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Federalism under pressure: Federal ‘health’ factors and ‘co-morbidities’
(Routledge, 2021)
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a ‘focusing event’ (Béland et al. 2020) for federalism like no other, placing it under the microscope and giving rise to the three
questions set out in the introduction of this book. Each ...
Controlling public health emergencies in federal systems
(Routledge, 2021)
It was merely a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the
coronavirus disease (Covid-19) a global pandemic that Ethiopia recorded its first
case of infection. On 12 March 2020, a week after entering the ...
Introduction: How federations combat Covid-19
(Routledge, 2021)
On 31 December 2019, the first cases of the coronavirus, Covid-19, were identified in Wuhan City, China. Its dramatic rate of transmission and deadly effects
soon led to the city’s shutdown, but not before it took wing ...
Mathematical study of transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 with waning immunity
(AIMS Press, 2022)
The aim of this work is to provide a new mathematical model that studies transmission
dynamics of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The model ...
Assessment of the association between plant‑based dietary exposures and cardiovascular disease risk profile in Sub‑Saharan Africa: A systematic review
(BMC, 2022)
Studies have investigated dietary attributes associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Africa.
However, there has been no effort to critically assess the existing evidence. This systematic review examined ...
Global core indicators for measuring WHO’s paediatric quality‑of‑care standards in health facilities: Development and expert consensus
(BMC, 2022)
There are currently no global recommendations on a parsimonious and robust set of indicators that
can be measured routinely or periodically to monitor quality of hospital care for children and young adolescents. We
describe ...
Time trends in Tuberculosis mortality across the BRICS: An age-period-cohort analysis for the GBD 2019
(Elsevier, 2022)
There were 549,522 tuberculosis deaths across the BRICS in 2019, accounting for 39.3% of global deaths.
Among HIV-negative populations, the age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) of tuberculosis in BRICS remained
far ...
Priority indicators for adolescent health measurement – recommendations from the Global action for Measurement of Adolescent health (GAMA) advisory group
(Elsevier, 2022)
This article describes the selection of priority indicators for adolescent (10e19 years)
health measurement proposed by the Global Action for Measurement of Adolescent health advi-
sory group and partners, building on ...
Household access to non-communicable disease medicines during universal health care roll-out in Kenya: A time series analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2022)
This study aims to describe trends and estimate impact of county-level universal health coverage
expansion in Kenya on household availability of non-communicable disease medicines,
medicine obtainment at public hospitals ...
Family resilience and the Covid-19 pandemic: A South African study
(MDPI, 2022)
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic created various challenges for individuals and
families across the globe. Many countries went into a state of disaster and applied strict lockdown
regulations to limit the spread of the ...