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WEB3 days ago · BMJ Global Health is an open access, online journal dedicated to publishing high-quality peer-reviewed content relevant to those involved in global health, including policy makers, funders, researchers, clinicians and frontline healthcare workers.BMJ Global Health adheres to the highest possible industry standards concerning publication ethics.. Access the journal's blog and follow BMJ Global ...
Effectiveness, safety and acceptability of medical abortion at home ...
WEBBackground Increased access to home-based medical abortion may offer women a convenient, safe and effective abortion method, reduce burdens on healthcare systems and support social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Home-based medical abortion is defined as any abortion where mifepristone, misoprostol or both medications are taken at home. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of ...
The human toll and humanitarian crisis of the Russia-Ukraine war: …
WEBBackground We examined the human toll and subsequent humanitarian crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on 24 February 2022. Method We extracted and analysed data resulting from Russian military attacks on Ukrainians between 24 February and 4 August 2022. The data tracked direct deaths and injuries, damage to healthcare infrastructure and the impact on health, the ...
Global health and human rights for a postpandemic world
WEBGlobal health from a human rights perspective. In the WHO Constitution, world leaders proclaimed ‘the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being.’2 The true meaning and purpose of this statement while never fully realised have never seemed more distant. It took just a few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic for the gains of ...
The empirical evidence underpinning the concept and practice of …
WEBIntroduction Person-centred care has become internationally recognised as a critical attribute of high-quality healthcare. However, the concept has been criticised for being poorly theorised and operationalised. Serious illness is especially aligned with the need for person-centredness, usually necessitating involvement of significant others, management of clinical uncertainty, high-quality ...
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WEBBMJ Global Health is an Open Access, online journal from BMJ dedicated to publishing high-quality peer-reviewed content relevant to those involved in global health, including policy makers, funders, researchers, clinicians and frontline healthcare workers. To find out more about the journal’s vision, please read the introductory editorial from the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Dr Seye Abimbola.
The global health workforce stock and distribution in 2020 and …
WEBResults In 2020, the global workforce stock was 29.1 million nurses, 12.7 million medical doctors, 3.7 million pharmacists, 2.5 million dentists, 2.2 million midwives and 14.9 million additional occupations, tallying to 65.1 million health workers. It was not equitably distributed with a 6.5-fold difference in density between …
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WEBBMJ Global Health is an open access journal and levies an Article Processing Charge (APC) of 3,410 GBP (exclusive of VAT for UK and EU authors) for Original research, Analysis and Practice papers. The APC for Editorials and Commentaries is 1,705 GBP (exclusive of VAT for UK and EU authors). There are no …
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 response and maintaining health services ...
WEBThis study examines how Sri Lanka, a lower-middle income country, managed its COVID-19 response and maintained health services. It draws on an extensive document review, key informant interviews and a national survey of public experience and opinion to assess what Sri Lanka did, its effectiveness and why. Owing to a strong health system and luck, Sri Lanka stopped the first wave of COVID-19 ...
Comparison of WHO versus national COVID-19 therapeutic …
WEBSep 15, 2022 · Background The COVID-19 pandemic affected all WHO member states. We compared and contrasted the COVID-19 treatment guidelines of each member state with the WHO COVID-19 therapeutic guidelines. Methods Ministries of Health or accessed National Infectious Disease websites and other relevant bodies and experts were contacted to obtain national guidelines (NGs) for COVID-19 treatment. NGs were ...