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Health systems context(s) for integrating mental health into primary health care in six Emerald countries: a situation analysis

Mugisha J.; Abdulmalik, J.; Hanlon C; et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems; BioMed Central (2017) C1

Mugisha et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2017) 11:7 DOI 10.1186/s13033-016-0114-2

Findings from othe Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), The Lancet (2019) CC

This booklet provides an overview of all findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study. Published in The Lancet in November 2018, GBD 2017 provides for the first time an independent estimation of p ... more

Tracking development assistance for health from China, 2007–2017

Micah et al. BMJ Global Health (2019) CC

In In recent years, China has increased its international engagement in health. Nonetheless, the lack of data on contributions has limited efforts to examine contributions from China. Existing estimates that track development assistance ... more

Report on 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP12)

CAAP12; Government of Bangladesh; ICAAP Secretariat (2016) C2

ICAAP12 Secretariat Partners in population and development, Dhaka, Bangladesh June 2016

Best practices for haemoglobin measurement in population-level anaemia surveys: Technical brief (January 2024)

World Health Organization WHO; UN Children´s Fund UNICEF (2024) CC

Anaemia is a serious global public health problem that particularly affects young children, menstruating adolescent girls and women, and pregnant and postpartum women. It is a condition in which the number of red blood cells or the haemoglobin concentration within them is lower than normal, affectin ... more

Impact of COVID-19 on the indigenous population of Brazil: a geo-epidemiological study

Alves J.D., Abade A.S., Peres W.P. et al. Cambridge University Press (2021) CC

This study aimed to analyze the geographical distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to identify high-risk areas in space and time for the occurrence of cases and deaths in the indigenous p ... more

Peru − Progress in health and sciences in 200 years of independence

Carrillo-Larco; R.M.; Guzman-Vilca, W. C.; Leon-Velarde, F.; et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas (2021) CC

Peru celebrates 200 years of independence in 2021. Over this period of independent life, and despite the turbulent socio-political scenarios, from internal armed conflict to economic crisis to political instability over the last 40 years, Peru has experienced major changes on its epidemiological and ... more

FEEDcities project: Food Environment Description in cities – eastern Europe and central Asia Sarajevo. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina (2019)

World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

This technical report presents the results of a cross-sectional survey conducted in Sarajevo, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, between June and August 2017, as part of the FEEDcities Project (Food Environment Description in cities – eastern Europe and central Asia) ... more

A Mental Health Training Program for Community Health Workers in India: Impact on Knowledge and Attitudes

Armstrong, G.; et al. (2011) CC

International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:17http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/17

Ineffective Healthcare Technology Management in Benin’s Public Health Sector: The Perceptions of Key Actors and Their Ability to Address the Main Problems

P. Thierry Houngbo, Tjard De Cock Buning, Joske Bunders, Harry L. S. Coleman, Daton Medenou, Laurent Dakpanon†, Marjolein Zweekhorst International Journal of Health Policy and Management IJHPM (2017) C2

Int J Health Policy Manag 2017, 6(10), 587–600 Low-income countries face many contextual challenges to manage healthcare technologies effectively, as the majority are imported and resources are constrained to a greater extent. Previous healthcare technology management (HTM) policies in Benin ha ... more

The health and humanitarian case for banning and eliminating nuclear weapons

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), World Medical Association, World Federation of Public Health Associations, International Council of Nurses (2016) C1

In this paper, we review the most significant health and environmental facts and explain why — from a medical perspective — a proper understanding of what nuclear weapons will do invalidates all arguments for continued possession of t ... more

Air quality index annual update

Greenstone, M.; C. Hasenkopf and K. Lee University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute (2022) C1

During the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world’s economy slowed. Yet, the global annual average particulate pollution (PM2.5) was largely unchanged from 2019 levels. At the same time, growing evidence shows air pollution—even when experienced at very low levels—hurts human health. T ... more

FEEDcities project. The food environment in cities in eastern Europe and Central Asia – Kazakhstan (2019)

World Health Organization (2019) C_WHO

This technical report presents results from the FEEDcities Project – Eastern Europe and Central Asia, a cross-sectional survey conducted in Almaty, Aktau and Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, between July and August 2017, to evaluate the local street food environment. It characterized the vending sites, the ... more

A toolkit for Evaluating Programs Meant to Erase the Stigma of Mental Illness

Patrick Corrigan Illinois Institute of Technology (2012)

Anti-stigma programs have exploded in the United States as well as across the world in the past decade. Now needed is a more strategic approach to stigma change, consideration of evaluation strategies that demonstrate its effectiveness.

Scabies epidemiology in health care centers for refugees and asylum seekers in Greece

Louka, C.; Logothetis, E.; Engelman, D. et al. PLoS Neglected Tropical diseases (2022) CC

Scabies is a global health concern disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations such as refugees and asylum seekers. Greece is a main point of entry in Europe for refugees, but epidemiological data on scabies in this ... more

Health and Socio-Economic Impacts of Physical Distancing for Covid-19 in Africa. Policy Brief

Barasa, E.; et al. KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and African Academy of Sciences (2020) CC

Physical distancing measures are important to reduce COVID-19 transmission. However, when stringently applied, they can result in negative health and socio-economic impacts. This report draws on a rapid review of available literature, case studies from across Africa and expert knowledge to make reco ... more

The European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations

A. D. Meundi, M. D. Meundi, B. B. Dhabadi, et al. British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research (2015) C2

British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research 11(4): 1-6, 2016, Article no.BJMMR.21444 ISSN: 2231-0614, NLM ID: 101570965 Published 27th September 2015

Framework for establishing integrated kidney care programs in low- and middle-income countries

Tonelli, M.; et al. (2020) CC

ISN Public Affairs Kidney International Supplements (2020) 10, e19–e23