Systematic review research on needle/syringe programs and opiate substitution programs in low- and middle-income countries

Repackaging mental health programs in low- and middle-income countries

Community Health Worker Programs to Improve Healthcare Access and Equity: Are They Only Relevant to Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

Background Community Health Workers (CHWs) are proven to be highly effective in low- and middle-income countries with many examples of successful large-scale programs. There is growing interest in deploying CHW programs in high-income countries to address inequity in healthcare access and outcomes amongst population groups facing disadvantage. This study is the first that examines the scope and...

Violent conflict and opiate use in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND Violent conflicts disproportionately affect populations in low and middle-income countries, and exposure to conflict is a known risk factor for mental disorders and substance use, including use of illicit opiates. Opiate use can be particularly problematic in resource-limited settings because few treatment options are available and dependence can impede economic development. In this ...

A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low- and middle-income countries

BACKGROUND The objective of this review is to identify and critically evaluate the published literature on emergency medicine (EM) training programs in resource-limited health-care settings in order to provide insight for developing EM training programs in such health systems. METHODS A literature search was conducted up to the end of April 2011 using MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, EB...

Research Priorities for Medical Toxicology in Low and Middle Income Countries

In the editorial by Dr. Reza Afshari “What is the best research for low income countries” (1), some important issues have been raised, highly relevant to developing countries. In most developing countries including India, emergency medicine is not well established and clinical toxicology is even further a low priority in view of both research and clinical management. The number of poison contro...