A5000553953- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
- Image and Signal Denoising Methods
- Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Face and Expression Recognition
- Malaria Research and Control
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Biometric Identification and Security
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Tsinghua University
2023-2025
China University of Mining and Technology
2025
Beihang University
2025
Yanshan University
2025
Georgetown University
2019-2024
Brandeis University
2013-2024
Wuhan Polytechnic University
2011-2024
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2008-2024
Institute of Engineering Thermophysics
2022-2024
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2022-2023
Dengue, endemic in Puerto Rico, reached a record high 2010. To inform policy makers, we derived annual economic cost. We assessed direct and indirect costs of hospitalized ambulatory dengue illness 2010 dollars through surveillance data interviews with 100 laboratory-confirmed patients treated 2008-2010. corrected for underreporting by using setting-specific expansion factors. Work absenteeism because episode exceeded the an influenza or acute otitis media. From 2002 to 2010, aggregate cost...
Rapid and accurate molecular diagnostics are crucial for preventing the global spread of emerging infectious diseases. However, current gold standard nucleic acid detection, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), relies heavily on traditional magnetic beads or silica membranes extraction, resulting in several limitations, including time-consuming processes, need trained personnel, complex equipment. Therefore, there is an urgent fully integrated detection technologies that...
Many women still deliver outside a health facility in Ghana, often under unhygienic conditions and without skilled birth attendants. This study aims to examine the social determinants influencing use of delivery among reproductive-aged Ghana.
In an effort to improve health service delivery and achieve better outcomes, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for improved efficiency of care systems use available funding. This study aims examine national using longitudinal country-level data. Data on spending per capita, infant mortality rate (IMR), under 5 (U5MR), life expectancy (LE) were collected from or imputed 173 countries 2004 through 2011. envelopment analyses used evaluate regression models constructed determinants...
Following publication of results from two phase-3 clinical trials in 10 countries or territories, endemic began licensing the first dengue vaccine 2015. Using a published mathematical model, we evaluated cost-effectiveness vaccination populations similar to those at trial sites same Latin American and Asian countries. Our main scenarios (30-year horizon, 80% coverage) entailed 3-dose routine vaccinations costing US$20/dose beginning age 9, potentially supplemented by catch-up programs 4-...
The economic downturn exacerbates the inadequacy of resources for combating worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic and amplifies need to improve efficiency programs.We used data envelopment analysis (DEA) evaluate national programs in transforming funding into services implemented a Tobit model identify determinants 68 low- middle-income countries. We considered change from lowest quartile average value variable "notable" increase.Overall, implementing was moderate (49.8%). Program varied enormously...
Previous studies have shown limited availability of medicines in health facilities Bangladesh. While are dispensed for free public facilities, they paid out-of-pocket private pharmacies. Availability, price and affordability key concerns access to
In the last decade, Zimbabwe has undertaken substantial changes and implemented new initiatives to improve health system performance services delivery, including results-based financing in rural facilities. This study aims examine utilization of level financial risk protection Zimbabwe's system. Using a multistage sampling approach, 7,135 households with total 32,294 individuals were surveyed early 2016 on services, out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure, household consumption (as measure living...
Abstract Background Inappropriate use of Caesarean Section (CS) delivery is partly to blame for Ghana’s high maternal mortality rate. However, previous research offered mixed findings about factors associated with CS use. The goal this study examine in Ghana and the socioeconomic it. Methods Data from nationally representative 2014 Demographic Health Survey (GDHS) was used after permission Monitoring Evaluation Assess Use Results (MEASURE) (DHS) program. Univariable multivariable logistic...
Afghanistan has made great strides in the coverage of health services across country but key indicators remains low nationally and whether poorest households are accessing these is not well understood. We analyzed Mortality Survey 2010 on utilization inpatient outpatient care, institutional delivery antenatal care by wealth quintiles. Concentration indexes (CIs) were generated to measure inequality using four services. Additional analyses conducted examine factors that explain inequalities...
Abstract Nanofibrils of small molecules, as a new class biofunctional entities, exhibit emergent properties for controlling cell fates, but the relevant mechanism remains to be elucidated and in vivo effect has yet examined. Here, we show that D-peptide nanofibrils, generated by enzyme-instructed self-assembly (EISA), pleiotropically activate extrinsic death signaling selectively killing cancer cells. Catalyzed alkaline phosphatases formed situ on cells, nanofibrils present autocrine...
A 56-day aging test of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cable material under hot and humid conditions was conducted, followed by tests on flame retardancy after varying degrees wet heat aging, including vertical burning behavior, oxygen index, afterflame time. Using molecular dynamics simulation theory, the mechanism behind changes in flame-retardant properties investigated based experimental observations. The results indicate that, as progresses, brightness decreases, index increases, afterglow...
ABSTRACT To solve the problems of premature migration and antioxidant failure in rubber, which lead to low performance a combination molecular dynamics experimental means was used study new nano‐reinforcement antioxidants. A novel functional nanofiller, namely RDGO, prepared by grafting 1,2‐dihydro‐2,2,4‐trimethyl‐quinoline (antioxidant RD) onto surface graphene oxide (GO) using‐(2,3‐epoxypropoxy) propyltrimethoxysilane (KH560). Five packs nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) composites were via...
Despite widespread gains toward the 5th Millennium Development Goal (MDG), pro-rich inequalities in reproductive health (RH) and maternal (MH) are pervasive throughout world. As countries enter post-MDG era strive UHC, it will be important to monitor extent which achieving equity of RH MH service coverage. This study explores how coverage differs across countries, what policy factors associated with a country's progress, or lack thereof, more equitable
Abstract Health care workers (HCWs) experienced greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study applies a cost-of-illness (COI) approach to model economic burden associated with infections among HCWs in five low- and middle-income sites (Kenya, Eswatini, Colombia, KwaZulu-Natal province, Western Cape province South Africa) first year We find that not only did have higher incidence than general population, but all except viral transmission from infected close...
To strengthen Haiti's primary health care (PHC) system, the country first piloted performance-based financing (PBF) in 1999 and subsequently expanded approach to most internationally funded non-government organizations. PBF complements support (training technical assistance). This study evaluates (a) separate impact of international on PHC's service delivery; (b) combined assistance (c) costs implementation Haiti. minimize risk facilities neglecting potential non-incentivized services,...
To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of results-based financing and input-based to increase use quality maternal child health services in rural areas Zambia.In a cluster-randomized trial from April 2012 June 2014, 30 districts were allocated three groups: (increased funding tied performance on pre-agreed indicators), not performance) or control (no additional funding), serving populations 1.33, 1.26 1.40 million people, respectively. We assessed incremental financial costs for programme...
-To manage the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic, international donors have pledged unprecedented commitments for needed services. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) projected that low- middle-income countries $25 billion to meet 2010 goal of universal access AIDS prevention care, using resource needs model (RNM).-Drawing from results its sister study, which used a data envelopment analysis (DEA) Tobit evaluate...