Malaria in Ethiopia is one of the leading causes of death (21.8 percent), consultation in outpatient departments (17.8 percent) and hospital admissions (14.1 percent) (2;14). To overcome this problem, the Malaria Control Program (Federal Ministry of Health) has designed a communitybased malaria treatment...
Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Mozambique. Approximately 6 million cases are reported each year. Malaria accounts for approximately 40 percent of all outpatient visits and 60 percent of pediatric hospital admissions. It is the leading cause of death among children admitted to pedi...
The World Health Organization (WHO) since June 1998 has advocated for the use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in countries where Plasmodium falciparum malaria is resistant to traditional antimalarial therapies such as chloroquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and amodiaquine (19;22). In 2...
A atenção à saúde no Brasil tem investido na formulação, implementação e concretização de políticas
de promoção, proteção e recuperação da saúde. Há um grande esforço na construção de modelo de
atenção à saúde que priorize ações de mehoria da qualidade de vida dos sujeitos col...
As desigualdades sociais entre regiões e populações no Brasil se reproduzem nas taxas de mortalidade infantil, constituindo um relevante problema de saúde a ser enfrentado por toda a sociedade. Apesar do declínio da mortalidade infantil na última década, as taxas encontradas nas regiões Norte e N...
Les dialogues sur les politiques permettent dexaminer les données de recherche parallèlement aux perspectives, aux expériences et aux connaissances tacites des personnes qui participent à la prise de décisions relatives à une question hautement prioritaire, ou qui sont touchées par de telles déci...
European countries face common challenges in ensuring a well-performing
health workforce in times of existing and projected shortages. One of the
multiple aspects that determine the supply and performance of health workers
is the work environment, which plays a critical role.
Given the demographic change...
This issue brief mobilizes both global and local
research evidence about a problem, three options
for addressing the problem, and key
implementation considerations. Whenever
possible, the issue brief summarizes research
evidence drawn from systematic reviews of the
research literature and occasionally fr...
In Saskatchewan, where more than one third of the
population lives in rural areas, geographic location can
be an important factor affecting health, healthcare, and
quality of healthcare.(2) Although all people living in
Saskatchewan should have equal access to publicly
insured healthcare programs and ser...
The purpose of this policy brief is to inform deliberations among policymakers and
stakeholders on optimising roles of health cadres in the delivery of maternal and child health.
It summarises the best available evidence regarding the design and implementation of
policies for extending the roles of non-m...
