Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine 6: 326. doi:10.4172/2161-105X.1000326
Harm Reduction Journal (2016) 13:28
DOI 10.1186/s12954-016-0118-x
Pathak et al. (2016), PeerJ, DOI 10.7717/peerj.1738; 1-14
Towards gender - transformative HIV and TB responses
Review
Triccas and Counoupas Pneumonia (2016) 8:18; DOI 10.1186/s41479-016-0020-z
SIAPS Technical Report. This report summarizes key accomplishments and lessons learned in implementing SIAPS’ approach to improving IPC practices in four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Jordan, and Ethiopia. All activities address SIAPS’s overall objective to build or enhance national and faci...lity capacity to develop, implement, and monitor IPC programs by focusing on the principles of health systems strengthening.
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Psoriasis, which can involve the skin, nails and joints, is a chronic, painful, disfiguring and disabling noncommunicable disease (NCD) for which there is no cure. It negatively impacts on quality of life. Some of those who suffer from the disease develop chronic, inflammatory arthritis (psoriatic a...rthritis) that leads to joint deformations and disability. People with psoriasis are also reported to be at increased risk of developing other serious clinical conditions such as cardiovascular and other NCDs
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Regional Tuberculosis Program, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Epidemiologisches Bulletin; 22. August 2016 / Nr. 33 ;DOI 10.17886/EpiBull-2016-050
Research Article
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0164619 October 13, 2016
Ade et al. BMC Health Services Research (2016) 16:5
Background: In the “Centre National Hospitalier de Pneumo-Phtisiologie” of Cotonou, Benin, little is known about
the characteristics of patients who have not attended their scheduled appointment, the results of tracing and the
possible b...enefits on improving treatment outcomes. This study aimed to determine the contribution of tracing
activities for those who missed scheduled appointments towards a successful treatment outcome.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out among all smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients
treated between January and September 2013. Data on demographic and diagnostic characteristics and treatment
outcomes were accessed from tuberculosis registers and treatment cards. Information on those who missed their
scheduled appointments was collected from the tracing tuberculosis register. A univariate analysis was performed
to explore factors associated with missing a scheduled appointment
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PLOS Medicine | DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002088 August 23, 2016
World Health Organization Department of Reproductive Health and Research
Brocher Foundation, Hermance, Geneva, Switzerland, 27–29 April 2016
BMC Public Health (2016) 16:766
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3455-5