Providing equitable healthcare and patient care for special populations in developing
countries is a complex challenge. This chapter provides an overview of key issues and …

Disease treatment and management in developing countries face unique challenges due to
resource constraints, limited access to specialized care, and healthcare workforce …

Everyone has the right to accessible healthcare that is safe, responsive, effective and
appropriate to their individual needs. That is health equity. Yet, inequalities in healthcare …

This chapter provides an overview of the social determinants of health in global populations.
It introduces a conceptual framework for culturally competent healthcare to demonstrate how …

Barriers to access to quality services and caring for underserved populations are a call to
action for researchers and other key partners to achieve health equity. In order to …

The health inequities faced by populations experiencing racial discrimination, including
indigenous peoples and people of African descent, Roma, and other ethnic minorities, are …

Genuine cross-cultural competency in health requires the effective integration of traditional
and contemporary knowledge and practices. This paper outlines an analytical framework …

BACKGROUND Caring for some people effectively requires more resources than caring for
others. This is true in clinical practice, with some patients requiring more time that others …

In an increasingly globalized world, we continue to face dramatic health disparities that
impact adversely on Indigenous, migrant, and refugee populations as well as other minority …

Patient-centered, culturally sensitive healthcare acknowledges the profound impact of
cultural beliefs on health behaviors and outcomes, particularly vital in low and middle …