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Persons affected by migration require health systems that are responsive and adaptable to the needs of both disadvantaged migrants and non-migrant populations. The objective of this study is to support health systems for populations affected by migration. MATERIALS AND METHODS An international Delphi consensus process was used to identify policy approaches to improve health systems for popula...

Guillermo GARCIA-GARCIA 1 and Vivekanand Jha ; on behalf of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee * 1 Nephrology Service, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, Guadalajara, Jal. Mexico 2 Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, India and University of Oxford, United Ki...

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BACKGROUND China has made impressive progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for maternal and reproductive health, but ensuring that progress reaches all segments of the population remains a challenge for policy makers. The aim of this review is to map disadvantaged populations in terms of maternal health in China, and to explain the causes of these inequities to promote policy a...

tal factors accounting for unique regional nephropathies, availability and affordability of renal replacement therapy for the unfortunate patients who reach end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and issues with organ allocation for the lucky few who have access to transplantation. This being the 9 th installment of the satellite meetings, ISN CKHDP has come a long way in highlighting the unique probl...

Concerns about exploiting the poor or economically disadvantaged in clinical research are widespread in the bioethics community. For some, any research that involves economically disadvantaged individuals is de facto ethically problematic. The economically disadvantaged are thought of as ‘‘venerable’’ to exploitation, impaired decision making, or both, thus requiring either special protections ...

BACKGROUND The burden of H1N1 among socially disadvantaged populations is unclear. We aimed to synthesize hospitalization, severe illness, and mortality data associated with pandemic A/H1N1/2009 among socially disadvantaged populations. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Studies were identified through searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, scanning reference lists, and contacting experts. Studies reporting hosp...

The present study aimed to investigate socio-economic disparities in food and nutrient intakes among young Irish women. A total of 221 disadvantaged and seventy-four non-disadvantaged women aged 18-35 years were recruited. Diet was assessed using a diet history protocol. Of the total population, 153 disadvantaged and sixty-three non-disadvantaged women were classified as plausible dietary repor...