H Thomas, J Diamond, A Vieco, S Chaudhuri… - Glob …, 2018 - globalheartjournal.com
The Global Heart/World Heart Federation 1990-2010 Global Atlas of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) charted the transition from a global burden of disease dominated by …
Objectives To critically appraise the scope, content and outcomes of community health worker (CHW) interventions designed to reduce blood pressure (BP) in low-income and …
DJ Heller, A Kumar, SP Kishore, CR Horowitz… - JAMA Network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of mortality in low-and middle-income countries. Previous studies …
Background Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of premature death and disability in India. Since access to health services is poor in rural …
JJ Suen, K Bhatnagar, SD Emmett… - Bulletin of the World …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fundamental to communication for many people, hearing serves as a connector throughout our lives. The loss of hearing has repercussions on individuals, families and societies. With …
Background Community health worker (CHW) programmes are a valuable component of primary care in resource-poor settings. The evidence supporting their effectiveness …
Background The Global School Student Health Survey (GSHS) is being carried out by students in various countries across the globe to advance improved health programs for …
C Carboni, IJ Maroto, M Galindo, L Plessis… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction An innovative and community-based intervention is implemented in the Guiana Shield to eliminate malaria among people involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining …
MKC MacRae, O Fazal, J O'Donovan - BMJ Global Health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Background Community health workers (CHWs) are currently deployed in improving access to palliative care in a limited number of low-income or middle-income countries (LMICs) …