Burn-Out: It is the disease which the World Health Organization has for the first time recognised in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is widely used as a benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers. The decision could help put to rest Sdecades of debate among experts...
Increasing utilisation of skilled facility-based maternal healthcare services in rural Zambia: the role of safe motherhood action groups Community-centred health interventions, such as Safe Motherhood Action groups (SMAGs), have potential to lead to desired health behavioural change and favo... C Sia...
Useful video that covers a lot of economic theory and events that have happened in the past. The wage indexation system in Belgium ensures that wages are linked to what they call the ‘Health Index’ this is similar to the consumer price index but doesn’t include items such as alcohol, t...
Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, ...
Nudges used in public health interventions to encourage behaviour change can be summarised in the behavioural economics framework ‘MINDSPACE’ [12]. MINDSPACE is an acronym that summarises nine effects on people’s behaviour that, once realised, can be harnessed to influence their future decisions ...
A two-year follow-up of youth enrolled in the PHACS memory and executive functioning study described above showed stable functioning over time for all three groups [44]. It should be noted that those with PHIV largely maintained good immune health over the follow-up period, which may have ...
Global Health: The Beginning of the End of AIDS? Simply put, the AIDS response is rightly viewed as one of the greatest success stories in modern global public health Kenya: Floods, Rains Wreak Havoc Heavy rains in Kenya have washed away bridges and rendered many roads impassable, complicating...
5.2. Lesson from earthen construction in Africa and other countries The use of earth as a building material is widespread, especially in developing countries. Surveys and case study analyses, similar to the one reported in this article, have been carried out in Zambia [40], Ghana [41], Alger...
International Journal for Equity in Health (2022) 21:44 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-022-01647-y RESEARCH Open Access Current intimate partner violence and associated factors among sero‑positive women attending Adama town ART Clinics, Central Ethiopia 2019 Girma Garedew Goyomsa1* ...
Many factors influence the health impact of exposure to metalliferous mine dusts and whilst the underpinning toxicology is pivotal, it is not the only driver of health outcomes following exposure. The purpose of this review is twofold: (i) to highlight recent advances in our understanding of the...