225 research outputs found
The role of private health sector engagement in TB control in India
Tuberculosis (TB) continues
to remain a major public health problem globally. WHO’s End TB Strategy has set
a goal to end the epidemic with ambitious targets for 2035. About 27% of the
global TB cases occur in India which poses a challenge to global TB control.
This is mainly because majority of patients in India approach the private
sector, which is usually diverse, disorganized, unregulated and often
disconnected from the national TB control programme (NTP). The quality of care
is not consistent across the private sector and completion of treatment is not
ensured. Non-standard treatment leads to the emergence of drug-resistant TB.
Public-private collaborations in India have shown promising results in
improving the situation. This research analyzed the manner and conditions for
private sector engagement to increase the chances of ending TB. For this, India
will have to improve and scale up public-private partnerships. This will need
heavy investments and adoption of newer and innovative approaches, tools and
technology aiming Universal Health Coverage. This research used selected
publications and reviewed relevant research in the background of the global
approaches for ending TB by 2035. The findings originate from research done
mostly in India which is relevant for other developing countries. LUMC / Geneeskund
Characterization of rpo B Gene for Detection of Rifampicin Drug Resistance by SSCP and Sequence Analysis
Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin
_Objective:_ Leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin (SDRPEP) has proven effective and feasible, and is recommended by WHO since 2018. This SDR-PEP toolkit was developed through the experience of the leprosy postexposure prophylaxis (LPEP) programme. It has been designed to facilitate and standardise the implementation of contact tracing and SDR-PEP administration in regions and countries that start the intervention.
_Results:_ Four tools were developed, incorporating the current evidence for SDRPEP and the methods and learnings from the LPEP project in eight countries.
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Flutuação populacional e distribuição vertical de Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) em couve
Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018
Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced economic productivity and increased mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000–2018 geospatial estimates of anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age (15–49 years) across 82 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), stratify anemia by severity and aggregate results to policy-relevant administrative and national levels. Additionally, we provide subnational disparity analyses to provide a comprehensive overview of anemia prevalence inequalities within these countries and predict progress toward the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target (WHO GNT) to reduce anemia by half by 2030. Our results demonstrate widespread moderate improvements in overall anemia prevalence but identify only three LMICs with a high probability of achieving the WHO GNT by 2030 at a national scale, and no LMIC is expected to achieve the target in all their subnational administrative units. Our maps show where large within-country disparities occur, as well as areas likely to fall short of the WHO GNT, offering precision public health tools so that adequate resource allocation and subsequent interventions can be targeted to the most vulnerable populations.Peer reviewe
Determinação do índice de qualidade subsuperficial em um Latossolo Amarelo Coeso dos Tabuleiros Costeiros, sob floresta natural
Transverse momentum spectra of charged particles in proton-proton collisions at GeV with ALICE at the LHC
The inclusive charged particle transverse momentum distribution is measured
in proton-proton collisions at GeV at the LHC using the ALICE
detector. The measurement is performed in the central pseudorapidity region
over the transverse momentum range GeV/.
The correlation between transverse momentum and particle multiplicity is also
studied. Results are presented for inelastic (INEL) and non-single-diffractive
(NSD) events. The average transverse momentum for is (stat.) (syst.) GeV/ and
\left_{\rm NSD}=0.489\pm0.001 (stat.) (syst.)
GeV/, respectively. The data exhibit a slightly larger than measurements in wider pseudorapidity intervals. The results are
compared to simulations with the Monte Carlo event generators PYTHIA and
PHOJET.Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables, published version, figures at
http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/390
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