Technical Factors in Telemedicine Adoption in Extreme Resource-Poor Countries

2019 ◽  
pp. 83-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olayele Adelakun ◽  
Robert Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Poor Countries ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Technical Factors

Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Brief Review

JMS SKIMS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-15
Author(s):  
Saleem Kamili ◽  
Hisham Qadri
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
World Health ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Diagnostic Assays ◽  
Antiviral Therapies ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Resource Poor

Hepatitis C, caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) was originally described as parenterally transmitted non-A non-B hepatitis. Since its discovery in 1989, the field of HCV research has become a shining example of successful translation of basic research wherein in a short of span of just 30 years the virus was discovered, highly sensitive and specific diagnostic assays were developed, epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the disease were well defined and now with the availability of highly efficacious antiviral therapies many countries are already on their way to achieving World Health Organization’s (WHO) elimination targets of hepatitis C by 2030.  However, much work needs to be done to eliminate hepatitis C especially in resource poor countries. Most recent data show an estimated 71 million people are currently infected with HCV worldwide and approximately 400,000 people die each year from causes related to HCV. Of these estimates, more than 13 million HCV infected persons are in India and Pakistan (Figure 1). Despite the availability of a cure for hepatitis C, only 20% of those infected patients have been diagnosed (1). In order to achieve the WHO targets of hepatitis C elimination, concerted efforts will have to made to make affordable and reliable diagnostics available worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence and Inequality in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
pp. 624-649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagla Rizk
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Young Population ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Current State ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Youth Entrepreneurship ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Impact

This chapter looks at the challenges, opportunities, and tensions facing the equitable development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the MENA region in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. While diverse in their natural and human resource endowments, countries of the region share a commonality in the predominance of a youthful population amid complex political and economic contexts. Rampant unemployment—especially among a growing young population—together with informality, gender, and digital inequalities, will likely shape the impact of AI technologies, especially in the region’s labor-abundant resource-poor countries. The chapter then analyzes issues related to data, legislative environment, infrastructure, and human resources as key inputs to AI technologies which in their current state may exacerbate existing inequalities. Ultimately, the promise for AI technologies for inclusion and helping mitigate inequalities lies in harnessing grounds-up youth entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives driven by data and AI, with a few hopeful signs coming from national policies.

scholarly journals Challenges of Epidemiological Research on Epilepsy in Resource-Poor Countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrice Quet ◽  
Peter Odermatt ◽  
Pierre-Marie Preux
Keyword(s):  
Epidemiological Research ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Resource Poor

Challenges in Managing Postpartum Hemorrhage in Resource-poor Countries

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAHANTESH KAROSHI ◽  
LOUIS KEITH
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Hemorrhage ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Resource Poor

scholarly journals Status epilepticus in resource-poor countries

Epilepsia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 54-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. J. C. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Resource Poor

scholarly journals Misoprostol in resource poor countries

BMJ ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 336 (7652) ◽  
pp. 1032-1032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Staffan Bergström ◽  
Annette Aronsson
Keyword(s):  
Poor Countries ◽  
Resource Poor
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