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Measuring development assistance for health systems strengthening and health security: an analysis using the Creditor Reporting System database

Kraus J.; Yamey G.; Schäferhoff M. et al. F1000 Research (2020) CC

Health systems strengthening (HSS) and health security are two pillars of universal health coverage (UHC). Investments in these areas are essential for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and are of heightened relevance given the emergence of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This... more

WORLD HEART REPORT 2023 CONFRONTING THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE KILLER

Cesare, M.D.; Bixby, H.; Gaziano, T. et al. World Heart Federation (2023) CC

Global progress against cardiovascular disease (CVD) is flatlining. Though rates of CVD deaths globally have fallen in the last three decades, this trend has begun to stall and, without concerted efforts, is at risk of reversing.

2021 World Health Organization guideline on pharmacological treatment of hypertension: Policy implications for the region of the Americas

Campbell, N.R.C.; Burnens, M.P.; Whelton, P.K. et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas (2022) CC

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the Americas and raised blood pressure accounts for over 50% of CVD. In the Americas over a quarter of adult women and four in ten adult men have hypertension and the diagnosis, treatment and control are suboptimal. In 2021, the World Hea... more

Cardiovascular diseases in Tanzania: The burden of modifiable and intermediate risk factors

Roman, W.P.; Martin, H.D.; Sauli, E. et al. Journal of Xiangya Medicine (2019) CC

Tanzania, like other developing countries, is facing a higher burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The country is experiencing rapid growth of modifiable and intermediate risk factors that accelerate CVD mortality and morbidity rates. In rural and urban settings, cardiovascular risk factors suc... more

Clinical Profile and Management of Patient Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and/or Peripheral Artery Disease in Clinical Practice: The APALUSA Study

Barrios, V.; Escobar, C.; Suarez C. et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine (2022) CC

This study was aimed to ascertain the clinical profile and management of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) and/or peripheral artery disease (PAD). In this observational and cross-sectional study developed in 80 hospitals throughout Spain, consecutive adults with stable IHD and/or PAD were i... more

2020 Heart Failure Society of South Africa perspective on the 2016 European Society of Cardiology Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines

Hitzeroth, J.; Mpe, M.; Klug, E. et al. The South African Medical Journal (2020) CC

Heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is a condition frequently encountered by healthcare professionals and, in order to achieve the best outcomes for patients, needs to be managed optimally. This guideline document is based on the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the t... more

Cardiovascular medicine and research in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

Zühlke, L.; Sliwa, K.; Naidoo, P. et al. Nature Reviews Cardiology (2019) CC

Africa is witnessing an epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with staggering morbidity and mortality. The spectrum of CVD includes hypertension, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, atherosclerotic disease, congenital heart disease and tuberculous pericarditis. Opportunities exist to alter ... more

Global Fund replenishment brings us one step closer to ending tuberculosis

Reid M.; Zinkernagel D.; Beyeler M. et al (2019) CC

Global fund to end Tuberculosis

Health financing in fragile and conflict-affected sttings_ What do we know seven years on?

Bertone M.; Jowett M; Dale E.; Witter S. et al. PUBMED (2019) CC

Over the last few years, there has been growing attention to health systems research in fragile and conflict-affected setting (FCAS) from both researchers and donors. In 2012, an exploratory literature review was conducted to analyse the main themes and findings of recent literature focusing on heal... more

Health impact of external funding for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria: systematic review

De Jongh T.; Harnmeijer J.; Atun R. et al. (2013) CC

Since 2002, development assistance for health has substantially increased, especially investments for HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria control. We undertook a systematic review to assess and synthesize the existing evidence in the scientific literature on the health impacts of these investments

Global Development Assistance for Adolescent Health From 2003 to 2015

Zhihzu K.; Mingquiang L.; Patton G. et al. Jama Network (2018) CC

In this quality improvement study, data from the Creditor Reporting System were used to estimate flows of total DAAH and per-adolescent DAAH and to assess its distribution by donors, regions, and countries and the leading causes of burden of disease (ie, disability-adjusted life-years) in 132 devel... more

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How much donor financing for health is channelled to global versus country-specific aid functions?

Schäferhoff M.; Fewer S.; Kraus J. et al. The Lancet (2015) CC

The slow global response to the Ebola crisis in west Africa suggests that important gaps exist in donor financing for key global functions, such as support for health research and development for diseases of poverty and strengthening of outbreak preparedness. In this Health Policy, we use the Intern... more

How to do (or not to do) ... Tracking data on development assistance for health

Grépin K.; Laech-Kemon J.; Schneider M. et al. (2012) CC

Development assistance for health (DAH) has increased substantially in recent years and is seen as important to the improvement of health and health systems in developing countries. As a result, there has been increasing interest in tracking and understanding these resource flows from the global hea... more

Development assistance for community health workers in 114 low-and middle-income countries, 2007-2017

Lu C.; Panial Palazuelos D.; Luan Y. et al. PUBMED (2020) CC

The objective is to estimate the level and trend of develoment assistance for comunity health worker related projects in low and middle income countries between 2007 and 2017

The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care: putting people at the centre

Hanson C.; Brikci N.; Erlangga D. et al. The Lancet (2022) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for well-functioning primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic health interventions (including effective management of non-communicable diseases) and essential public health functions. PHC is widely recognised ... more

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The Global Financial Crisis Has Led To A Slowdown In Growth Of Funding To Improve Health In Many Developing Countries

Laech-Kemon, K.; Chou P.; Schneider M. et al. Health Affairs (2012) CC

How has funding to developing countries for health improvement changed in the wake of the global financial crisis? The question is vital for policy making, planning, and advocacy purposes in donor and recipient countries alike. We measured the total amount of financial and in-kind assistance that fl... more

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The G20 and development assistance for health: historical trends and crucial questions to inform a new era

Dieleman J.; Cowling K.; Agyepong I. et al. (2019) CC

One of the most important gatherings of the world's economic leaders, the G20 Summit and ministerial meetings, takes place in June, 2019. The Summit presents a valuable opportunity to reflect on the provision and receipt of development assistance for health (DAH) and the role the G20 can have in sha... more

Sources and Focus of Health Development Assistance, 1990-2014

Dieleman J.; Graves C.; Johnson E. et al. Pubmed (2015) CC

Objectives: To identify the amount of development assistance that countries and organizations provided for health and to determine the health areas that received these funds.

2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Kleindorfer, .O.; Towfighi, A.; Chaturvedi, S. et al. American Heart Association (2021) CC

Each year, ≈795 000 individuals in the United States experience a stroke, of which 87% (690 000) are ischemic and 185 000 are recurrent.1 Approximately 240 000 individuals experience a transient ischemic attack (TIA) each year.2 The risk of recurrent stroke or TIA is high but can be mitiga... more

A Roadmap on the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among People Living With Diabetes

Mitchell, S.; Malanda, B.; Damasceno, A. et al. World Heart Federation (2019) CC

In 2014, the World Heart Federation (WHF) launched an initiative to develop a series of Roadmaps [1e6]. Their aim is to identify potential roadblocks on the pathway to effective prevention, detection, and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), along with evidence-based solutions to overcome... more