
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A model for national assessment of barriers for implementing digital technology interventions to improve hypertension management in the public health care system in India
BackgroundThere is substantial interest in leveraging digital health technology to support hypertension management in low- and middle-income...
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Perceptions and experiences of frontline health managers and providers on accountability in a South African health district
ObjectivePublic primary health care and district health systems play important roles in expanding healthcare access and promoting equity. This study...
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Discontinuation of performance-based financing in primary health care: impact on family planning and maternal and child health
Performance-based financing (PBF) is advocated as an effective means to improve the quality of care by changing healthcare providers’ behavior....
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Impact of community-based health insurance on health services utilisation among vulnerable households in Amhara region, Ethiopia
BackgroundEthiopia piloted community-based health insurance in 2011, and as of 2019, the programme was operating in 770 districts nationwide,...
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Can routine health facility data be used to monitor subnational coverage of maternal, newborn and child health services in Uganda?
BackgroundRoutine health facility data are a critical source of local monitoring of progress and performance at the subnational level. Uganda has...
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Exposure to conflict and child health outcomes: evidence from a large multi-country study
BackgroundPrevious research has consistently found evidence of poor health outcomes among children living in conflict areas. However, the...
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Registered nurses’ experiences regarding operational factors influencing the implementation of HIV care services in the mobile health clinics of eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal
BackgroundRegistered nurses working in the mobile health clinics (MHCs) play an important role in enabling HIV care access to populations in remote...
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Influence of inventory management practices on the availability of emergency obstetric drugs in Rwandan public hospitals: a case of Rwanda Southern Province
BackgroundStock-outs of some life-saving drugs, such as emergency obstetric drugs, are evident in many health facilities and have been reported to be...
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Measuring coverage of maternal and child health services using routine health facility data: a Sierra Leone case study
BackgroundThere are limited existing approaches to generate estimates from Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) data, despite the growing...
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Surgical Residents´ Results Seem to be Non-Inferior Comparing to More Experienced Surgeons in Femoral Neck Fracture Osteosynthesis
Purpose of the StudyFemoral neck fracture osteosynthesis is usually performed by using dynamic hip screw (DHS) or multiple parallel cannulated screws...
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Universal health coverage and the poor: to what extent are health financing policies making a difference? Evidence from a benefit incidence analysis in Zambia
BackgroundZambia has invested in several healthcare financing reforms aimed at achieving universal access to health services. Several evaluations...
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Socioeconomic inequalities in health outcomes among Thai older population in the era of Universal Health Coverage: trends and decomposition analysis
BackgroundThailand’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has been achieved since 2002 when the entire population are covered by three main public health...
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Reducing the equity gap in under-5 mortality through an innovative community health program in Ethiopia: an implementation research study
BackgroundThe Ethiopian government implemented a national community health program, the Health Extension Program (HEP), to provide community-based...
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A repeated cross-sectional study of the association of community health worker intervention with the maternal continuum of care in rural Liberian communities
BackgroundThe maternal continuum of care (CoC) (antenatal care, facility-based delivery, postnatal care) is critical to maternal and neonatal health...
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Vaccination coverage in rural Burkina Faso under the effects of COVID-19: evidence from a panel study in eight districts
BackgroundImproving infant immunization completion and promoting equitable vaccination coverage are crucial to reducing global under-5 childhood...
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Electronic aggregated data collection on cervical cancer screening in Bangladesh since 2014: what the data tells us?
IntroductionTo reduce the high prevalence of cervical cancers among the Bangladeshi women, the Government of Bangladesh established a national...
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Humanitarian led community-based surveillance: case study in Ekondo-titi, Cameroon
BackgroundCommunity-based surveillance (CBS) has been used successfully in many situations to strengthen existing health systems as well as in...