Towards Resilient Health Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of the English Language Literature on Health Workforce, Surveillance, and Health Governance Issues for Health Systems Strengthening.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral hepatitis B is a disease condition of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus, and it leads to complications such as cancer and cirrhosis. This poses an occupational hazard because about 66,000 health care workers get infected with the virus annually. Adequate knowledge and right attitude of health w...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Aniaku JK,Amedonu EK,Fusheini A

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The civil war between the indigenous Mayans and other Guatemalans lasted for 36 years, killed civilians, decimated villages, and resulted in many refugees. The Guatemalan Peace Agreement of 1996 aimed to alleviate the ongoing conflict. Studies of peace agreements more typically evaluate local political outco...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Green JC,Boakye EA,Schoening A,Vaughn MG

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To identify and to measure entry level competencies (knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgements) for nurses to practice safely and effectively in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Introduction:Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is a small sub-Saharan country between South Africa and Mozambique. There are four nursi...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Msibi G,Nkwanyana N,Kuebel H

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chile has recently been reclassified by the World Bank from an upper-middle-income country to a high-income country. There has been great progress in the last 20 to 30 years in relation to air and water pollution in Chile. Yet after 25 years of unrestrained growth, there remain clear challenges posed by air ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Pino P,Iglesias V,Garreaud R,Cortés S,Canals M,Folch W,Burgos S,Levy K,Naeher LP,Steenland K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence has accumulated that exposure to widespread environmental toxicants, such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, and tobacco smoke adversely affect fetal development and organ maturation, even after birth. The developing immune and respiratory systems are more sensitive to environmental toxicants due...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Cao J,Xu X,Hylkema MN,Zeng EY,Sly PD,Suk WA,Bergman Å,Huo X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In Peru, anemia has been a persistent health problem that is known to lead to irreversible cognitive and developmental deficits in children. The Peruvian government has recently made anemia a primary health concern by passing legislation in 2017 that makes anemia an intersectoral priority. This new legislati...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Berky AJ,Robie E,Ortiz EJ,Meyer JN,Hsu-Kim H,Pan WK

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waste from end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment, known as e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem. E-waste contains valuable materials that have an economic value when recycled. Unfortunately, the majority of e-waste is recycled in the unregulated informal sector and results in significant ri...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Perkins DN,Brune Drisse MN,Nxele T,Sly PD

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:New education programs are developing to improve global health awareness. Dental students have demonstrated interest in international settings but are largely unaware of global health topics. The Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health of the University of Washington (UW) and Harvard School of Denta...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Seminario AL,Chen B,Liu J,Seymour B

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hands-only bystander CPR increases survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Video-based CPR instruction in schools has been proposed as a means to mass-educate laypersons in Hands-only CPR™ (HOCPR), in developed as well as developing countries. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to determine wheth...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Schmid KM,García RQ,Fernandez MM,Mould-Millman NK,Lowenstein SR

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haiti has a chronic physician shortage, and the country has been facing an increased disease burden since the 2010 earthquake and the subsequent introduction of cholera. In such resource-challenged settings, access to postgraduate medical education often is limited due to inadequate financial, structural, an...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Nádas M,Bedenbaugh R,Morse M,McMahon GT,Curry CL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Workers in the informal economy often incur exposure to well-documented occupational health hazards. Insufficient attention has been afforded to rigorously evaluating intervention programs to reduce the risks, especially in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Objectives:This systematic review, con...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Tsang VWL,Lockhart K,Spiegel SJ,Yassi A

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Risk perception and recognition of danger signs are important cues for accessing obstetric care. These measures are not well documented in many resource-limited settings, including northern Nigeria, a region with poor maternal health indices. Objective:To assess community level obstetric risk perception, da...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Iliyasu Z,Galadanci HS,Abdurrahim A,Jibo A,Salihu HM,Aliyu MH

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is the leading global risk factor for mortality. Hypertension treatment and control rates are low worldwide, and insufficient human resource capacity is among the contributing factors. Thus, a critical component of hypertension management is to develop novel and effective solutions to the human ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Vedanthan R,Kamano JH,Horowitz CR,Ascheim D,Velazquez EJ,Kimaiyo S,Fuster V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sierra Leone faces among the highest maternal mortality rates worldwide. Despite this burden, the role of life-saving critical care interventions in low-resource settings remains scarcely explored. A value-based approach may be used to question whether it is sustainable and useful to start and run an obstetr...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Marotta C,Di Gennaro F,Pisani L,Pisani V,Senesie J,Bah S,Koroma MM,Caracciolo C,Putoto G,Amatucci F,Borgonovi E

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 80% of individuals with disability reside in low- and middle-income countries where community-based rehabilitation (CBR) has been used as a strategy to improve disability. However, data relating to disability severity among CBR beneficiaries in low-income countries like Uganda remain scarce, pa...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Hamid LN,Kobusingye O,Baine SO,Mayora C,Bentley JA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lead is a neurotoxic metal potentially affecting the developing brain. Children are particularly susceptible since they can absorb between 50% and 100% of ingested lead. There is no safe level for lead, therefore preventing exposure is crucial. We previously reported a positive association between lead conce...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Tamayo-Ortiz M,Sanders AP,Rosa MJ,Wright RO,Amarasiriwardena C,Mercado-García A,Pantic I,Lamadrid-Figueroa H,Téllez-Rojo MM

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:European asbestos manufacturers and their expert witnesses have advanced the claim that recent exposures to asbestos are not of significance in the causation of malignant mesothelioma. They argue that in cases of prolonged exposure to asbestos only the earliest exposures contribute to mesothelioma induction....

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Landrigan PJ,Collegium Ramazzini.

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Despite the growing interest in the development of emergency care systems and emergency medicine (EM) as a specialty globally, there still exists a significant gap between the need for and the provision of emergency care by specialty trained providers. Many efforts to date to expand the practice of EM have f...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Rybarczyk MM,Ludmer N,Broccoli MC,Kivlehan SM,Niescierenko M,Bisanzo M,Checkett KA,Rouhani SA,Tenner AG,Geduld H,Reynolds T

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 1977 the World Health Organization created its first Model List of Essential Medicines-a list designed to aid countries in determining which medicines to prioritize on their National Essential Medicines Lists. In classifying drugs as "essential," the World Health Organization has historically stressed dru...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Marks VA,Latham SR,Kishore SP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article highlights the importance of critically examining medical missions to low-resourced countries in light of a bioethical focus on social justice and the promotion of the common good. ...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Vicini S J A

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:More than one billion people worldwide live with a disability, yet rehabilitation professionals are scarce in low- and middle-income countries. Attempts to expand access to rehabilitation services have encountered barriers on multiple levels: limited resources on the systemic level, hierarchies on the profes...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： AlHeresh R,Cahn PS

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:As neonatal care improves in low-resource settings, more preterm or low birth weight (LBW) babies are surviving, but little is known about their long-term outcomes. Globally, preterm and/or LBW babies are at increased risk of mortality, malnutrition, and developmental delay. Objectives:We aim to describe th...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Ahishakiye A,Abimana MC,Beck K,Miller AC,Betancourt TS,Magge H,Mutaganzwa C,Kirk CM

更新日期：2019-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An estimated 424,000 fatal falls occur globally each year, making falls the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths after road traffic injuries. More than 80% of fall-related fatalities occur in low- and middle-income countries. Data from low-income South Asian countries like Nepal are la...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Gupta S,Gupta SK,Devkota S,Ranjit A,Swaroop M,Kushner AL,Nwomeh BC,Victorino GP

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal contamination of food crops is an issue of global concern that ultimately results in toxicity and diseases in humans and animals through consumption of contaminated soils and food crops. With a population of 182 million people, Nigeria is regarded as the most populous country in Africa. The people suffer e...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Onakpa MM,Njan AA,Kalu OC

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Piece rate pay remains a common form of compensation in developing-world industries. While the piece rate may boost productivity, it has been shown to have unintended consequences for occupational safety and health, including increased accident and injury risk. OBJECTIVES:This paper explores the relationshi...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Davis ME

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sufficient knowledge of the disproportionate burden of undernutrition among vulnerable children is required for accelerating undernutrition reduction in low-income countries. Objectives:We aimed to assess the prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting and associated factors among high-risk children bor...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Mutsindashyaka T,Nshimyiryo A,Beck K,Kirk CM,Wilson K,Mutaganzwa C,Bradford JD,Havugarurema S,Bihibindi V,Ngamije PK,Mubiligi JM,Miller AC

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery includes obstetrics and gynecology as an area needing international strengthening in low- and middle-income countries. Despite interest, a majority of participants in US residency programs graduate with little exposure to global health or preparation to work abroad. O...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Pope R,Shaker M,Ganesh P,Larkins-Pettigrew M,Pickett SD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peers are people with lived experience of mental illness. Peer support is an established intervention in which peers offer support to others with mental illness. A large proportion of people living with severe mental illness receive no care. The care gap is largest in low- and middle-income countries, with d...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Puschner B,Repper J,Mahlke C,Nixdorf R,Basangwa D,Nakku J,Ryan G,Baillie D,Shamba D,Ramesh M,Moran G,Lachmann M,Kalha J,Pathare S,Müller-Stierlin A,Slade M

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence of a link between environmental pollution and preventable diseases in developing countries, including Thailand. Economic development has generated several types of pollution that can affect population health. While these environmental health effects can be observed throughout lif...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Sinitkul R,Wongrathanandha C,Sirirattanapruk S,Plitponkarnpim A,Maude RJ,Marczylo EL

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has one of the highest levels of perinatal mortality globally. However, there are sub-regional and country-specific disparities in its distribution. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to undertake a meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys to quantify perinatal mortality rat...

journal_title：Annals of global health

authors： Akombi BJ,Renzaho AM

更新日期：2019-07-12 00:00:00