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Comment on: Promotion of malaria home-based treatment in Africa: the dangers of creating a second health system
14 May 2012
Franco Pagnoni, John C. Reeder, Robert D. Newman
Aubouy's commentary, while praising the overall concept of home-based management of malaria (HMM), rightly raised two potential problems. However, it is worth noting that some recent developments in t...
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Nerve damage in leprosy: a continuing challenge to scientists, clinicians and service providers
14 May 2012
Diana N. Lockwood, Paul R. Saunderson
Abstract: This review focuses on nerve damage in leprosy. We present evidence to support the argument that leprosy is best seen as a chronic neurological condition rather than a simple skin disease. N...
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Treatment of schistosomiasis in African infants and preschool-aged children: downward extension and biometric optimization of the current praziquantel dose pole
09 May 2012
José C. Sousa-Figueiredo, Martha Betson, J. Russell Stothard
Summary: To facilitate administration of praziquantel (PZQ) to African infants and preschool-aged children using a dose pole, the performance of two downwardly extended versions (the first created in ...
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Diagnosis and treatment of malaria by health care providers: findings from a post conflict district in Sri Lanka
07 May 2012
J. Lima, R.R. Abeyasinghe, Ray Fitzpatrick, S.D. Fernando
Abstract: This study determines whether 72 health care providers in a previously conflict-affected district in Sri Lanka adhere to the recommendations of the Anti Malaria Campaign with regard to diagn...
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Location and vocation: why some government doctors stay on in rural Chhattisgarh, India
25 April 2012
Kabir Sheikh, Babita Rajkumari, Kamlesh Jain, Krishna Rao, Pratibha Patanwar, Garima Gupta, K.R. Antony, T. Sundararaman
Abstract: We conducted a qualitative research study in Chhattisgarh State, India, to explore why some qualified medical practitioners decide to stay on in government rural service. The fieldwork consi...
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