Exploring the contribution of integrated healthcare practices to malaria control in Ghana: perspectives of medical herbalists by Irene G. Ampomah, Susan Devine, Genevieve A. Ampomah, Theophilus I. Emeto

“…Conclusion Although national and health system-based challenges have thwarted the importance of integration on malaria control, medical herbalists feel optimistic about the intervention. …”
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Timing of Caffeine Therapy and Neonatal Outcomes in Preterm Infants: A Retrospective Study by Ivan Hand, Nahla Zaghloul, Lily Barash, Rudolph Parris, Ulrika Aden, Hsiu-Ling Li

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Centralisation of financial decision-making on public hospitals in the Eastern Cape province by Thanduxolo Fana, Mosekama O. Mokhele

“…However, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the current financial situation pose a new challenge to South Africa’s ailing public health system, especially the centralisation of financial decision-making. …”
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Effect of 3-hydrazinylquinoxaline-2-thiol hydrogel on skin wound healing process in diabetic rats by Jehan Barakat Alamre, Huda Alkreathy, Ahmed S. Ali, Abdelbagi Alfadil, Sahar S. Alghamdi

“…Abstract Impaired wound healing in diabetic individuals creates huge social and financial burdens for both diabetic patients and the health system. Unfortunately, the current treatment has not resulted in consistently lower amputation rates. …”
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Measures to assess quality of postnatal care: A scoping review. by Anna Galle, Allisyn C Moran, Mercedes Bonet, Katriona Graham, Moise Muzigaba, Anayda Portela, Louise Tina Day, Godwin Kwaku Tuabu, Bianca De Sá É Silva, Ann-Beth Moller

“…All data on PNC measures were extracted and mapped to the 2022 WHO PNC recommendations according to three categories: i) maternal care, ii) newborn care, iii) health system and health promotion interventions. We identified 62 studies providing measures aligning with the WHO PNC recommendations. …”
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Ethical Issues in Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death: A Scoping Review to Reveal Areas of Broad Consensus, and Those for Future Research by Anastasia Georgiou, Weiyi Tan, Mihnea I. Ionescu, Isla L. Kuhn, Zoe Fritz

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Fostering Interprofessional Education During Required Clerkships for Medical Students Across Regional Campuses by Stephanie Freed, Deborah R. Birnbaum, Jennifer Schwartz, Paul Ko, Megan Christman, Paul Wallach

“…Methods: Between the academic years 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, IUSM medical students on every campus and across health systems, interviewed and reflected on the role of one healthcare professional involved in the care of a patient during each required clinical rotation. …”
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Exploring the Determinants of Antenatal Care Services Uptake: A Qualitative Study among Women in a Rural Community in Northern Ghana by Gilbert Ti-enkawol Nachinab, Charles Ampong Adjei, Florence Assibi Ziba, Richard Asamoah, Priscilla Adumoah Attafuah

“…Perceived poor attitude of nurses was the only health system factor that contributed to non utilisation of ANC services. …”
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The COVID-19 Pandemic in the Social Teaching of the Roman Catholic Church by H. T. Sardaryan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the critical problems of the structure not only of the modern health system but also of the role of the state in managing socio-economic processes, government institutions, and their ability to ensure the safety and well-being of the population in conditions of the practical economic shutdown, self-isolation of citizens and ultra-high mobilization of state administrative resources to ensure a full-scale fight against the spread of the virus. …”
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Intermediate between Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia and Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia: A Report of Two Hypereosinophilic Cases with Possible Novel Molecular Mutations by Jui Choudhuri, Mohammad Eskandari, Yang Shi, Yanhua Wang

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Self-care in nursing: A bibliometric analysis (1976–2023) by Mahsa Hosseini, Soheila Shamsikhani, Masoomeh Noruzi Zamengani, Sediqullah Ahmadi, Ali Jadidi

“…The importance of research in this field is related to the role of nurses in the health system. self-care can help improve global health by improving the physical and mental health of nurses. …”
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Trends and determinants of maternal health services utilization in India from 2015 to 2021 by Wapangjungla Longchar, Prakash Babu Kodali, Sibasis Hense

“…Strengthening the public health system and addressing bottlenecks of government maternal health schemes remains an important consideration for improving the continuum of maternal care in India. …”
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Utilization Patterns of IV Iron and Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Anemic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Multihospital Study by Avani D. Joshi, David A. Holdford, Donald F. Brophy, Spencer E. Harpe, Darcy Mays, Todd W. B. Gehr

“…This retrospective cohort study analyzed utilization patterns of IV iron and ESA in patients over 18 years of age admitted to University Health System Hospitals with a primary or secondary diagnosis of CKD between January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008. …”
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Development of an overarching framework for anticipating and assessing adverse and other unintended consequences of public health interventions (CONSEQUENT): a best-fit framework s... by Jan M Stratil, Eva A Rehfuess, Ani Movsisyan, Kathryn Oliver, Renke L Biallas

“…The first component comprises eight domains of consequences: health, health system, human rights, acceptability and adherence, equality, and equity, social and institutional, economic and resources, and the environment.Conclusion The CONSEQUENT framework is intended to facilitate classification and conceptualisation of AUCs of PH interventions during their development or evaluation to support evidence-informed decision-making.…”
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A Multiobjective Model for a Multilevel Blood Supply Chain to Improve the Attractiveness of Blood Centers during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Abolfazl Moghimi Esfandabadi, Davood Shishebori, Mohammad-Bagher Fakhrzad, Hassan Khademi Zare

“…Failure to control crisis conditions leads to irreparable damage to many supply chains around the world, including blood supply chains (BSCs) as critical networks in the health system. Consequently, it significantly reduces the supply of blood and its products, as vital materials, and exerts detrimental effects on the activities of blood organizations and facilities as well as the health of individuals in society. …”
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Tracheostomy care quality improvement in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Msiba Selekwa, Ivy Maina, Tiffany Yeh, Aslam Nkya, Isaie Ncogoza, Roger C Nuss, Beatrice P Mushi, Sumaiya Haddadi, Katherine Van Loon, Elia Mbaga, Willybroad Massawe, David W Roberson, Nazima Dharsee, Baraka Musimu, Mary Jue Xu

“…Overall, studies highlighted the unique challenges to tracheostomy care in LMICs including language, literacy barriers, resource availability (running water and electricity in patient homes), and health system access (financial costs of travel and follow-up). …”
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Calorie Labeling in a Rural Middle School Influences Food Selection: Findings from Community-Based Participatory Research by Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Jean O’Malley

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Musculoskeletal Imaging for Low Back Pain in Direct Access Physical Therapy Compared to Primary Care: An Observational Study by Michael S Crowell, John S Mason, John H McGinniss

“… # Methods Military Health System Data Repository (MDR) data from January 2019 to May 2020 was reviewed for compliance with the low back pain HEDIS recommendation. …”
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Maternal and Child Program’s behavior of some indicators in a family medical office. Cienfuegos, 2013-2022 by Mileidy Portal Amador, Alina Esther González Hermida, Hildeli Suárez López, Iranidel Rodríguez Padrón

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: the Family Doctor's Office is one of the links in that long chain that is the National Health System. The operation of each one of them in the communities context is directly related to the work results over the years.…”
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WORKLOAD DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN BULGARIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: EVIDENCES FROM AGGREGATE DATA by Nikolay Atanasov, Krikor Indjian

“…Workload estimates are derived from a linear regression model of hospital output as the dependent variable with the number of doctors and nurses in the health system as factors. The model is tested for the stability of the regression coefficients (structural breaks) dated 2000. …”
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