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Effect of PEPFAR funding policy change on HIV service delivery in a large HIV...
The transition to PEPFAR 2.0 with its focus on country ownership was accompanied by substantial funding cuts. We describe the impact of this transition on HIV care in a large... -
Limited alignment of publicly competitive disease funding with disease burden...
Objective The need to align investments in health research and development (R&D) with public health needs is one of the most important public health challenges in Japan.... -
The reasons behind medicine shortages from the perspective of pharmaceutical ...
The aim of this study was to explore the reasons behind medicine shortages from the perspective of pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical wholesalers in Finland. The study... -
What are fair study benefits in international health research? Consulting com...
Background Planning study benefits and payments for participants in international health research in low- income settings can be a difficult and controversial process, with... -
Good and Bad Research Collaborations: Researchers' Views on Science and Ethic...
There has been a dramatic rise in the scale and scope of collaborative global health research. A number of structural and scientific factors explain this growth and there has... -
Characteristics of Retractions from Korean Medical Journals in the KoreaMed D...
Background Flawed or misleading articles may be retracted because of either honest scientific errors or scientific misconduct. This study explored the characteristics of... -
Equity in aid allocation and distribution: A qualitative study of key stakeho...
The Sustainable Development Goals have spurred a growing interest in and focus on equitable development. In theory, donors can play an important role in promoting equity within... -
Identifying evidence-practice gaps and strategies for improvement in Aborigin...
Introduction Adverse pregnancy outcomes are more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations than non-Indigenous populations in Australia. Later in life,... -
Have online international medical journals made local journals obsolete?
Background to the Debate All of the major international medical journals are now available both in print and online. Being online increases the potential for these journals to... -
Prevalence of and reasons for women’s, family members’ and health professiona...
: Mairead Black and Sohinee Bhattacharya discuss research findings on preferences for cesarean delivery in Asian settings and share their Perspective on facilitating... -
Enlisting the support of trusted sources to tackle policy problems: The case ...
Antimicrobial resistance represents one of the world’s most pressing public health problems. Governments around the world have—and will continue to—develop policy proposals to... -
Expert opinion on metal chains and other indestructible objects as proper enr...
EC Directive 2001/93 requires that all pigs have access to proper investigation and manipulation materials. Intensively farmed pigs in Europe are frequently provided with a... -
NAT2 gene polymorphisms and endometriosis risk: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analy...
Objective Endometriosis is a common chronic, gynecological disease. Despite many studies on the role of N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) in endometriosis, its clinical significance... -
Using Win-Win Strategies to Implement Health in All Policies: A Cross-Case An...
Background In spite of increasing research into intersections of public policy and health, little evidence shows how policy processes impact the implementation of Health in... -
How much would each researcher receive if competitive government research fun...
Scientists are increasingly dissatisfied with funding systems that rely on peer assessment and, accordingly, have suggested several proposals for reform. One of these proposals... -
ODM Data Analysis—A tool for the automatic validation, monitoring and generat...
Introduction A required step for presenting results of clinical studies is the declaration of participants demographic and baseline characteristics as claimed by the FDAAA... -
Public expenditure on Non-Communicable Diseases & Injuries in India: A budget...
Background Resource allocation decisions for disease categories can be informed by proper estimates of the magnitude and distribution of total spending. In the backdrop of a... -
A Model for Good Governance of Healthcare Technology Management in the Public...
Good governance (GG) is an important concept that has evolved as a set of normative principles for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to strengthen the functional capacity... -
Effects of angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism on hypertension in...
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is dramatically increasing in Africa with evidence of increased severity and resistance to treatment. Although angiotensin converting enzyme gene... -
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in Pakistan: A s...
BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most common bloodborne viral infections reported in Pakistan. Frequent dialysis treatment of hemodialysis patients...
