The Quality of Medical Advice in Low-Income Countries

The quality of medical advice in low-income countries.

Initiatives in Medical Volunteerism Aimed at Reducing the Burden of Orthopedic Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

While infectious disease garners much attention and research funding globally, initiatives aimed at treating traumatic orthopedic injuries are underfunded despite such injuries accounting for a significant degree of morbidity worldwide. In recent years, a number of organizations have sought to alleviate this burden through treatment and educational initiatives in low- and middle-income countrie...

The Quality of Medical Care in Low-Income Countries: From Providers to Markets

It is widely believed that people in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) are in poor health because they cannot reach medical services on time. Predicated on this belief, much of global health policy focuses on the physical provision of goods (clinics, equipment, and medicine) and getting doctors to ‘‘underserved’’ rural areas. Yet, recent evidence shows high utilization rates, even among th...

The relation between administrative corruption & economic growth in low income and medium income countries

Corruption is almost exist in all human societies throughout thehistory. Any continuation of corruption in different ages made most ofresearchers and policy makers to consider corruption as an inevitablepart of human being challenges (Mukum, 2008).Administrative corruption is common in most developed and/orunder –developed countries.In other words, there is no country in the world that has note...

Are We Asking All the Right Questions About Quality of Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?