Mortality Pattern within Twenty-Four Hours of Emergency Paediatric Admission in a Resource-Poor Nation Health Facility

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.

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Development of Hierarchy of Settlements of Health Facility of Rashmi Block of Chittaurgarh District-Using Gis

International Journal of Scientific Research ◽

10.15373/22778179/apr2013/67 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 191-192

Author(s):

Premlata Swarnakar ◽

Keyword(s):

Health Facility

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Rural Community Based Caesarean Section Ratesin A Resource Poor Region

International journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Neonatal Care ◽

10.15379/2408-9761.2015.02.02.06 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 35-41

Author(s):

S. Chhabra ◽

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V. Pandit ◽

S. Ahmad ◽

P. Singh

Keyword(s):

Caesarean Section ◽

Rural Community ◽

Community Based ◽

Poor Region ◽

Resource Poor

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The quantitative and qualitative contributions of faith based organizations to healthcare: The Kenya case

Christian Journal for Global Health ◽

10.15566/cjgh.v4i3.191 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 60-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alfredo Fort

Keyword(s):

Health Facility ◽

Management Practices ◽

Developing World ◽

Weighted Average ◽

Relative Strength ◽

For Profit ◽

Faith Based ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

Faith Based Organizations ◽

The Government

Though difficult to ascertain because faith based organizations (FBOs) might keep a low profile, be confused with other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or survey respondents may not know the nature of facilities attended to, these organizations have a long presence in teaching health personnel and delivering health services in many rural and remote populations in the developing world. It is argued that their large networks, logistics agreements with governments, and mission-driven stance brings them closer to the communities they serve, and their services believed of higher quality than average. Kenya has a long history of established FBOs substantial recent health investment by the government. We aimed to find the quantitative and qualitative contributions of FBOs by analyzing two recent data sources: the live web-based nationwide Master Health Facility List, and the 2010 nationwide Service Provision Assessment (SPA) survey. Using this information, we found that FBOs contribute to 11% of all health facilities’ presence in the country, doubling to 23% of all available beds, indicating their relative strength in owning mid-level hospitals around the country. We also constructed an index of readiness as a weighted average from services offered, good management practices and availability of medicines and commodities for 17 items assessed during the SPA survey. We found that FBOs topped the list of managing authorities, with 70 percent of health facility readiness, followed closely by the government at 69 percent, NGOs at 61 percent and lastly a distant private for profit sector at 50 percent. These results seem to indicate that FBOs continue to contribute to an important proportion of health care coverage in Kenya, and that they do so with a relatively high quality of care among all actors. It would be of interest to replicate the analysis with similar databases for other countries in the developing world.

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