A5059544333- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Global Health Care Issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Disaster Response and Management
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Computational Drug Discovery Methods
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
- Travel-related health issues
National University Health System
2024-2025
SingHealth
2025
National University of Singapore
2024-2025
Duke-NUS Medical School
2025
Baghdad Medical City
2021-2025
SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre
2024
United Nations Children's Fund
2011-2023
The University of Melbourne
2003-2023
United Nations Children's Fund India
2015-2023
United Nations Children's Fund Cameroon
2023
Addressing non-communicable disease (NCDs) is a global priority in the Sustainable Development Goals, especially for adolescents. However, existing literature on NCD burden, risk factors and determinants, effective interventions policies targeting these diseases adolescents, limited. This study develops an evidence-based conceptual framework, highlights pathways between to development during adolescence (ages 10-19 years) continuing into adulthood. Additionally, epidemiologic profile of key...
Salt and Sodium Intake in ChinaNoncommunicable diseases are increasing globally, with major socioeconomic implic ations. 1 The World Health Organization 2 proposed 9 noncommunicable diseaserelated targets, including 30% reduction salt/sodium intake to reduce risk of hypertension.In China, hypertension prevalence is rising 3 salt high (12 g/person/d). 4 However, this estimate derives from 2002, China's dietary habits changing.We compared sodium consumption China 2000 2009-2012.Method |...
Breastfeeding rates in China
To evaluate implementation of the National Essential Medicines Scheme (NEMS) in rural China.Two counties/districts each three provinces where NEMS had been implemented were surveyed. Information was collected from staff at province, county/district, township and village levels; patients with chronic disease also interviewed. Service provision, finances, prescriptions, inpatient records expenditures certain diagnoses investigated hospitals clinics. The results compared corresponding data...
Abstract Objective Distribution of breast milk substitutes (BMS) after the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake was uncontrolled and widespread. We assessed magnitude BMS distribution earthquake, its impact on feeding practices association between consumption infant formula diarrhoea among infants young children. Design One month caregivers 831 children aged 0–23 months were surveyed regarding receipt unsolicited donations BMS, recent child-feeding diarrhoeal illness. Setting Community-level survey in...
China's economic reforms have raised concerns over rising inequalities in maternal mortality, but it is not known whether the gap across socio-economic regions has increased time.A population-based, longitudinal, ecological correlation study.China.Records from National Maternal and Child Mortality Surveillance System between 1996 2006.We report levels, causes timing of deaths, examine crude adjusted time trends overall cause-specific mortality ratio five (using Poisson regression). We...
Between 1990 and 2006, China reduced its under-five mortality rate (U5MR) from 64.6 to 20.6 per 1000 live births achieved the fourth United Nation's Millennium Development Goal nine years ahead of target. This study explores contribution social, economic political determinants, health system policy programmes interventions this success.For each between we obtained an estimate U5MR for 30 Chinese provinces annual Health Statistics Yearbook. For year, also data describing status 8 10 economic,...
China's current health system reform (HSR) is striving to resolve deep inequities in outcomes. Achieving this goal difficult not only because of continuously increasing income disparities China but also weaknesses healthcare financing and delivery at the local level. We explore what extent sub-national governments, which are largely responsible for China, addressing inequities. describe recent trend inequalities analyse government expenditure on context decentralization intergovernmental...
COVID-19 seriously impacted routine immunization (RI) in Iraq. Coverage declined to a 6-year low 2021, and vaccination uptake was slow. In response, government implemented intensification of integrated services (3IS), nationwide approach comprising regular outreach sessions RI for children who had either missed doses or never commenced scheduled (zero-dose children). We describe the 3IS its impact on coverage comprised new urban rural communities where administrative data suggested there...
Economic evidence on the long-term benefits of investing in early childhood development is limited. This study aimed to estimate potential economic an intervention 'Learning Clubs' Vietnam. We conducted a cost-benefit analysis costs and compared standard care from limited societal perspective. The cost child cognitive outcome were derived published trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis. Benefits monetised based gains wages associated with improved over lifetime at population level, using...
To ascertain hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection rates for Vietnam, we surveyed HBV markers in two districts of Thanh Hoa province. We randomly selected 536 infants (9– ≤ 18 months old), 228 children (4 to 6 years 219 adolescents (14 16 and 596 adults (25 40 old). On questioning, none those had received vaccine against HBV. Hepatitis surface antigen (HBsAg) total core antibody (anti-HBc) were measured all specimens, e (HBeAg) positive HBsAg, (anti-HBs) others. Current (HBsAg+) = 12.5%, 18.4%,...