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Evidence-Based Guidelines for Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Summary of WHO Recommendations.

Dua T, Barbui C, Clark N, Fleischmann A, Poznyak V, et al. PLoS Medicine (2011) CC

PLoS Med 8(11): e1001122. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001122

What can low-income countries do to provide relief for the poor and the vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Özler B. (2020) C3

As countries like the United States pass temporary legislation to cushion the massive blow that is on the horizon that is about to hit many of their citizens – poor and not poor – it is important to think about the tools available to governments ... more

Cardiac arrhythmias in low- and middle-income countries

Mkoko, P.; Bahiru, E.; Ajijola, O.A. et al. Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy (2019) CC

Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are undergoing an epidemiological transition. With an improvement in socioeconomic conditions and an ... more

Managing Diabetes in Low Income Countries

Smokovski, I. Springer Nature (2021) CC2

It is now evident that we are living in a world of diabetes pandemic—despite the scientifically sound estimates, worldwide diabetes prevalence has been exceeding even the most pessimistic projections from the past. If we go back in history, it was estimated in 2004 that diabetes prevalence in 2030 ... more

Childhood Asthma: Low and Middle-Income Countries Perspective

Soto-Martínez, M.E.; Soto-Quiros, M.E.; Custovic, A. Acta Medica Academica (2020) CC

Our aim is to review current asthma epidemiology, achievements from the last 10 years, and persistent challenges of asthma man- agement and control in low-middle income ... more

Urbanisation and asthma in low-income and middleincome countries: a systematic review of the urbanrural differences in asthma prevalence

Rodriguez, A.; Brickley, E.; Rodrigues, L.; et al. (2019) CC2

Urbanisation has been associated with temporal and geographical differences in asthma prevalence in low-income and middle-income ... more

Heart failure in low-income and middle-income countries: failing REPORT card grades

Naik, N.; Narula, J. The Lancet Global Health (2020) CC

Heart failure is an important global health problem, and the associated public health and economic effect is increasing across all societies and geographies. Epidemiological studies have estimated that there are more than 25 million patients with heart failure globally, and population-based studie ... more

SDG Costing & Financing for Low-Income Developing Countries

Sachs, J.; G. McCord; N. Maennling et al. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) (2019) CC

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for major societal transformations that will require significant fiscal outlays as well as private investments. The fiscal outlays cover public investments, the public provision of social services, and social protection for vulnerable populations. The ke ... more

Dementia in low-income and middle-income countries: Different realities mandate tailored solutions

Ferri; C.P.; and K. S. Jacob PLOS Medicine (2017) CC

Published: March 28, 2017https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002271 PLoS Med 14(3): e1002271. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002271

Vaccine Hesitancy in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Potential Implications for the COVID-19 Response

Bhopal,S., and M. Nielsen British Medical Journal (2020) C1

The authors state that researchers, governments and global agencies should proceed with particular care in the evaluation of candidate SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in LMICs, with effective communication to build trust and avoid generation of vaccine hesitancy. Vaccine efficacy is often highly variable betwee ... more

Asthma management in low and middle income countries: case for change

Mortimer, K.; Reddel, H. K.; Pitrez, P. M.; et al. (2022) CC2

Asthma is the most common noncommunicable disease in children, and among the most common in adults. According to the most recent estimates from the Global Asthma Network Phase I study, around one in 10 children and adults have symptoms of asthma and one in 20 school-aged children have severe asthma ... more

Infections in Prison in Low and Middle Income Countries: Prevalence and Prevention Strategies

O. O. Simooyqa (2010) CC

The Open Infectious Diseases Journal, 2010, 4, 33-37