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Strengthening prehospital clinical practice guideline development in South Africa: Reflections from guideline experts

McCaula, M.; T. Younga and M. Clarke (2021) CC

African Journal of Emergency Medicine Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 132-139

Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control in Ghana

Meis, M.; V. Lipke, M. Girma, et al. KNCV; CDC; USAID, et al. (2010) C1

Problem and pro-social behavior among Nigerian children with intellectual disability: the implication for developing policy for school based mental health programs

Bakare, M.O., Ubochi, V.N., Ebigbo, P.O. and Orovwigho, A.O. Italian Journal of Pediatrics (2010) CC

Mind the Gap: a handbook of clinical signs in Black and Brown skin

Mukende, M.; P. Tamony and M. Turner St. George's University of London (2020) CC

The aims of this publication is to highlight the lack of diversity in medical literature and education

Protecting Civilians from the Effects of Explosive Weapons - An Analysis of International Legal and Policy Standards

Brehm, M United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)ESEARCH (2012) C3

The use of explosive weapons, such as bombs, rockets, and mortar and artillery shells, in cities, towns and villages and in other populated areas has devastating humanitarian consequences. Explosive weapons act mainly through the projection of blast and fragmentation wi ... more

Monitoring asthma in children

Pijnenburg, M.W.; Baraldi, E.; Brand, P.L. et al. European Respiratory Journal (2015) CC

The goal of asthma treatment is to obtain clinical control and reduce future risks to the patient. To reach this goal in children with asthma, ongoing monitoring is essential. While all components of asthma, such as symptoms, lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and inflammation, may exist i ... more

Primary Surgery Vol. One: Non-Trauma
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Cotton, M., et al. Global Healp; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tropenchirurgie; International Coll. Essential Surgery (2016) CC

This comprehensive book has established itself as the most useful text for the medical practitioner in poor-resource settings who is obliged to manage surgical cases. It is particularly adapted for those whose surgical experience is basic or minimal. Importantly, it has extensive advice about pitfal ... more

Future of Nursing 2020-2030

Wakefield, M.K.; et al. National Academy of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2021) C1

Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. The decade ahead will test the nation's nearly 4 million nurses in new and complex ways. Nurses live and work at the intersection of health, education, and communities. Nurses work in a wide array of settings and practice at a range of professional levels. T ... more

Internationalizing Medical Education: The Special Track Curriculum 'GlobalHealth' at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Knipper, M.; A. Baumann, C. Hofstetter, et al. (2015) CC

GMS Zeitschrift für MedizinischeAusbildung 2015, Vol. 32(5),ISSN 1860-3572 Internationalizing higher education is considered to be a major goal for universities in Germany and many medical students aspire to include international experiences into their academic training. However, the exact meani ... more

Spatiotemporal distribution of antimicrobial resistant organisms in different water environments in urban and rural settings of Bangladesh

Asaduzzaman, M. et al. (2022) CC

The authors conduct an integrated survey of Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms (AMR) in drinking water, wastewater and surface water in three settings in Bangladesh: rural households, rural poultry farms, and urban food markets. Results show that untreated water discharged from rural households, poul ... more

Ecuador's social policy response to Covid-19: expanding protection under high informality

Palacio, M.G. SSOAR (2021) CC

Covid-19 Social Policy Response Series / No.14 This report examines Ecuador’s social policy response to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects and protect vulnerable populations. It chronologically traces containment, closure policies, social policies and programmes put in place following t ... more

Prevalence of disability in Manikganj district of Bangladesh: results from a large-scale cross-sectional survey

Moniruzzaman, M.; M Mostafa Zaman; S. Rahman Mashreky, et al. (2016) CC

Disability-inclusive social protection research in Nepal

Banks, Lena M., Walsham, Matthew and others International Centre for Evidence in Disability (2018) C1

A national overview with a case study from Tanahun district. The overall aims of this study are (1) to assess the extent to which social protection systems in Nepal address the needs of people with disabilities; and (2) to identify and document elements of good practice, as well as challenges, in th ... more

Cross-sectional Survey to Assess Prevalence of Disability and Access to Services in Albay Province, The Philippines

Hodge, M., Bolinas, A., Jaucian, E., et al. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2017) CC

In this article a cluster randomized cross-sectional survey, conducted in Albay Province in the Philippines in April 2016, was used to assess the prevalence of disability and access to support services. This was done with the purpose of generating representative data for local programme development ... more

Prevention of sexual transmission of Ebola in Liberia through a national semen testing and counselling programme for survivors: an analysis of Ebola virus RNA results and behavioural data

Soka, M.J.; M.J. Choi; A. Baller, et al. (2016) CC

The Lancet Global Health 2016 Published Online August 30, 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30175-9