Category Archives: Governance arrangements

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HIV and Mexican migrant workers in the United States: A review applying the vulnerable populations conceptual model

2011

Mexican migrant workers residing in the United States are a vulnerable population at high risk for HIV infection. This article critically appraises the published data surrounding HIV prevalence in this...

Non-physician clinician provided HIV treatment results in equivalent outcomes as physician-provided care: A meta-analysis

2013

INTRODUCTION: A severe healthcare worker shortage in sub-Saharan Africa is inhibiting the expansion of HIV treatment. Task shifting, the transfer of antiretroviral therapy (ART) management and initiation from doctors to...

Decentralising HIV treatment in lower- and middle-income countries

2013

Background: Policy makers, health staff and communities recognise that health services in lower- and middle-income countries need to improve people’s access to HIV treatment and retention to treatment programmes. One...

Integration of HIV/AIDS services with maternal, neonatal and child health, nutrition, and family planning services

2012

Background: The integration of HIV/AIDS and maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition services (MNCHN), including family planning (FP) is recognized as a key strategy to reduce maternal and child mortality...

The effects of global health initiatives on country health systems: A review of the evidence from HIV/AIDS control

2009

This paper reviews country-level evidence about the impact of global health initiatives (GHIs), which have had profound effects on recipient country health systems in middle and low income countries. We...

A review of HIV/AIDS system-level interventions

2009

The escalating HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide demands that on-going prevention efforts be strengthened, disseminated, and scaled-up. System-level interventions refer to programs aiming to improve the functioning of an agency as well...

Applicability and generalisability of the results of systematic reviews to public health practice and policy: A systematic review

2010

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to evaluate systematic reviews of research into two public health priorities, tobacco consumption and HIV infection, in terms of the reporting of data...

The impact of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) programmes on maternal health care in resource-poor settings: Looking beyond the PMTCT programme – a systematic review

2010

BACKGROUND: There is increasing debate about the impact of scaled-up HIV/AIDS programmes on fragile healthcare systems in low-income countries. OBJECTIVES: To contribute to the understanding of the relation between HIV/AIDS...

How can different models of organisation or bed utilisation improve the care of patients dying in hospital?

2000

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