Search Tag: low and middle-income countries (LMICs)
2021 27 Apr
WHO, UNICEF and Gavi have announced an ambitious new global vaccination strategy aimed at saving 50 million lives. You might also like: COVID-19 has added to the strain on Africa’s small healthcare providers who cannot secure bank loans. A new partnership by IFC, Philips and the Co-operative Bank of Kenya aims to help them....Read more
2020 15 Oct
A new analysis highlights the importance of ensuring the safety and health of medical workers through the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as they help fight against the pandemic. You might also like: COVID-19: Risk Factors for Healthcare Workers Even as countries implement social distancing policies, when PPE is in short...Read more
2020 12 Sep
The global burden of multimorbidity – or the co-existence of two or more chronic conditions in the same person – is greatest in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hence, pragmatic intervention studies are urgently needed to reduce the risk of developing multimorbidity and mitigate its complications in LMICs. You might...Read more
2020 16 Jul
The economic fallout from pandemic-related lockdowns has been enormous, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) that struggle to find a balance in terms of protecting life and livelihood, as they aim to avoid public health systems being overwhelmed and their economies grinding to a complete halt. You might also like:...Read more