Introduction The 2018 Astana Declaration reaffirmed global commitment to primary
healthcare (PHC) as a core strategy to achieve universal health coverage. To meet this …

Introduction: Drug-related problems (DRPs) are not only detrimental to patients' physical
health and quality of life but also lead to a serious waste of health care resources. The …

Background Stroke burden characterization studies in low‐and middle‐income countries are
scarce. We estimated the burden of stroke and its risk factors in Latin America and the …

Background Primary care has the potential to address a large proportion of people's health
needs, promote equity, and contain costs, but only if it provides high-quality health services …

Background The persistence of preventable maternal and newborn deaths highlights the
importance of quality of care as an essential element in coverage interventions. Moving …

Background Expanding coverage of primary healthcare services such as antenatal care and
vaccinations is a global health priority; however, many Haitians do not utilize these services …

Introduction This study linked data from the 2012 Haiti Demographic and Health Survey
(DHS) and the 2013 Haiti Service Provision Assessment (SPA) to estimate the extent to …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in low‐income countries
including Haiti, with hypertension (HTN) being the leading risk factor. This study aims to …

Background Poor quality obstetric and newborn care persists in sub-Saharan Africa and
weak provider competence is an important contributor. To be competent, providers need to …

Monitoring subnational healthcare quality is important for identifying and addressing
geographic inequities. Yet, health facility surveys are rarely powered to support the …