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Pamela Pei, Livia Qoshe, Grady Florance, Ankur Pandya, Milton C Weinstein, et al.
…tions: tuberculosis cases detected, deaths, life-years, and healthcare costs associated with trial-informed decisions. We varied key parameters in probabilistic sensitivity analysis. We considered two willingness-to-pay thresholds: US $3000/year of life saved (YLS) (~50% of South…
Lucas Gabriel Quadros Ramos, Fernanda Moreira Soares Boaventura Silveira, Jessica Elen Martins Alves, Karina Andrade de Prince
…osis, considering that this comorbidity represents a public health problem, it is of paramount importance to understand the associated clinical, epidemiological, and economic factors due to its high prevalence in Brazil. The objective of this study was to review the literature on…
Mamy Jayne Nelly Rajaofera, Wei Liu, Sylvana Tomboanona, Alphonsine Mboty Reziky, Dai Kuang, et al.
… Madagascar and explores opportunities for improving public health outcomes, with a focus on six priority diseases. **METHODS:** We conducted a comprehensive scoping review of literature published between January 2000 and December 2024, searching PubMed, Google Scholar, ScienceD…
Quézia Rosa Ferreira, Rogério José de Azevedo Meirelles, Pedro Fredemir Palha
… retrospective study, with data from EPI-TB, IBGE, National Health Fund and websites of the municipalities, for the Primary Care and Health Surveillance blocks were found for the Primary Care block. Results: 35 municipalities (59.3%) with an increase in resources, 23 (38.9%) with…
Sizulu Moyo, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Jeremiah Chikovore, Nompumelelo Zungu
…ps at greater risk of TB are often also at greater risk for health disparities. Although evidence consistently shows that the burden of TB differs by sex, gender, economic, and other sociodemographic factors, there is however limited TB data that is disaggregated by these variabl…
Ahmad Y. Alqassim, Maged El‐Setouhy
…ce of resources to get the necessities of life. Poverty and health are always in a reciprocal relationship. This relation came to light in 1948 when the WHO defined health as complete physical, mental and social well-being. In 1987, the Alma Ata Declaration opened the discussion …
Bibin Bose, S Siva Kumar
**BACKGROUND:** Zoonoses significantly impact human health and agricultural productivity, particularly affecting livestock farmers. In this review, the primary objective was to understand the economic impact of both zoonotic and potential zoonotic diseases. **METHODS:** This nar…
Muhammed Jabir, Manju Rahi
…MDA surveillance, place a considerable strain on the public health infrastructure. Moreover, the disability, stigma and productivity loss associated with lymphedema impose substantial socio-economic burden. Given the large presence of private and non-profit sectors in India, publ…
Bassam Mahboub, Laila Salameh, Mayank Vats
…mpact of large immigrant populations, associated social and health issues, escalating rates of obesity, sleep apnea, asthma, smoking-related lung diseases, and drug-resistant tuberculosis, compounded by the recent and devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing these health concern…
Marissa Taylor
…is is making the TB crisis in Nepal not just a major public health concern but an issue of environmental injustice.
Shyamala Ravikoti, Vikas Bhatia, Sekkulandai Kuppuswamy Mohanasundari
Tobacco use remains a pervasive global health challenge, particularly affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like India, where it contributes significantly to preventable deaths and economic burdens. This comprehensive review synthesizes current literature from 2010 t…
Stefano Orlando, Loredana Andreea Silaghi, Mariagrazia Cicala, Mathambo William Lowole, Cacilda Massango, et al.
…g with HIV continues to grow, placing significant strain on health systems and financial resources. Persistent challenges include high rates of new infections, late diagnoses, inequalities in access to care, and barriers faced by key populations. Emerging issues such as drug resi…
Asal Adawi, Gregory Hawley, Syed Zain Ahmad, Candice Madakadze, Fahad Buskandar, et al.
…roblem. However, significant infectious diseases and public health considerations exist with such a technological advancement. **RECENT FINDINGS:** Infectious diseases hazards with public health implications of pig-to-human xenotransplantation may be categorized taxonomically, a…
Camilla Sculco, Frank Zobel, Mélina Tognolini, Joëlle Rosselet Amoussou, Emiliano Albanese, et al.
…k-cocaine use is associated with severe physical and mental health consequences, including cardiac, pulmonary and psychiatric conditions. It also heightens the risk of overdose and transmission of infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Equity-deserving popu…
Luma Bashmi, Waguih William IsHak
… majority of these countries lack the medical resources and health systems to support the disease burden. The current risk of developing the disease in a lifetime is 1 in 8 for men and 1 in 10 for women [1]. Additionally, the economic impact of cancer is significant and continues…
Mariana Vieira, Pedro Barbosa, João Pedro Ramos, Marta Castro, Dulce Torres, et al.
…t, rural residency, low income, gender, and specific mental health conditions. Cultural perceptions of TB, healthcare system interactions, and the dual stigma associated with HIV co-infection significantly exacerbated TB-related stigma experiences. Factors such as social support,…
Robert I. Rotberg
Abstract Africa’s current 1 billion or so residents are healthier than they have ever been thanks to medical science, special attention in several key countries to chronic disease remediation, and the efforts of several American philanthropic enterprises. Life expectancies are up…
Ashish Ranjan, Ajantha Panneerselvam, Saroj Meena, Rajnish Gupta
…isease, caused by inhaling silica dust, poses a substantial health risk to workers in industries like mining, construction, and manufacturing. Development of new technological processes like jewellery manufacturing, processing of artificial stones etc has increased the number of …
Paul H. Mason
This ethnography of cross-border tuberculosis (TB) healthcare seeking on Daru Island, Papua New Guinea, uncovers the complex interplay between individual experiences and broader social, economic, and political forces shaping TB prevalence and outcomes. Focusing on Aluni and her f…
Meredith B Brooks, Ashlee Vance, Nirupa Misra, Leonid Lecca, Maria Jaswal, et al.
…spect, and tailored support, has improved outcomes in other health areas but has not been systematically applied to TB. Here, we argue that integrating FCC into TB care can reduce losses across the cascade and improve outcomes for individuals and households. FCC offers a unifying…
Maciej Michalik, Tomasz Lorenc, Krzysztof Marcinkowski, Mateusz Muras, Natalia Mikszta, et al.
…g-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) poses a significant global health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income countries with limited access to quality healthcare. By 2023, 10% of global tuberculosis cases were classified as drug-resistant, with multidrug-resistant (MDR-TB) an…
Pushpa Choudhary, Uma Phalswal, Mamta
…olation, shame, discrimination), treatment-related factors, healthcare system limitations, economic confrontation, and a knowledge-awareness gap hinder self-care management among TB patients. However, there are few facilitators to assist the individual in adhering to self-care ma…
Sally Shuttleworth
…xieties about the infectious nature of tuberculosis and the health of the working classes led to the construction of sanatoria, with verandas and outdoor huts, across Britain in the early twentieth century. The enthusiasm for the curative properties of open air also lay behind th…
Akihiro Ohkado, Seiya Kato
…ues, and the elderly population. Since the 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) has strengthened TB control with the DOTS strategy, followed by the Stop TB Strategy and the End TB Strategy. The targets of the End TB Strategy are: (1) to reduce the incidence rate of TB by 90…
Evelina Lesnic, Alina Malic, Adriana Niguleanu, Tatiana Osipov
…-supported treatment were high flexibility for patients and healthcare staff, epidemiological isolation, and high treatment effectiveness. The advantages of the directly observed followed by the video-supported treatment were the establishment of the therapeutic compliance, clini…