What enabled the successful implementation of a quality certification initiative in Bhavnagar, Gujarat? A policy analysis case study. by K Shruti Lekha, Sudha Ramani, Harsha Joshi, Preet Verma, Sumit Malhotra, Tapasvi Puwar, Chandramani Kumar, Ankita Shah, Anish Sinha, Deepak Saxena

“…High-quality health systems are key to improving population health outcomes globally. …”
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Qualitative cross-sectional study of the perceived causes of depression in South Asian origin women in Toronto by Kwame McKenzie, Samanthika Ekanayake, Farah Ahmad

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County Smoke-Free Laws and Asthma Discharges: Evidence from 17 US States by Glenn M. Landers, Patricia Ketsche, Mark L. Diana, Claudia Campbell

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Social and structural factors that influence refugee women’s use of mental health care services in Canada: A narrative review by Shreya Mahajan, Samantha B. Meyer

Inégalités dans l’accès et dans le financement des soins au Tadjikistan : le rôle des stratégies informelles et des migrations by Sandra Pellet

“…Informal payments to healthcare professionals in post-soviet health systems persisted, despite the healthcare reforms. …”
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Vaccines for TB: Lessons from the Past Translating into Future Potentials by Gee Jun Tye, Min Han Lew, Yee Siew Choong, Theam Soon Lim, Maria Elena Sarmiento, Armando Acosta, Mohd Nor Norazmi

“…The availability or not of diagnostic methods for infection has implications for the control of the disease by the health systems but is not related to the immune surveillance, a phenomenon derived from the interaction between the bacteria and their host. …”
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Clinical practice guidelines. Advantages and disadvantages. by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Luis Gustavo Del Sol Padrón, Alfredo Alberto Espinosa Roca, José Luis Garriga Valdés, Brandy Viera Valdés

“…Better informed patients, health systems who see to keep control of sanitary expenditures and a growing professional competence, are very efficient factors that will keep a process of improvement and efficiency in motion, which will inevitably lead to an objective assessment of the services we provide to patients, mainly for the sake of the ill and the professionals.…”
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Individual well-being and national determinants of screening mammography among women over fifty by Boaz Hovav, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg

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Stepping into adulthood: pediatric cancer survivors and their parents’ perspectives on the transition from pediatric to adult care by Aleshchenko Ekaterina, Langer Thorsten, Calaminus Gabriele, Glogner Juliane, Enno Swart, Katja Baust

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Educational inequalities in the prevalence of vision impairment among older adults in India: A decomposition analysis by Rakesh Chandra, Satyam Kumar Rai, Aditya Singh

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

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Shifting to Trauma-Informed Care in Inpatient Psychiatry: A Case Study of an Individual with Dissociative PTSD Undergoing EMDR Therapy by Olga Winkler, Lisa Burback, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Jonathan Jin

“…This case report signals the need for service providers to enable health systems to examine rules and exceptions from a cultural perspective of considering equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)—to allow openness to rational exceptions, even if they are unconventional.…”
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The Management of Iron Chelation Therapy: Preliminary Data from a National Registry of Thalassaemic Patients by Adriana Ceci, Laura Mangiarini, Mariagrazia Felisi, Franco Bartoloni, Angela Ciancio, Marcello Capra, Domenico D'Ascola, Paolo Cianciulli, Aldo Filosa

“…Thalassaemia and other haemoglobinopathies constitute an important health problem in Mediterranean countries, placing a tremendous emotional, psychological, and economic burden on their National Health systems. The development of new chelators in the most recent years had a major impact on the treatment of thalassaemia and on the quality of life of thalassaemic patients. …”
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THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATION OF PATIENT’S RIGHT ABUSE BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PLATEAU SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, JOS by Emmanuel Mahanan Josiah

“…The study further asserts that human rights law can play an important role in enhancing the transparency and integrity of health systems. Based on the existing human rights framework, some tools are provided and examples are given of how this can be done. …”
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RNA N6‐Methyladenosine‐Binding Protein YTHDFs Redundantly Attenuate Cancer Immunity by Downregulating IFN‐γ Signaling in Gastric Cancer by Dongjun Jang, Chanwoong Hwa, Seoyeon Kim, Jaeik Oh, Seungjae Shin, Soo‐Jin Lee, Jiwon Kim, Sang Eun Lee, Yoojin Yang, Dohee Kim, Seoho Lee, Hae Rim Jung, Yumi Oh, Kyunggon Kim, Hye Seung Lee, Joon‐Yong An, Sung‐Yup Cho

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Trends and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2015 by T Chibura, H Twabi, K Maluleke, A Musekiwa

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Latent class analysis of the capacity of countries to manage diabetes and its relationship with diabetes-related deaths and healthcare costs by Samuel Akyirem, Emmanuel Ekpor, Charles Boakye Kwanin

“…Abstract Background The prevalence of diabetes is escalating globally, underscoring the need for comprehensive evidence to inform health systems in effectively addressing this epidemic. …”
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Multisectoral actions in primary health care: A realist synthesis of scoping review. by Resham B Khatri, Daniel Erku, Aklilu Endalamaw, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Proper functional institutional mechanisms are warranted at all levels of health systems to implement MSAs on health.…”
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Potential Applicability of Cocoa Pulp (Theobroma cacao L) as an Adjunct for Beer Production by Cassiane S. O. Nunes, Marília L. C. da Silva, Geany P. Camilloto, Bruna A. S. Machado, Katharine V. S. Hodel, Maria Gabriela B. Koblitz, Giovani B. M. Carvalho, Ana Paula T. Uetanabaro

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Non-Drug and Non-Invasive Therapeutic Options in Alzheimer’s Disease by Alina Simona Șovrea, Adina Bianca Boșca, Eleonora Dronca, Anne-Marie Constantin, Andreea Crintea, Rada Suflețel, Roxana Adelina Ștefan, Paul Andrei Ștefan, Mădălin Mihai Onofrei, Christoph Tschall, Carmen-Bianca Crivii

“…Despite the massive efforts of modern medicine to stop the evolution of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), it affects an increasing number of people, changing individual lives and imposing itself as a burden on families and the health systems. Considering that the vast majority of conventional drug therapies did not lead to the expected results, this review will discuss the newly developing therapies as an alternative in the effort to stop or slow AD. …”
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