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Lessons from India and Thailand for Cambodia's Future Implementation of the TRIPS Agreement for Pharmaceutical Patents

Kittitrakul, Chalermsak; Tenni, Brigitte; Lexchin, Joel; Phin, Sovath; Gleeson, Deborah (2023-03-07)

Cambodia is expected to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status in the near future, at which time it will be required to make patents available for pharmaceutical products and processes to meet its obligations ...

Measuring health equity in the ASEAN region: conceptual framework and assessment of data availability

Barcellona, Capucine; Mariéas, Yzabel Bryanna; Tan, Si Ying; Lee, Gabriel; Ko, Khin Chaw; Chham, Savina; Leerapan, Borwornsom; Pham Tien, Nam; Lim, Jeremy (2023-12-05)

Background: Existing research on health equity falls short of identifying a comprehensive set of indicators for measurement across health systems. Health systems in the ASEAN region, in particular, lack a standardised ...

How to promote the hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system: A tripartite evolutionary game theory perspective

Tao, Chunhai; Chen, Xi; Zheng, Wenji; Zhang, Zehao; Tao, Ruoyan; Rui, Deng; Xiong, Qizhe (2023-01-05)

Due to the disorderly access to medical care and inefficient use of health resources, the advancement of the hierarchical diagnosis and treatment is more valued in promoting health system reform. Hence, this article ...

The effect of community-based health education programs on health literacy in severely impoverished counties in Southwestern China: Results from a quasi-experimental design

Li, Benyan; Huang, Yuan; Ling, Caitlyn; Jiao, Feng; Fu, Hongyun; Rui, Deng (2023-01-10)

Background: A national health education program in impoverished counties to promote health literacy among rural populations was released by the Chinese government in 2018. Under this nationwide campaign, an integrated ...

Wealth-based inequality in the continuum of maternal health service utilisation in 16 sub-Saharan African countries

Asefa, Anteneh; Gebremedhin, Samson; Marthias, Tiara; Nababan, Herfina; Christou, Aliki; Semaan, Aline; Banke-Thomas, Aduragbemi; Tabana, Hanani; Al-beity, Fadhlun M. Alwy; Dossou, Jean-Paul; Gutema, Keneni; Delvaux, Thérèse; Birabwa, Catherine; Dennis, Mardieh; Grovogui, Fassou Mathias; McPake, Barbara; Beňová, Lenka (2023-10-02)

Background: Persistent inequalities in coverage of maternal health services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region home to two-thirds of global maternal deaths in 2017, poses a challenge for countries to achieve the ...

Mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable populations: Lessons for improving health and social equity

Tan, Si Ying; Foo, Chuan De; Verma, Monica; Hanvoravongchai, Piya; Cheh, Paul Li Jen; Pholpark, Aungsumalee; Marthias, Tiara; Hafidz, Firdaus; Putri, Likke Prawidya; Mahendradhata, Yodi; Giang, Kim Bao; Nachuk, Stefan; Wang, Hong; Lim, Jeremy; Legido-Quigley, Helena (2023-06-02)

The COVID-19 pandemic had an inequitable and disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations, reversing decades of progress toward healthy populations and poverty alleviation. This study examines various programmatic ...

Associations between the stringency of COVID-19 containment policies and health service disruptions in 10 countries

Reddy, Tarylee; Kapoor, Neena R.; Kubota, Shogo; Doubova, Svetlana V; Asai, Daisuke; Mariam, Damen Haile; Ayele, Wondimu; Mebratie, Anagaw Derseh; Thermidor, Roody; Sapag, Jaime C.; Bedregal, Paula; Passi-Solar, Álvaro; Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana; Dulal, Mahesh; Gadek, Dominic Dormenyo; Mehata, Suresh; Margozzini, Paula; Leerapan, Borwornsom; Rittiphairoj, Thanitsara; Kaewkamjornchai, Phanuwich; Nega, Adiam; Awoonor-Williams, John Koku; Kruk, Margaret E.; Arsenault, Catherine (2023-04-12)

Background: Disruptions in essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic have been reported in several countries. Yet, patterns in health service disruption according to country responses remain unclear. In this ...

The cost-effectiveness of improved brief interventions for tobacco cessation in Thailand

Palakai, Rungrat; Sornpaisarn, Bundit; Sawangdee, Yothin; Chuanwan, Sutthida; Saonuam, Pairoj; Katewongsa, Piyawat; Rehm, Jürgen (2023-11-23)

Background: This study estimated the cost-effectiveness of four strategies enhancing the quality and accessibility of Brief Intervention (BI) service for smoking cessation in Thailand during 2022–2030: (1) current-BI (status ...

Tracking health system performance in times of crisis using routine health data: lessons learned from a multicountry consortium

Turcotte-Tremblay, Anne-Marie; Leerapan, Borwornsom; Akweongo, Patricia; Amponsah, Freddie; Aryal, Amit; Asai, Daisuke; Awoonor-Williams, John Koku; Ayele, Wondimu; Bauhoff, Sebastian; Doubova, Svetlana V.; Gadeka, Dominic Dormenyo; Dulal, Mahesh; Gage, Anna; Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana; Haile-Mariam, Damen; Joseph, Jean Paul; Kaewkamjornchai, Phanuwich; Kapoor, Neena R.; Gelaw, Solomon Kassahun; Kim, Min Kyung; Kruk, Margaret E.; Kubota, Shogo; Margozzini, Paula; Mehata, Suresh; Mthethwa, Londiwe; Nega, Adiam; Oh, Juhwan; Park, Soo Kyung; Passi-Solar, Alvaro; Cuevas, Ricardo Enrique Perez; Reddy, Tarylee; Rittiphairoj, Thanitsara; Sapag, Jaime C.; Thermidor, Roody; Tlou, Boikhutso; Arsenault, Catherine (2023-01-31)

COVID-19 has prompted the use of readily available administrative data to track health system performance in times of crisis and to monitor disruptions in essential healthcare services. In this commentary we describe our ...

Socio-demographic and geographic disparities of population-level food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

Phulkerd, Sirinya; Thongcharoenchupong, Natjera; Chamratrithirong, Aphichat; Gray, Rossarin Soottipong; Pattaravanich, Umaporn; Ungchusak, Chantana; Saonuam, Pairoj (2023-01-13)

Introduction: This study investigated the prevalence of food insecurity, and the association between socio-demographic and geographic factors and food insecurity in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The ...