Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report

FM Knaul, PE Farmer, EL Krakauer, L De Lima… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies

A McFadden, A Gavine, MJ Renfrew… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is extensive evidence of important health risks for infants and mothers
related to not breastfeeding. In 2003, the World Health Organization recommended that …

[图书][B] WHO guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing

World Health Organization - 2017 - apps.who.int
Web Annexes Page 1 Page | i GUIDELINES ON HEPATITIS B AND C TESTING February 2017
GUIDELINES ANNEXES Page 2 Page | ii WHO guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing ISBN …

Who is a community health worker?–a systematic review of definitions

A Olaniran, H Smith, R Unkels, S Bar-Zeev… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Community health workers (CHWs) can play vital roles in
increasing coverage of basic health services. However, there is a need for a systematic …

National standards for diabetes self-management education and support

L Haas, M Maryniuk, J Beck, CE Cox… - The Diabetes …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
By the most recent estimates, 18.8 million people in the United States have been diagnosed
with diabetes, and an additional 7 million are believed to be living with undiagnosed …

Health workers' perceptions and experiences of using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis

WA Odendaal, JA Watkins, N Leon… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Mobile health (mHealth), refers to healthcare practices supported by mobile
devices, such as mobile phones and tablets. Within primary care, health workers often use …

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: a qualitative evidence synthesis

C Glenton, CJ Colvin, B Carlsen… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Lay health workers (LHWs) perform functions related to healthcare delivery,
receive some level of training, but have no formal professional or paraprofessional certificate …

[图书][B] Increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention: global policy recommendations

World Health Organization - 2010 - books.google.com
" Half the world's people currently live in rural and remote areas. The problem is that most
health workers live and work in cities. This imbalance is common to almost all countries and …

Scale up of services for mental health in low-income and middle-income countries

J Eaton, L McCay, M Semrau, S Chatterjee, F Baingana… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Mental disorders constitute a huge global burden of disease, and there is a large treatment
gap, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. One response to this issue has …

Mental health and the global agenda

AE Becker, A Kleinman - New England Journal of Medicine, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
Mental Health and the Global Agenda | New England Journal of Medicine Skip to main content
The New England Journal of Medicine homepage Advanced Search SEARCH SPECIALTIES …