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Health Economics
Health Economics is concerned with the problem of allocating healthcare resources in case of scarcity and uncertainty. This includes both resource...
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Public Health Research Ethics
This entry explores ethical imbalances as they pertain to global health research. Though particular emphasis is placed on newer ethical challenges...
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Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational safety and health (OSH) relates to health, safety and welfare issues in the workplace, with a strong focus on preventing occupational...
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Health Education, Promotion, and Prevention in LMICs
Health is free from disease and disability. In addition, health is about maintaining individuals’ and communities’ equilibrium in multi-aspects...
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Human Resources
This chapter deals with functions, competences, education, awareness of and management by pharmaceutical professionals and their professional...
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Introduction to Pharmaceutical Health Services Research in LMICs
There has been intense activity concerned with develo** health services research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through national,...
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Women’s Health from a Pharmacy Perspective
This chapter looks specifically at the available pharmacist services based evidence in relation to women’s health across the life course. Women’s...
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Factors affecting the availability of tracer health commodities in public facilities at Tana River County, Kenya
BackgroundDelivery of quality healthcare is significantly based on the level of commitment among health facilities. This includes building a strong...
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Digital Health and Pharmacy: Evidence Synthesis and Applications
Globally, many healthcare institutions have adopted interventions related to digital health technologies to ensure the seamless experience for both...
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Health supply chain system in Uganda: assessment of status and of performance of health facilities
BackgroundHealth supply chain systems are essential for effective and efficient healthcare system by ensuring availability of quality essential...
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Pharmaceutical Health Services Administration, Planning, Management, and Leadership: Lessons Learned for LMICs
Complex and continually changing health systems require effective pharmacy managers and leaders to respond to the current and emerging issues at each...
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Mental Health Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Mental health services are defined as “the means by which effective interventions for mental health are delivered.” The effectiveness of these...
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Regulations Governing Medicines for Maternal and Neonatal Health: A Landscape Assessment
Limited evidence related to the safety or efficacy of medicines in pregnancy and during breastfeeding is available to inform patients and healthcare...
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Effects of phytoestrogens on reproductive organ health
Phytoestrogens are non-steroidal, polyphenolic compounds that are derived from plants and have biological properties similar to those of human...
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Geriatric Health Services: Evidence and Impact in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Public Health in Low-to-Middle-Income Countries
Aging is a natural process and a special concern globally because it may necessitate special care for the geriatric population. Older age may be...
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Assessment of vaccine management performance in health facilities of Mwanza Region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundEffective Vaccine Management (EVM) initiative provides the platform needed to monitor and assess the vaccine supply chain system to...
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Serotonin and Melatonin: Plant Sources, Analytical Methods, and Human Health Benefits
Over the last few years, an increasing interest in the scientific research of natural antioxidant molecules from plants capable to attenuate, or even...
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Risk-taking in consumers’ online purchases of health supplements and natural products: a grounded theory approach
BackgroundHealth supplements and natural products are widely used by the general public to support physical function and prevent disease....
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Community Health Outreach Services: Focus on Pharmacy-Based Outreach Programs in Low- to Middle-Income Countries
Community outreach service encompasses the provision of healthcare services by health professionals in locations other than where they principally...
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Comparison of the Latin America Regulation Landscape and International Reference Health Authorities to Hasten Drug Registration and Clinical Research Applications
IntroductionPromptly providing new drugs to fulfill unmet medical needs requires changes in drug development and registration processes. Health...
