Public health and health systems: implications for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in south Asia

AP Hills, A Misra, JMR Gill, NM Byrne… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Many non-communicable chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, are highly prevalent,
costly, and largely preventable. The prevention and management of type 2 diabetes in south …

Challenges in diabetes mellitus type 2 management in Nepal: a literature review

B Gyawali, A Ferrario, E van Teijlingen… - Global health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background and objectives Diabetes has become an increasingly prevalent and severe
public health problem in Nepal. The Nepalese health system is struggling to deliver …

Health system's readiness to provide cardiovascular, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease related services in Nepal: analysis using 2015 health facility survey

U Ghimire, N Shrestha, B Adhikari, S Mehata… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background The burgeoning rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is posing serious
challenges in resource constrained health facilities of Nepal. The main objective of this study …

High concentrations of pharmaceuticals emerging as a threat to Himalayan water sustainability

DJ Quincey, P Kay, J Wilkinson, LJ Carter… - … science and pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The sixth UN Sustainable Development Goal, Clean Water and Sanitation, directly
underpins other goals of Health, Life in Water and Sustainable Cities. We highlight that poor …

Factors influencing the inappropriate use of antibiotics in the Rupandehi district of Nepal

A Nepal, D Hendrie, LA Selvey… - … International journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis. A major driver of
resistance is inappropriate antibiotic use, resulting from practices of prescribers, dispensers …

[PDF][PDF] Barriers and facilitators in access to diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia medicines: a scoping review

C Castillo-Laborde, M Hirmas-Adauy, I Matute… - Public Health …, 2022 - ssph-journal.org
Objective: Identify barriers and facilitators in access to medicines for diabetes, hypertension,
and dyslipidemia, considering patient, health provider, and health system perspectives …

Barriers and facilitators of diabetes services in Nepal: a qualitative evaluation

N Ide, JP LoGerfo, B Karmacharya - Health Policy and Planning, 2018 - academic.oup.com
For the past three decades, the burden of diabetes in Nepal has been steadily increasing,
with an estimated 3% annual increase since the year 2000. Although the burden is …

Availability, price, and affordability of essential medicines to manage noncommunicable diseases: A national survey from Nepal

S Khanal, L Veerman, M Ewen… - … : The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the availability, price, and affordability of essential
noncommunicable disease (NCD) medicines in Nepal. A cross-sectional survey was …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal trends in disease burden and attributable risk factors for tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer in Nepal, 1990–2019

B Huang, J Hua, S Liu, X Wang, Z Sun, R Bai… - Cancer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Tracheal, bronchus, and lung (TBL) cancer is one of the most common cancers
in Nepal. The aim of this study was to analyze the changing disease burden and risk factors …

Catastrophic health expenditure on chronic non-communicable diseases among elder population: A cross-sectional study from a sub-metropolitan city of Eastern …

S Rai, S Gautam, GK Yadav, SR Niraula, SB Singh… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction This study was conducted with the objective to analyze the out-of-pocket (OOP)
healthcare expenditure and catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) on chronic non …