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Assessment of a couples HIV counseling and testing program for pregnant women and their partners in antenatal care (ANC) in 7 provinces, Thailand
Conclusions: CHTC implemented in ANC settings helps identify more HIV-positive men whose partners were negative than previous practice, with high acceptability among hospital staff. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 24, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rangsima LolekhaNareeluck KullerkMitchell WolfeKanyarat KlumthanomThapanaporn SinghagowinSarika PattanasinPotjaman SombatThananda NaiwatanakulChailai LeartvanagkulNipunporn Voramongkol Source Type: research

Thriving beyond survival: Understanding utilization of perinatal health services as predictors of birth registration: A cross-sectional study
In Indonesia, delivering in hospitals leads to higher birth registration rates, underlying the great potential of health services in promoting child legal rights. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Michelle JacksonPutu DuffSanti KusumanigrumLindsay Stark Source Type: research

Could international compulsory licensing reconcile tiered pricing of pharmaceuticals with the right to health?
DiscussionWe explore the practical feasibility of an international tiered pricing and compulsory licensing framework governed by the World Health Organization. We use two simple benchmarks to compare the relative affordability of medicines for governments ? average income and burden of disease ? to illustrate how voluntary tiered pricing practice fails to make medicines affordable enough for low and middle income countries (if compared with the financial burden of the same medicines for high income countries), and when and where international compulsory licenses should be issued in order to allow governments to comply with...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 18, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gorik OomsLisa FormanOwain WilliamsPeter Hill Source Type: research

Post-crisis Zimbabwe¿s innovative financing mechanisms in the social sectors: a practical approach to implementing the new deal for engagement in fragile states
DiscussionBy focusing on working with line ministries in non-contested sectors to determine local priorities rather than following global prescriptions, pooling funds to achieve scale rather than delivering through fragmented projects, and building on national systems and capacities rather than setting up parallel mechanisms, the Transition Fund Model employed in Zimbabwe by UNICEF and partners in partnership with the Inclusive Government was able to achieve important results in health, education, social support and water services in a challenging setting. In addition, forums for collaboration were developed that provided ...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Peter SalamaWei HaJoel NeginSamson Muradzikwa Source Type: research

From international health to global health: how to foster a better dialogue between empirical and normative disciplines
Including rigorous normative science in global health research might be the way to foster communication among researchers and facilitate advances in the field. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 12, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gorik Ooms Source Type: research

Lessons from Africa: developing a global human rights framework for tuberculosis control and prevention
DiscussionFollowing discussions with National Tuberculosis Programs in Africa (the continent with the highest incidence rates of tuberculosis worldwide), we show that of all the countries surveyed, all but one (Swaziland) had either no specific policy addressing tuberculosis, or only general policies regarding public health applicable to tuberculosis. Six countries also reported having policies that address non-adherence to treatment with containment (isolation in health facilities or incarceration), but laws are not adequately enforced. If the international community wants to effectively respond to the threat of tuberculo...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 3, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tracy SlagleMehdi Ben YoussefGolda CalongeYanis Ben Amor Source Type: research

Level of male involvement and associated factors in family planning services utilization among married men in Debremarkos town, Northwest Ethiopia
Conclusions: In this study, the level of male involvement was low. Lack of information, inaccessibility to the services and the desire to have more children were found to be the reasons for low male involvement in family planning services utilization. Governmental and nongovernmental organizations, donors and relevant stakeholders should ensure availability, accessibility and sustained advocacy for use of family planning services. The family planning programs should incorporate the responsibility and role of males in the uptake of family planning services. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mihretie KassaAmanuel AbajobirMolla Gedefaw Source Type: research

Maternal health development programs: comparing priorities of bilateral and private donors
Conclusions: These findings should help developing coordination mechanisms that embrace the differences and similarities of the different types of donors. As donor groups specialize in different contexts, NGOs and governments working on development and health aid may target donors groups that have specialized in certain issues. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 19, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cécile DeleyeAchim Lang Source Type: research

Exploring the relevance of male involvement in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
Conclusions: Male involvement is paramount for the uptake of interventions at the different cascades of PMTCT. The absence of male involvement may compromise compliance with PMTCT interventions. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 30, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Alinane NyondoAngela ChimwazaAdamson Muula Source Type: research

Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa
Conclusions: Substantial gaps exist in health systems and access to MDG-related health interventions. It is imperative that countries adopt the 2014 Luanda Commitment on UHC in Africa as their long-term vision and back it with sound policies and plans with clearly engrained road maps for strengthening national health systems and addressing the social determinants of health. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 28, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Luis SamboJoses Kirigia Source Type: research

Eyes wide open: an essay on developing an engaged awareness in global medicine and public health
DiscussionTo address these issues, we share a series of questions we have asked ourselves?United States? citizens with experience living and working in Central America?in relation to our encounters with inequity. We offer a conceptual framework for contemplating responses in hopes of promoting among educators and practitioners in medicine and public health an engaged awareness of how our every day work either perpetuates or breaks down barriers of social difference. We review key moments in our own experiences as global health practitioners to provide context for these questions.SummaryIntrospective reflection can help pro...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 28, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: William VentresMeredith Fort Source Type: research

Disease patterns and clinical outcomes of patients admitted in intensive care units of tertiary referral hospitals of Tanzania
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa the availability of intensive care unit (ICU) services is limited by a variety of factors, including lack of financial resources, lack of available technology and well-trained staff. Tanzania has four main referral hospitals, located in zones so as to serve as tertiary level referral centers. All the referral hospitals have some ICU services, operating at varying levels of equipment and qualified staff. We analyzed and describe the disease patterns and clinical outcomes of patients admitted in ICUs of the tertiary referral hospitals of Tanzania. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis o...
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Hendry SaweJuma MfinangaSalum LidengeBoniventure MpondoSilas MsangiEdwin LugaziaVictor MwafongoMichael RunyonTeri Reynolds Source Type: research

The government of Kenya cash transfer for orphaned and vulnerable children: cross-sectional comparison of household and individual characteristics of those with and without
The objective of this analysis was to compare the household socioeconomic status, school enrolment, nutritional status, and future outlook of orphaned and separated children receiving the CT compared to those not receiving a CT. Methods: This project analyzes baseline data from a cohort of orphaned and separated children aged =2 pairs of clothes compared to non-CT HH (AOR: 0.32, 95%CI: 0.16-0.63). Those in CT HH were less likely to have missed any days of school in the preceding month (AOR: 0.62, 95%CI: 0.42-0.94) and those aged (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 20, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: David AyukuLonnie EmbletonJulius KoechLukoye AtwoliLiangyuan HuSamuel AyayaJoseph HoganWinstone NyandikoRachel VreemanAllan KamandaPaula Braitstein Source Type: research