Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an integral component of
the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low-and middle-income …

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an
integral component of the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low …

Background More than 7.5 million children younger than age five living in low‐and middle‐
income countries die every year. The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the …

Background An estimated 6.9 million children die annually in low and middle-income
countries because of treatable illneses including pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria. To …

Services in private hospitals are considered to be superior to those of public hospitals.
Research on the service quality in hospitals in developing countries is scarce, as is …

A randomized controlled trial recently demonstrated that continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) effectively decreases respiratory rate in children presenting to Ghanaian …

Background Despite its importance in control and elimination settings, malaria diagnosis
rates tend to be low in many African countries. An operational research pilot was conducted …

Background: Increased bacterial resistance is threatening the therapeutic effectiveness of
antibiotics. High level of antibiotic use is probably the main factor driving the emergence of …

To address the global issue of healthcare disparity and access to care, particularly in
children under-five years of age, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) was put …

Background: Increased bacterial resistance is threatening the therapeutic effectiveness of
antibiotics. High level of antibiotic use is probably the main factor driving the emergence of …