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Handbook on Monitoring and Evaluation of Human Resources for Health with special applications for low- and middle-income countries

Mario R Dal Poz, Neeru Gupta, Estelle Quain and Agnes LB Soucat World Health Organization (WHO); USAID; The World Bank (2009)

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Prevention and Treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections for sex workers in low- and middle-income countries

World Health Organization; UNFPA; UNAIDS; etc al.d (2012) C_WHO

HIV/AIDS Programme Policy Brief

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Towards a Core Set of Clinical Skills for Health-Related Community Based Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries

Jessica O'Dowd, Malcolm MacLachlan, Chapel Khasnabis, Priscille Geiser Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2015) CC

This research aims to identify a core set of clinical skills for working in a Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) setting, and to discuss whether they are appropriate for task shifting to a new or an alternative cadre of rehabilitation workers.

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Incidence and Prevalence of Opportunistic and Other Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-infected Children in Low- and Middle- income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-a

M.-R. B-Lajoie; O. Drouin; G. Bartlett; et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases; Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA); hivma; Oxford; WHO (2016) C2

Clinical Infectious Diseases 1586 - 1594 • CID 2016:62 (15 June) • HIV/AIDS

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Promotion, prevention and protection: interventions at the population- and community-levels for mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low- and middle-income countries

I. Petersen; , S. Evans‐Lacko; M. Semrau; et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems; BioMed Central (2016) CC

Petersen et al. Int J Ment Health Syst (2016) 10:30 DOI 10.1186/s13033-016-0060-z

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Incidence and Prevalence of Opportunistic and Other Infections and the Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-infected Children in Low- and Middle income Countries

B-Lajoie,MR. O. Drouin,G. Bartlett, et al. IDSA, HIVMA, et al. (2016) C2

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Clinical Infectious Diseases® 2016;62(12):1586–94

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Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents living in areas of armed conflict – a systematic review of findings in low- and middle-income countries

Tol, Wietse A. , Song, Suzan, Jordans, Mark J. D. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2018) C1

Researchers focused on mental health of conflict-affected children are increasingly interested in the concept of resilience. Knowledge on resilience may assist in developing interventions aimed at improving positive outcomes or reducing negative outcomes, termed promotive or protective interventions... more

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Early estimates of the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and child mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Roberton, T.; et al. (2020) CC

The Lancet Global Health Published:May 12, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30229-1

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The impact of the COVID-19 response on the supply chain, availability and cost of generic antiretroviral medicines for HIV in low- and middle-income countries

UNAIDS (2020) C_WHO

The objective of this report is to assess the situational landscape during mid-May 2020 surrounding the value chain of the production and distribution of generic antiretroviral medicines in low- and-middle-income countries and to provide recommendations on mitigating the risks of potential disruptio... more

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Condoms and lubricants in the time of COVID-19 — Sustaining supplies and people-centred approaches to meet the need in low- and middle-income countries

UNAIDS; GPC (2020) CC

The aim of this brief is to ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic does not disrupt the supply of and demand generation for condoms. Sexual relations may be transformed in the new context of the pandemic, but they have not stopped. While access to male and female condoms has been critical in the global r... more

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Bearing the brunt: The impact of COVID-19 on older people in low- and middle-income countries – insights from 2020. Summary (Arabic)

HelpAge (2021) C1

تحمل العبء الأكبر على كبار السن في الدول ذات الدخل 19تأثير جائحة الكوفيد-2020المتدني والمتوسط - رؤى من عام The report shows that older people are not getting the healthcare treatments they desperately need. The COVID-1... more

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A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries

O'Sullivan, B.; et al. (2020) CC

Front. Med., 27 November 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.594728. The Checklist included eight actions for implementing rural pathways in LMICs: establishing community needs; policies and partners; exploring existing workers and scope; selecting health workers; education and training; workin... more

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Development of a checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support health workers in low and middle income countries

O’Sullivan BG., Chater AB, Bingham A., et al. (2020) CC

This document presents an evidence-informed Checklist for implementing rural pathways to train and support the rural health workforce in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Rural areas are the most underserviced around the world.

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Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene for selected adverse health outcomes: An updated analysis with a focus on low- and middle-income countries

Prüss-Ustün A., Wolf J., Bartram J., et al. (2019) CC

Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019 Jun; 222(5): 765–777. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.004; To develop updated estimates in response to new exposure and exposure-response data of the burden of diarrhoea, respiratory infections, malnutrition, schistosomiasis, malaria, soil-transmitted helminth infec... more

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Estimating total spending by source of funding on routine and supplementary immunisation activities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: a financial modelling study

Ikilezi, G.; A. Micah; S. Bachmeier et al. Lancet (2021) CC

Childhood immunisation is one of the most cost-effective health interventions. However, despite its known value, global access to vaccines remains far from complete. Although supply-side constraints lead to inadequate vaccine coverage in many health systems, there is no comprehensive analysis of the... more

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Financing transformative health systems towards achievement of the health Sustainable Development Goals: a model for projected resource needs in 67 low-income and middle-income countries

Stenberg, K.; O. Hanssen; T. Tan-Torres Edejer et al. Lancet Glob Health (2017) C1

Background The ambitious development agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires substantial investments across several sectors, including for SDG 3 (healthy lives and wellbeing). No estimates of the additional resources needed to strengthen comprehensive health service delivery to... more

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Guide posts for investment in primary health care and projected resource needs in 67 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Stenberg, K.; O. Hanssen; M. Bertram et al. Lancet Glob Health (2019) C1

Background: Primary health care (PHC) is a driving force for advancing towards universal health coverage (UHC). PHC-oriented health systems bring enormous benefits but require substantial financial investments. Here, we aim to present measures for PHC investments and project the associated resource ... more

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Experience of living with type 1 diabetes in a low-income country: a qualitative study from Liberia

Adler, A.J.; Trujillo, C.; Schwartz, L.; et al. BMJ Journals (2021) CC

While epidemiological data for type 1 diabetes (T1D) in low/middle-income countries, and particularly low-income countries (LICs) including Liberia is lacking, prevalence in LICs is thought to be increasing. T1D care in LICs is often impacted by challenges in diagnosis and management. These challeng... more

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The availability, cost, and affordability of essential medicines for asthma and COPD in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Stolbrink, M.; Thomson, H.; Hadfield, R.M. et al. The Lancet Global Health (2022) CC

Background: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cause a considerable burden of morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Access to safe, effective, quality-assured, and affordable essential medicines is variable. We aimed to review the existing ... more

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Burden of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and access to essential medicines in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (2015) CC2

Demographic and epidemiological transitions are changing the age structure of the population and the most common diseases. Non-communicable respiratory diseases are an increasing problem at both ends of the age range in low-income and middle-income countries. In children, who represent a large propo... more