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Investing in non-communicable disease prevention and management to advance the Sustainable Development Goals by Nugent, Rachel, Bertram, Melanie Y, Jan, Stephen, Niessen, Louis W, Sassi, Franco, Jamison, Dean T, Pier, Eduardo González, Beaglehole, Robert

“…Reduction of the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden is a global development imperative. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 includes target 3·4 to reduce…”
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Tackling socioeconomic inequalities and non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries under the Sustainable Development agenda by Niessen, Louis W, Mohan, Diwakar, Akuoku, Jonathan K, Mirelman, Andrew J, Ahmed, Sayem, Koehlmoos, Tracey P, Trujillo, Antonio, Khan, Jahangir, Peters, David H

“…Five Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets that relate to the reduction of health inequalities nationally and worldwide. These targets are poverty…”
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Universal financing and coverage of vaccines by Niessen, Louis W, Postma, Maarten J

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Priority setting of health interventions: the need for multi-criteria decision analysis by Baltussen, Rob, Niessen, Louis

“…Priority setting of health interventions is often ad-hoc and resources are not used to an optimal extent. Underlying problem is that multiple criteria play a…”
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Effects of Mobile Phone SMS to Improve Glycemic Control Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Bangladesh: A Prospective, Parallel-Group, Randomized Controlled Trial by Shariful Islam, Sheikh Mohammed, Niessen, Louis W, Ferrari, Uta, Ali, Liaquat, Seissler, Jochen, Lechner, Andreas

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Household concepts of wellbeing and the contribution of palliative care in the context of advanced cancer: A Photovoice study from Blantyre, Malawi by Bates, M Jane, Mphwatiwa, Treza, Ardrey, Jane, Desmond, Nicola, Niessen, Louis W, Squire, S Bertel

“…Cancer and other life-limiting non-communicable diseases are on the increase in Africa affecting younger populations frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage…”
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Bangladesh policy on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases: a policy analysis by Biswas, Tuhin, Pervin, Sonia, Tanim, Md Imtiaz Alam, Niessen, Louis, Islam, Anwar

“…This paper is aimed at critically assessing the extent to which Non-Communicable Disease NCD-related policies introduced in Bangladesh align with the World…”
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Mental disorders in Bangladesh: a systematic review by Hossain, Mohammad Didar, Ahmed, Helal Uddin, Chowdhury, Waziul Alam, Niessen, Louis Wilhelmus, Alam, Dewan Shamsul

“…Mental disorders constitute a major public health problem globally with higher burden in low and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh,…”
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Patient and health provider costs of integrated HIV, diabetes and hypertension ambulatory health services in low-income settings - an empirical socio-economic cohort study in Tanzania and Uganda by Shiri, Tinevimbo, Birungi, Josephine, Garrib, Anupam V, Kivuyo, Sokoine L, Namakoola, Ivan, Mghamba, Janneth, Musinguzi, Joshua, Kimaro, Godfather, Mutungi, Gerald, Nyirenda, Moffat J, Okebe, Joseph, Ramaiya, Kaushik, Bachmann, M, Sewankambo, Nelson K, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Jaffar, Shabbar, Niessen, Louis W

“…Integration of health services might be an efficient strategy for managing multiple chronic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, considering the scope of…”
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The impact of community-based health insurance on the utilization of medically trained healthcare providers among informal workers in Bangladesh by Ahmed, Sayem, Sarker, Abdur Razzaque, Sultana, Marufa, Chakrovorty, Sanchita, Ahmed, Mohammad Wahid, Dorin, Farzana, Mirelman, Andrew J, Islam, Ziaul, Rahman, Mohammad Hafizur, Niessen, Louis W, Rehnberg, Clas, Khan, Jahangir A M

“…We aimed to estimate the impact of a Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) scheme on utilization of healthcare from medically trained providers (MTP) by…”
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What matters when managing childhood fever in the emergency department? A discrete-choice experiment comparing the preferences of parents and healthcare professionals in the UK by Leigh, Simon, Robinson, Jude, Yeung, Shunmay, Coenen, Frans, Carrol, Enitan D, Niessen, Louis W

“…BackgroundFever among children is a leading cause of emergency department (ED) attendance and a diagnostic conundrum; yet robust quantitative evidence…”
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Addition of Flucytosine to Fluconazole for the Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Africa: A Multicountry Cost-effectiveness Analysis by Shiri, Tinevimbo, Loyse, Angela, Mwenge, Lawrence, Chen, Tao, Lakhi, Shabir, Chanda, Duncan, Mwaba, Peter, Molloy, Síle F, Heyderman, Robert S, Kanyama, Cecilia, Hosseinipour, Mina C, Kouanfack, Charles, Temfack, Elvis, Mfinanga, Sayoki, Kivuyo, Sokoine, Chan, Adrienne K, Jarvis, Joseph N, Lortholary, Olivier, Jaffar, Shabbar, Niessen, Louis W, Harrison, Thomas S

“…Abstract Background Mortality from cryptococcal meningitis remains very high in Africa. In the Advancing Cryptococcal Meningitis Treatment for Africa (ACTA)…”
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Health care priority setting in Norway a multicriteria decision analysis by Defechereux, Thierry, Paolucci, Francesco, Mirelman, Andrew, Youngkong, Sitaporn, Botten, Grete, Hagen, Terje P, Niessen, Louis W

“…Priority setting in population health is increasingly based on explicitly formulated values. The Patients Rights Act of the Norwegian tax-based health service…”
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Mobile phone intervention for increasing adherence to treatment for type 2 diabetes in an urban area of Bangladesh: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful, Lechner, Andreas, Ferrari, Uta, Froeschl, Guenter, Alam, Dewan Shamsul, Holle, Rolf, Seissler, Jochen, Niessen, Louis W

“…Mobile phone technologies including SMS (short message service) have been used to improve the delivery of health services in many countries. However, data on…”
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The cost of diagnostic uncertainty: a prospective economic analysis of febrile children attending an NHS emergency department by Leigh, Simon, Grant, Alison, Murray, Nicola, Faragher, Brian, Desai, Henal, Dolan, Samantha, Cabdi, Naeema, Murray, James B, Rejaei, Yasmin, Stewart, Stephanie, Edwardson, Karl, Dean, Jason, Mehta, Bimal, Yeung, Shunmay, Coenen, Frans, Niessen, Louis W, Carrol, Enitan D

“…Paediatric fever is a common cause of emergency department (ED) attendance. A lack of prompt and definitive diagnostics makes it difficult to distinguish viral…”
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Cryptococcal Meningitis Screening and Community-based Early Adherence Support in People With Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania and Zambia: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis by Kimaro, Godfather Dickson, Guinness, Lorna, Shiri, Tinevimbo, Kivuyo, Sokoine, Chanda, Duncan, Bottomley, Christian, Chen, Tao, Kahwa, Amos, Hawkins, Neil, Mwaba, Peter, Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey, Harrison, Thomas S, Jaffar, Shabbar, Niessen, Louis W

“…Abstract Background A randomized trial demonstrated that among people living with late-stage human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection initiating…”
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Coverage outcomes (effects), costs, cost-effectiveness, and equity of two combinations of long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution channels in Kenya: a two-arm study under operational conditions by Worrall, Eve, Were, Vincent, Matope, Agnes, Gama, Elvis, Olewe, Joseph, Mwambi, Dennis, Desai, Meghna, Kariuki, Simon, Buff, Ann M, Niessen, Louis W

“…Malaria-endemic countries distribute long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) through combined channels with ambitious, universal coverage (UC) targets. Kenya…”
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Financial transfers from adult children and depressive symptoms among mid-aged and elderly residents in China - evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Wu, Yue, Dong, Wanyue, Xu, Yongjian, Fan, Xiaojing, Su, Min, Gao, Jianmin, Zhou, Zhongliang, Niessen, Louis, Wang, Yiyang, Wang, Xiao

“…Although the awareness of mental health problems in late life is rising, the association between financial transfers to the older generations from children and…”
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Equity and efficiency preferences of health policy makers in China—a stated preference analysis by Paolucci, Francesco, Mentzakis, Emmanouil, Defechereux, Thierry, Niessen, Louis W

“…Macroeconomic growth in China enables significant progress in health care and public health. It faces difficult choices regarding access, quality and…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Chichewa (Malawi) PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales child self-report and PedsQL™ 4.0 GCS teen self-report by Ngwira, Lucky Gift, Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy, Petrou, Stavros, Niessen, Louis W., Smith, Sarah C.

“…Background The PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (GSC) have been translated into over 60 languages, but use in the sub-Saharan African region is limited. This…”
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