Improving lung health in low-income and middle-income countries: from challenges to solutions

J Meghji, K Mortimer, A Agusti, BW Allwood, I Asher… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionately high burden of
the global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), including …

Challenges in the diagnosis of asthma in children, what are the solutions? A scoping review of 3 countries in sub Saharan Africa

P Magwenzi, S Rusakaniko, EN Sibanda… - Respiratory Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Asthma is the commonest chronic respiratory tract disease in children. In low-
income countries, challenges exist in asthma diagnosis. In surveys done in children, the …

AI co-pilot bronchoscope robot

J Zhang, L Liu, P Xiang, Q Fang, X Nie, H Ma… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The unequal distribution of medical resources and scarcity of experienced practitioners
confine access to bronchoscopy primarily to well-equipped hospitals in developed regions …

[PDF][PDF] African regional responses to COVID-19

A Medinilla, B Byiers, P Apiko - Brussels: ecdpm, DP, 2020 - elibrary.acbfpact.org
There is widespread recognition that the novel coronavirus is a global challenge. In order to
contain the virus and address its devastating secondary effects, global collective action will …

Access to affordable medicines and diagnostic tests for asthma and COPD in sub Saharan Africa: the Ugandan perspective

D Kibirige, L Kampiire, D Atuhe, R Mwebaze… - BMC pulmonary …, 2017 - Springer
Background Equitable access to affordable medicines and diagnostic tests is an integral
component of optimal clinical care of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive …

Availability of diagnostic services and essential medicines for non‐communicable respiratory diseases in African countries

C Plum, M Stolbrink, L Zurba, K Bissell… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: The global burden of disease due to asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) is substantial and particularly great in low‐and middle‐income …

Health equity and respiratory diseases in low-and middle-income countries

P Jackson, SZ Muyanja… - Clinics in Chest …, 2023 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Respiratory diseases cause substantial morbidity and mortality in LMICs, largely due to
environmental risk factors and barriers to diagnosis and treatment. However, there has been …

Dealing with access to spirometry in Africa: a commentary on challenges and solutions

R Masekela, L Zurba, D Gray - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Spirometry is an important tool in the surveillance, epidemiology, diagnosis, and
management of respiratory disease, yet its accessibility is currently limited in Africa where …

RETRACTED: Revamping of Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

LH Zeng, M Hussain, SK Syed, M Saadullah… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) endure an asymmetrically high burden of
worldwide disease and death caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), ie, asthma …

The East African training initiative. A model training program in pulmonary and critical care medicine for low-income countries

CB Sherman, EJ Carter, O Braendli… - Annals of the …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Despite an extensive burden of lung disease in East Africa, there are remarkably few
pulmonary physicians in the region and no pulmonary subspecialty training programs. We …