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Disparity in hospital beds’ allocation at the county level in China: an analysis based on a Health Resource Density Index (HRDI) model
BackgroundAs approximately 3/4 of the population lives in county-level divisions in China, the allocation of health resources at the county level...
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Evaluating local primary health care actions to address health inequities: analysis of Australia’s Primary Health Networks
BackgroundMeso-level, regional primary health care organisations such as Australia’s Primary Health Networks (PHNs) are well placed to address health...
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Accessibility crisis of essential medicines at Sudanese primary healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional drugs’ dispensaries assessment and patients’ perspectives
BackgroundAccess to essential medicines is a critical component of universal health coverage. However, the availability of essential medicines in...
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Factors associated with access to healthcare in Burkina Faso: evidence from a national household survey
BackgroundBurkina Faso has undertaken major reforms, the cornerstone of which has been the decentralization of the health system to increase access...
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Morbidity profile and pharmaceutical management of adult outpatients between primary and tertiary care levels in Sri Lanka: a dual-centre, comparative study
BackgroundOutpatient care is central to both primary and tertiary levels in a health system. However, evidence is limited on outpatient differences...
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Primärversorgung in Österreich – Quo vadis?
The realignment and strengthening of primary care has been a central health policy challenge in Austria for years, especially since a significant...
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Fair play? Participation equity in organised sport and physical activity among children and adolescents in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundPhysical activity and sport have numerous health benefits and participation is thought to be lower in disadvantaged children and...
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Challenges for implementation of inter-sectoral efforts to improve outbreak response using consolidated framework for implementation research; Iran’s COVID-19 experience
BackgroundThe recurrence of emerging infectious diseases reminds us that rapid response to related outbreaks require coordinated inter-sectoral/...
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Assessing progress in the national health financing system towards universal health coverage in Iran: a mixed-method study protocol
IntroductionHealth financing systems have a key role in achieving universal health coverage (UHC) across the globe. However, little is known about...
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A rapid mixed-methods assessment of Libya’s primary care system
BackgroundLibya has experienced decades of violent conflict that have severely disrupted health service delivery. The Government of National Unity is...
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Recurrent medical imaging exposures for the care of patients: one way forward
AbstractMedical imaging is both valuable and essential in the care of patients. Much of this imaging depends on ionizing radiation with attendant...
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National Rural Health Mission reforms in light of decentralised planning in Kerala, India: a realist analysis of data from three witness seminars
BackgroundThe People’s Planning Campaign (PPC) in the southern Indian state of Kerala started in 1996, following which the state devolved functions,...
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Key informants perspectives on creating a high impact research department in family and community medicine: a qualitative project
BackgroundPrimary care is integral to the health system and population health. Primary care research is still in development and most academic...
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Unsung heroes in Ghana’s healthcare system: the case of community health volunteers and community health management committee
BackgroundIn Ghana, the community-based health planning and services (CHPS) policy highlights the significance of both community health management...
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Barriers to community participation in primary health care of district health: a qualitative study
IntroductionCommunity participation is one of the principles of primary health care (PHC). However, it has not been adequately institutionalized due...
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Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda
BackgroundA shortage of healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) combined with a rising burden of non-communicable diseases...
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Access to primary healthcare Services in Conflict-Affected Fragile States: a subnational descriptive analysis of educational and wealth disparities in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, and Nigeria
BackgroundMeasuring and improving equitable access to care is a necessity to achieve universal health coverage. Pre-pandemic estimates showed that...
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Indicator-activities to apply primary health care principles in national or large-scale community health worker programs in low-and middle-income countries: a Delphi exercise
IntroductionPrimary Health Care (PHC) gained considerable momentum in the past four decades and led to improved health outcomes across a wide variety...
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The impact of Ethiopian community-based health extension program on diarrheal diseases among under-five children and factors associated with diarrheal diseases in the rural community of Kalu district, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundThe health extension program is a community-based health care delivery program with eighteen defined packages. The main aim of the health...
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 11. CHWs leading the way to “Health for All”
BackgroundThis is the concluding paper of our 11-paper supplement, “Community health workers at the dawn of a new era”.
MethodsWe relied on our...