Community-based model for management and follow-up by non-physician healthcare workers to improve awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension: The COTRACO study protocolDetai... by A.J. Lora Mantilla, L.A. Parra Gomez, P.A. Camacho-López, J. Otero-Wandurraga, B. Novella, A. González-Medina, O. Valdez-Tiburcio, F. Lanas, M.C. Rocha-Lezama, J. Alonzo-Arias, C. Rivilla-Piñango, C. Cáceres-Ramírez, S.J. Villabona-Flórez, Y.M. Giraldo-Castrillón, P. López-Jaramillo

“…On this basis, the COTRACO study aims to address the barriers to hypertension treatment in low- and middle-income countries by implementing a similar standardized treatment approach delivered by non-specialist health workers. …”
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Leptospirosis, melioidosis, and rickettsioses in the vicious circle of neglect. by Tshokey Tshokey, Ablert I Ko, Bart J Currie, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, Cyrille Goarant, Daniel H Paris, David A B Dance, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Emma Birnie, Eric Bertherat, Gyanendra Gongal, Jackie Benschop, Jelmer Savelkoel, John Stenos, Kartika Saraswati, Matthew T Robinson, Nicholas P J Day, Stephen R Graves, Steven R Belmain, Stuart D Blacksell, Willem J Wiersinga

“…Three potentially life-threatening endemic bacterial diseases (leptospirosis, melioidosis, and rickettsioses) are a huge public health concern especially in low- and middle-income countries. Despite their continued threat, these diseases do not receive proportionate attention from global health organizations and are not even included on the WHO list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). …”
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Patients with a transabdominal cerclage due to recurrent mid-trimester losses are not at higher risk of foetal growth restriction: a retrospective study by David R. Hall, Lana Koster, Mari van de Vyver

“…This rate is not higher than the expected population rate of around 20% in low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Potential Use and Limitation of Artificial Intelligence to Screen Diabetes Mellitus in Clinical Practice: A Literature Review by Aqsha Nur, Defin Yumnanisha, Sydney Tjandra, Adang Bachtiar, Dante Saksono Harbuwono

“…The burden of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) is substantial, with approximately 240 million individuals globally unaware of their condition, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Indonesia. …”
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Bayesian modeling of HFC production pipeline suggests growth in unreported CFC by-product and feedstock production by Stephen Bourguet, Megan Lickley

“…Our results suggest that unreported feedstock production in low- to middle-income countries may explain the unexpected emissions of CFC-113 and CFC-114, although uncertainties within chemical manufacturing processes call for further investigation and industry transparency. …”
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Financial inclusion for people with disability: a scoping review by Louise Puli, Natasha Layton, Diane Bell, Abu Zafar Shahriar

“…Evidence demonstrates that financial exclusion is exacerbated for people with disability and those in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC). Barriers to financial access include limited demand for services, banking inadequacies in catering to people with disability, and insufficiently accessible information technologies (ICT) and infrastructure. …”
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Exploring HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination at the Workplace in Southwestern Uganda: Challenges and Solutions by Benedict Twinomugisha, Fungisai Gwanzura Ottemöller, Marguerite Daniel

“…Despite several health promotion interventions being carried out, HIV/AIDS remains a major cause of deaths in low and middle income countries. At the workplace, the pandemic has brought about reduction in productivity, increased staff turnover, increased production costs, high levels of stigma, etc. …”
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Decoding the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2024: A Critical Analysis of Global and Chinese Key Data by Zhi Chen, Tao Wang, Jingli Du, Lin Sun, Guirong Wang, Ruizi Ni, Yajing An, Xueting Fan, Yufeng Li, Rui Guo, Lirong Mao, Wei Jing, Ke Shi, Jing Cheng, Qinglan Wang, Wenjuan Nie, Haican Liu, Jianqin Liang, Wenping Gong

“…The report reveals a persistently high burden of TB, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and highlights the escalating issue of drug-resistant TB. …”
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A manifesto for a globally diverse, equitable, and inclusive open science by Sakshi Ghai, Rémi Thériault, Patrick Forscher, Yuichi Shoda, Moin Syed, Arathy Puthillam, Hu Chuan Peng, Dana Basnight-Brown, Asifa Majid, Flavio Azevedo, Leher Singh

“…Additionally, macro-level geopolitical factors must be considered to move towards a robust behavioural science that is truly inclusive, representing the voices and experiences of the majority world (i.e., low-and-middle-income countries).…”
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Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities by Leya Luhar, Aditi Arya, Raeesah Rafiq, Nandini Chakraborty

“…Although the WHO originally planned the mgGAP-IG as a tool for low- and middle-income countries with limited mental health resources, this study demonstrates its usefulness even in high-income countries, as a foundation to educate volunteers working in mental health.…”
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A systematised review and evidence synthesis on the broader societal impact of vaccines against Salmonella by Ezgi Dilek Demirtas, Rosanna Barnard, Jungseok Lee, Mark Jit

“…We reviewed literature on these broader impacts in low- and middle-income countries to inform a conceptual framework. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility and Impact of Perinatal Depression Screening and Treatment in Rural Nsambe, Malawi by Waste Kayira, Mark Chalamanda, Kingsley Kanzoole, Kondwani Mpinga, Moses Banda Aron, Ksakred Kelly, Sarah Singer, Enoch Ndarama, Stephanie Smith, Giuseppe Raviola, Basimenye Nhlema, Emilia Connolly, Todd Ruderman

“…Perinatal depression contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality of women and children in low- and middle-income countries. However, due to low resources and little evidence on the impact of screening and treatment, few interventions are offered. …”
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The Role of Foreign Firm Characteristics, Absorptive Capacity and the Institutional Framework for FDI Spillovers by Thomas Farole, Deborah Winkler

“…Using a cross-section of more than 25,000 domestic manufacturing firms in 78 low-and middle-income countries from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys Indicator Database we assess how mediating factors influence productivity spillovers to domestic firms from FDI. …”
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Anti-Diabetic Therapeutic Medicinal Plant Identification Using Deep Fused Discriminant Subspace Ensemble (D2SE) by N. Sasikaladevi, S. Pradeepa, A. Revathi, S. Vimal, Gaurav Dhiman

“…About 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority living in low-and middle-income countries, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes each year. …”
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Antivirals for the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19 in South Africa by R Perumal, V Naidoo, S Govender, T N Gengiah

“…Given the low vaccine uptake in SA and other low‐ and middle‐income countries in sub‐Saharan Africa, the high prevalence of comorbidities and limited healthcare system capacity, evidence‐based interventions that reduce the risk of severe disease and death should be considered for implementation. …”
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CAR-T cell therapy in developing countries: how long should we wait? by Om P Kurmi, Ramila Shilpakar, Sanjivan Gautam, Balram Gautam, Sudhamshu K C

“…Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face a significant burden of cancer prevalence and incidence. …”
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Phytochemical Constituents, Antimicrobial activities and Isolation of Eupatorin from the Seed Extract of <i>L. inermis</i> LINN by R.S. Ochu, H. Ibrahim, A.O. Oyewale

“… In low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria, traditional medicine practitioners use seeds, roots, stem barks or the whole plant to cure some ailments, hence, the need to scientifically analyze these ethnobotanical claims. …”
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Potential and challenges for an integrated management of tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension: A scoping review protocol. by Vitri Widyaningsih, Ratih Puspita Febrinasari, Victoria Sari, Clarissa Augustania, Bintang Verlita, Chatarina Wahyuni, Bachti Alisjahbana, Ailiana Santosa, Nawi Ng, Ari Probandari

“…In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the epidemiological transition is characterized by an increased burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the persistent challenge of infectious diseases. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Suburban Community in Nigeria by Titilope Modupe Dokunmu, Omolara Faith Yakubu, Abiodun Humphrey Adebayo, Grace Iyabo Olasehinde, Shalom Nwodo Chinedu

“…The burden of hypertension, a silent killer, continues to increase in low- and middle-income countries. This study evaluated blood pressure (BP) in healthy adults to determine their risk of developing hypertension and to reduce associated morbidity of the disease. …”
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A comprehensive outline of antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic prescribing, and antimicrobial stewardship in South Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Suwayda Ahmed, Rukshana Ahmed, Razia Zulfikar Adam

“…The impact is particularly pronounced in low to middle-income countries, where limited access to healthcare exacerbates the crisis. …”
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