resource-limited settings
Crossing the quality chasm in resource-limited settings
... The quality chasm in resource-limited settings A young school-age boy with severe respiratory distress presented to the remote hospital. Previously, the boy had been seen by untrained private ...
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Characteristics of patients with thromboembolic disorders on warfarin therapy in resource limited settings
... Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant that acts by inhibiting of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors (II, VII, IX, X) and anti- coagulant factors, proteins C and S [64, 67]. The drug is use- ful in the management of various ...
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Current strategies for improving access and adherence to antiretroviral therapies in resource-limited settings
... In resource-limited settings, where over 90% of the world’s HIV-infected population resides, data on barriers to treatment are emerging that contribute to low rates of uptake in HIV testing, linkage ...
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Kangaroo mother care in resource-limited settings: implementation, health benefits, and cost-effectiveness
... mortality in the hospital, absence of episodes of moderate or severe hypothermia, and a daily weight gain of 15 g dur- ing KMC. Moreover, at follow-up, 87% of the babies were still exclusively breastfed at 1 month and ...
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Infant Outcomes After Maternal Antiretroviral Exposure in Resource-Limited Settings
... toxicity pro fi les, ARVs can be adjusted before conception or during pregnancy to reduce potential adverse events. It is critical to collect data on their safety during pregnancy and to monitor po- tential toxicities in ...
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Challenges of stroke management in resource limited settings: A case based reflection
... in resource-limited settings, provide practical tips for general practitioners, and reflect on the potential avenues for short- and long-term ...
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Protocol for a drugs exposure pregnancy registry for implementation in resource limited settings
... In resource-limited settings, where home-based delivery rates can be high and referral systems inefficient, completion of the initial examination and follow-up on findings within 12 weeks is ...
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Estimating health workforce needs for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings
... As the cost and complexity of ART continue to decline, the health workforce is emerging as one of the most impor- tant barriers to rapid scale-up in resource-limited settings. Not surprisingly, we ...
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Review of the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of elvitegravir with an emphasis on resource-limited settings
... in resource-limited settings, and thus to what extent this new drug class will benefit the global majority of people liv- ing with ...in resource-limited settings should be ...
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Safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of rilpivirine: systematic review with an emphasis on resource-limited settings
... in settings characterized by lim- ited health budgets, critical shortages of doctors, limited laboratory monitoring, a substantial burden of HIV in children, and high rates of coinfection, in particular ...
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Improving Laboratory and Clinical Hematology Services in Resource Limited Settings
... in resource limited settings should strive to work in accordance with nationally agreed standards and, where possible, to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard ISO ...
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Management of HIV-associated tuberculosis in resource-limited settings: a state-of-the-art review
... in resource- limited settings and especially in those with HIV coin- fection due to late diagnosis with more frequent extra- pulmonary dissemination, high risks of drug cotoxicity and IRIS, ...
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Protocol for the systematic review of the prevention, treatment and public health management of impetigo, scabies and fungal skin infections in resource-limited settings
... Beyond specific clinical treatment, a Cochrane review of measures to reduce the transmission of scabies was unable to provide recommendations due to a lack of RCTs exam- ining these [40]. A systematic review of ...
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Feasibility of HIV point-of-care tests for resource-limited settings: challenges and solutions
... Improved access to anti-retroviral therapy increases the need for affordable monitoring using assays such as CD4 and/or viral load in resource-limited settings. Barriers to accessing treatment, high ...
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HIV Associated Polyneuropathy in Resource Limited Settings: Genetic Predisposition and Vitamin Variations
... most resource-limited settings present PN [12] [13] [14] ...and limited alter- natives, d4T is still used resource-limited settings ...
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Pharmacovigilance systems in resource-limited settings: an evaluative case study of Sierra Leone
... in resource-limited settings through funding mechanisms such as the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Global Fund (GF) to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the US ...
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Mobile learning for HIV/AIDS healthcare worker training in resource-limited settings
... Conclusions: Training, supervision and clinical mentoring of health workers are the cornerstone of the scaling up process of HIV/AIDS care in resource-limited settings (RLSs). Educational modules on ...
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Chronic diarrhea: four decades experience in resource-limited settings
... in resource-limited settings. Resource and Design: Systematic review of literature supported with our own experience spread over four ...in resource-limited settings, only ...
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An innovative system for 3D clinical photography in the resource limited settings
... in resource-limited ...clinical settings in a multi- center study over a 10-year period ...helth settings as high-quality and relevant images can be obtained without extensive training of the ...
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Global Health: Preparation for Working in Resource-Limited Settings
... Trainees and clinicians from high-income countries are increasingly engaging in global health (GH) efforts, particularly in resource-limited settings. Concomitantly, there is a growing demand for ...
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