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Morbidity, utilization of curative care and service entry point preferences in metropolitan Centro Habana, Cuba by Rodríguez, Armando, Díaz, Addys, Balcindes, Susana, García, René, Vos, Pol De, Stuyft, Patrick Van der

“…First-line health services with a primary health care approach are a strong trigger for adequate health-care-seeking behavior. Research on the association…”
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Community and health staff perceptions on non-communicable disease management in El Salvador's health system: a qualitative study by Vidal, Nicole, León-García, Montserrat, Jiménez, Marta, Bermúdez, Keven, De Vos, Pol

“…Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality and disability with a rising burden in low- and middle-income countries. Their…”
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Assessing the Impact of a New Emergency Triage System on Head Injury Mortality: Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital Emergency Department in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Fantaye, helena, Lomencho, Amanuel, de vos, Pol

“…Introduction: One of the improvements in Ethiopia’s emergency medical system was the introduction of a five-level Emergency Triage System (ETS) in January 2015…”
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Comprehensive primary health care and non-communicable diseases management: a case study of El Salvador by Jimenez Carrillo, Marta, León García, Montserrat, Vidal, Nicole, Bermúdez, Keven, De Vos, Pol

“…One of today's greatest challenges in public health worldwide - and especially its key management from Primary Health Care (PHC) - is the growing burden of…”
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Sociopolitical Determinants of International Health Policy by De Vos, Pol, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…For decades, two opposing logics have dominated the health policy debate: a comprehensive health care approach, with the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration as its…”
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Assessment of hypertension management and control: a registry-based observational study in two municipalities in Cuba by Londoño Agudelo, Esteban, Rodríguez Salvá, Armando, Díaz Piñera, Addys, García Roche, René, De Vos, Pol, Battaglioli, Tullia, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…To determine the prevalence of hypertension treatment and control among hypertensive patients in the Cuban municipalities of Cardenas and Santiago and to…”
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"NO ONE LEFT ABANDONED": CUBA'S NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM SINCE THE 1959 REVOLUTION by De Vos, Pol

“…In spite of the economic hardships during the 1990s, Cuba has achieved health indicators that are among the best in the world. This article describes the…”
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Colombia and Cuba, contrasting models in Latin America's health sector reform by Vos, Pol De, Ceukelaire, Wim De, Stuyft, Patrick Van der

“…Summary Latin American national health systems were drastically overhauled by the health sector reforms the 1990s. Governments were urged by donors and by the…”
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CUBA'S INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN HEALTH: AN OVERVIEW by De Vos, Pol, De Ceukelaire, Wim, Bonet, Mariano, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…In the first years after Cuba's 1959 revolution, the island's new government provided international medical assistance to countries affected by natural…”
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Uses of first line emergency services in Cuba by De Vos, Pol, Vanlerberghe, Veerle, Rodríguez, Armando, García, René, Bonet, Mariano, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…Abstract Objectives To rationalise the use of hospital emergency units, the Cuban health system developed from 1996 onwards an extra muros first line emergency…”
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Cuba’s Strategy Toward Universal Health by De Vos, Pol

“…After 40 years of the Alma Ata Declaration on primary health care, the Pan American Journal of Public Health published an actualized overview of Cuban policies…”
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The functioning of the Cuban home hospitalization programme: a descriptive analysis by De Vos, Pol, Barroso, Isabel, Rodríguez, Armando, Bonet, Mariano, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…Over the last decades hospital at home (HaH) programmes have been set up in many, mainly European, countries. The Cuban HaH programme is not hospital driven,…”
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Health and human rights in Cuba by De Vos, Pol, Bonet, Mariano, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…In that sense, Garfield's emphasis on the US policy towards Cuba in function of its domestic electoral interests is important but one-sided, since for more…”
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UNHEALTHY EUROPEAN HEALTH POLICY by De Vos, Pol, Dewitte, Harrie, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…The European Union claims that the defense of its welfare state is one of today's most important challenges. This article analyzes whether the European…”
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Utilización de los servicios médicos en un área de salud by Díaz Piñera, Addys Ma, Rodríguez Salvá, Armando, García Roche, René G, Balcindes Acosta, Susana, Jova Morel, Rodolfo, Pol De, Vos, Van der Stuyfs, Patrick

“…Introducción: en la utilización de los servicios de salud convergen no solo la necesidad de atención de la población en términos de enfermedad, sino sus…”
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Political Economy of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention and control in Lebanon: identifying challenges and opportunities for policy change and care provision reforms by Bou-Orm, Ibrahim R, Loffreda, Giulia, Diaconu, Karin, Witter, Sophie, deVos, Pol

“…Lebanon is a middle-income country facing substantial fragility features. Its health profile shows a high burden of NCD morbidity and mortality. This paper…”
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Utilización de los servicios del nivel primario de atención por los ancianos en tres policlínicos de Cuba by García Roche, René G, Rodríguez Salvá, Armando, de Vos, Pol, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…La revolución científico-técnica ha contribuido al envejecimiento poblacional (mayor proporción de ancianos en la población), y ha impactado al sistema de…”
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The Role of Social Movements in Strengthening Health Systems: The Experience of the National Health Forum in El Salvador (2009–2018) by León, Montserrat, Jiménez, Marta, Vidal, Nicole, Bermúdez, Keven, De Vos, Pol

“…In 2009, the newly elected FMLN government of El Salvador launched a comprehensive health reform, which gave the National Health Forum (NHF) a key role in…”
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Diseño y metodología para el estudio de la utilización de servicios médicos y alternativos en un área de salud by Díaz Piñera, Addys María, Rodríguez Salvá, Armando, García Roche, René Guillermo, Guerra Chang, Mayda, Jova Morel, Rodolfo, Balcindes Acosta, Susana, De Vos, Pol, Van der Stuyft, Patrick

“…Introducción: En la utilización de los servicios de salud convergen no solo la necesidad de atención de la población en términos de enfermedad, sino sus…”
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Comprehensive Participatory Planning and Evaluation (CPPE) by Pol de Vos, Mayda Guerra, Irma Sosa, Lilian del R Ferrer, Armando Rodríguez, Mariano Bonet, Pierre Lefevre, Patrick Van der Stuyft

“…Participatory Planning and Evaluation (CPPE), an approach to community participation and empowerment developed from the work of Rifkin, LaveracK, Pérez, and…”
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