Urban disparity has been extensively studied using geospatial technology, yet a
comprehensive review of GIS applications in this field is essential to address the current …

Portugal has Europe's second-highest prevalence of psychiatric illnesses, and this is the
reason why mental health literacy (MHL) and stigma should be addressed. This study aimed …

(1) Background: The rational allocation of limited medical resources is the premise of
safeguarding the public health. Especially since the outbreak of COVID-19, the evolution …

Reducing the disparities in healthcare access is one of the important goals in healthcare
services and is significant for national health. However, measuring the complexity of access …

COVID-19 hit the world in a sudden and uneven way. Scientific community has provided
strong evidence about socioeconomic characteristics of the territory associated with the …

Natural hazards mainly occur unexpectedly and disrupt or completely stop the normal
function of society [[1],[2],[3],[4]]. About 11,500 natural hazards occurred in the 1980–2015 …

The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the tertiary sector, particularly in
healthcare, which faced unprecedented demand despite the existence of limited resources …

Background Worldwide, drug shortages are a critical public health concern. Consequences
range from inconvenience and distress to more serious concerns related to negative clinical …

Introduction and objectives Timely regional-specific estimates of smoking-attributable
mortality (SAM) are crucial for healthcare planning and tobacco control advocacy. Currently …

Abstract Objectives In Portugal, the dispensing of most outpatient specialty medicines is
performed exclusively through hospital pharmacies and totally financed by the National …