... World Bank classifications distinguishing lower incomeand middle- income countries Middle- income countries are further subdivided into lower middleand upper middle, and categorization depends on ... only a tiny portion of total health spending – 4% in low- income countries, 2% in lower middle- income countries and less than 1% in upper middle- income countries As shown in Figure 4, population- based ... per capita investment of under US$ in low- income countries, US$ 1.50 in lower middle- incomeand US$ in upper middleincome countries When considered in terms of overall health spending, these...
... borne inlowandmiddleincome countries; the economic consequences of inaction, and the gains in productivity andincome that follow from effective cancer prevention and treatment; and the inequity ... Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries Closing the Cancer Divide: A Blueprint to Expand Access inLowandMiddleIncome Countries Harvard Global Equity Initiative, ... Closing the Cancer Divide: A blueprint to expand access inlowandmiddleincome countries Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries Closing the...
... participating countries by WHO region and by income group level As indicated in the table, 13 are low- income countries (LICs), 24 are lower -middle- income countries (LMICs), and are upper -middle- income ... low- and middle- income countries low- income countries lower -middle- income countries middle- income countries nongovernmental organization primary health care WHO South-East Asia Region upper -middle- income ... systems in selected low- and middle- income countries: a WHO-AIMS cross-national analysis WHO Library Cataloguing -in- Publication Data Mental health systems in selected low- and middle- income countries:...
... in women in resource constrained settings Data for lowand lower middleincome countries Presentation at the Meeting on Maternal Mental Health and Child Health and Development inLowIncome Countries, ... The following participants (listed in alphabetical order) of the meeting on Maternal Mental Health and Child Health and Development inLowandMiddleIncome Countries that took place in Geneva, ... Library Cataloguing -in- Publication Data : Maternal mental health and child health and development inlowandmiddleincome countries : report of the meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, 30 January...
... living in low- and middle- income countries These data should help inform evidence-based policies on the role of IGRAs in active tuberculosis diagnosis in low- and middle- income settings Indeed, ... middle- income countries IGRA specificity in diagnosing LTBI, estimated among individuals at low risk for tuberculosis exposure in settings with low tuberculosis incidence (high -income settings), ... systemic review and meta-analysis to determine IGRA test performance in persons with suspected or confirmed active pulmonary tuberculosis living in low- and middle- income settings modeling, which...
... from LAMI countries in author/input paying publishing models Supporting journals from low- and middle- income countries • Support "twinning" or "pairing" arrangements, such as invited editorials, ... Individual journals Giving priority to relevant mental health research from low- and middle- income countries • Educate editors and reviewers on research needs of and research infrastructure in ... national/regional journals in developing their own websites and/ or seeking inclusion in specialized websites on mental health Enhancing Dissemination • Participate in electronic dissemination initiatives or...
... to injuries occur in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC) [3] Injuries from road traffic accidents, interpersonal violence, and war are among the leading causes of death in low- and middle- income ... of doctors and injuries (Figures and 2) [6,7] In comparison to the high income countries little research is published from low- andmiddleincome countries Roy and co-workers state in a recent ... use existing knowledge to bridge the gaps in trauma care in low- andmiddleincome countries The two recent papers in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine [9,10]...
... this paper focuses on how the income tax cuts will affect low- and middle- income families with children.1 Increasingly, lowerincome families, in particular, rely on the income tax system for support ... difference in the average income tax cut received by individuals with and without children, in various income classes.22 In 2001, low- income individuals with children—those with AGI between $10,000 and ... (tables 7a and 7b) Including payroll taxes, a family at the poverty level paid more than percent of its incomein taxes in 1990.14 In 2000, the EITC eliminated their income tax bill, and they received...
... that exist in the country, the adult language program in Botswana maintains the hegemony and the gap between the poor and the rich, the major and minority groups In order to redress poverty the ... enables it to disseminate information, encourage participation in the education and economy of the communities To achieve its goal of disseminating useful information and eradicating poverty the adult ... vital in fighting poverty The adult education program can thus harness the local languages and indigenous knowledge of the minority and poor people and use them to mobilize the poor and minorities...
... Goals (also available in French) Working paper Improving Health System Financing in Low- Income Countries (forthcoming) Working paper Opportunities for Global Health Initiatives in the Health Systems ... strengthening leadership and management This includes: o supporting countries, with a focus on low- income countries, in using the framework and documenting how leadership and management strengthening ... summarize current thinking on, and future action points for, strengthening leadership and management in low- income countries Output A leadership and management framework Leadership and management...
... to increase productive efficiency and reduce the time needed to scale up, resulting in increased patient access and a reduction in health worker training and wage bill costs Task shifting includes ... workers being trained in one year in vocational schools in Ethiopia, to assistant medical officers being trained in obstetrics in Mozambique, to physician assistants being trained in the United ... [18-20] Task shifting, including the development of new professional cadres, has been occurring for decades in both high -income countries (e.g in the USA, see Hooker) and low- income countries,...
... at clinic Clinic participants completed a battery of questionnaires prior to their clinic appointment, including questions concerning annual household incomeand health care utilization In addition ... and frequency of use Information on reason for taking a medication was obtained primarily by general inquiry and recorded by clinical investigators using participant's or investigator's terminology ... to be taking non-steroid antiinflammatory drugs, NSAIDs, (when aspirin was excluded) and anti-allergy drugs and cold/sinus (mostly anti-histamines), and less likely to be taking aspirin In addition,...
... relevant domains comprising the construct 2) determining where one stands on each domain 3) integrating the separate domain judgements into an overall assessment Self-rated recovery from back pain has ... physiotherapy in the treatment of non-specific low back pain of less than Q1 During the baseline assessment, the following question was asked: Because of your back pain, what one thing you find the ... at baseline, and 300 at 12 months follow-up A summary of these data can be seen in table Change in task difficulty between baseline and follow-up was categorised according to change in usual...
... Cardiopathies 6Poverty line is calculated according to total income, and number and age of people in the household, as per National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) guidelines ical and psychosocial ... The Argentinean Spanish version of the PedsQL™ 4.0 showed good construct and discriminant validity properties in this low- income setting, making this instrument suitable for research use In order ... cognitive interviews was carried out in 30 children and parents and confirmed that the final Argentinean Spanish PedsQL™ was understandable and conceptually equivalent to the original instrument...
... could be seen in the eight-year follow up, except that being in the middle age groups significantly predicted better outcome in SF and RE for subjects without chronic pain, andin RE and MH for ... RE, and MH for subjects without chronic pain, andin BP, VT, SF, RE, and MH for subjects with chronic pain For subjects without chronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, and regarding smoking ... outcome in GH, SF, and RE for subjects without chronic pain, andin RE and MH for subjects with chronic pain For subjects without chronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, and regarding alcohol...
... could be seen in the eight-year follow up, except that being in the middle age groups significantly predicted better outcome in SF and RE for subjects without chronic pain, andin RE and MH for ... RE, and MH for subjects without chronic pain, andin BP, VT, SF, RE, and MH for subjects with chronic pain For subjects without chronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, and regarding smoking ... outcome in GH, SF, and RE for subjects without chronic pain, andin RE and MH for subjects with chronic pain For subjects without chronic musculoskeletal pain at baseline, and regarding alcohol...