Multiple sclerosis in resource-limited settings

Resuscitation in resource-limited settings.

Intrapartum-related hypoxia leading to deaths and disabilities continues to be a global challenge, especially in resource-limited settings. Primary prevention during labour is likely to have a significant impact, but secondary prevention with focus on immediate basic stabilization at birth can effectively reduce a large proportion of these adverse outcomes as demonstrated in the resource-rich s...

Viral load testing in resource-limited settings.

Establishing Medical Schools in Limited Resource Settings

INTRODUCTION One urgent goal of countries in sub-Saharan Africa is to dynamically scale up the education and work force of medical doctors in the training institutions and health facilities, respectively. These countries face challenges related to the rapid scale up which is mostly done without proper strategic planning, without the basic elements of infrastructure development, educational as w...

Antiretroviral Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings 2012

1HIV Vaccine Trials Network, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA 2Vaccine and Infectious Disease & Public Health Science Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA 3Departments of Global Health and Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA 4 Infectious Diseases Section, AIDS Program, Yale University School of Medicin...

HIV Care & PMTCT in Resource-Limited Settings

edited. Objectives: We aimed to compare the incidence of meningococcal disease amongst HIV-infected and uninfected individuals and to evaluate whether HIV is a risk factor for mortality and bacteremia amongst patients with meningococcal disease. Design: Cohort surveillance study. Methods: We conducted laboratory-based surveillance for meningococcal disease in Gauteng Province, South Africa. HIV...